Here are the list of things that should be inside your Fur-st aid kit, to be prepared always.
• Bandages
-A roll of self-adhesive or crepe bandage (five centimeters or cm width)
-Conforming or open-weave bandages (two and a half cm width)
• Surgical sticky tape
• Cotton balls, cotton swabs
• Sterile absorbent gauze
• Non-adhesive absorbent dressings (five cm square) to cover open wounds
• Blunt-ended scissors, preferably curved
• Thick, clean towels
• Sterile saline solution
• Iodine solution
• Medicine droppers or measured syringes
• E-collar/pet cone (often jokingly referred to as the “cone of shame”)
• Heating pad/lamp (particularly if you have a bird)
• Gram scale (birds should be weighed at least monthly)
• Painkillers, antihistamines, etc. as approved by your vet
• Specialized items such as anti-fungal cream (depending on your type of pet)
This story appeared in Animal Scene’s August 2017 issue.
