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First Aid Kit
1. Benedryl (1 mg per lb) - check with your vet for proper dosage 2. Cotton roll 3. Gauze pad 3"x3" 4. Gauze roll 3" 5. Adhesive Roll 1" 6. Q-Tips 7. Scissors 8. Thermometer (average temperature for a dog is between 100 - 102 F 9. Tweezers 10. Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) 11. Pepto-Bismol (to line the stomach if he ate something corrosive, i.e.house cleaner or bleach) - 1-2 tbs per 5 lbs body weight - do not induce vomiting, only coat the stomach. If dog ate something corrosive, vomiting could rupture the stomach or burn the esophagus 12. Milk of Magnesia (same as Pepto-Bismol... if dog ate anything poisonous 13. Furacin Ointment (antibiotic ointment....Neosporin) 14. Panolog Eardrops (ear infection) 15. Quick Stop (powder to stop nail bleeding) baking powder can be used inplace of 16. Dramamine (helps motion sickness) 17. Kaopectate (for mild diarrhea) 18. Gastric Tube (for Bloat) - if dog gags.... keep going - if dog coughs.... you entered the windpipe, back up a couple of inches then try again - if you cannot get the tube in, get dog to the vet ASAP... could be torsion of the stomach How to induce vomiting 1. Hydrogen peroxide (3%) - 1-3 tsp every 10 mins; repeat 3xs 2. 1/2 tsp salt placed at back of tongue DO NOT induce vomiting if dog swallowed: 1. acid or alkali 2. petroleum product 3. tranquilizers (prevents vomiting) 4. sharp objects -- OR -- 5. is depressed or comatose 6. more than 2 hrs have passed since the swallowed object or poison Remember to always check with your vet before medicating and to report any injuries to your vet |