This is for a basic pet first-aid kit. It is also a suitable Disaster Preparedness kit. For convenience, you may want to make one for your home and another for the car.
- - Sterile gauze pads (3″ x 3″ and 2″ X 2″) and gauze bandage rolls (1″ and 2″)
- - First-aid adhesive tape, 1″ roll
- - Cotton swabs (Q-tips®)
- - Tweezers
- - Scissors
- - Plastic freezer/sandwich bags
- - Small bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide
- - Styptic pencil or cornstarch (stems blood flow from minor cuts)
- - Antibacterial ointment
- - Antiseptic cleansing wipes
- - A current pet first-aid book
- - Eyewash
- - Eyedropper
- - Mineral oil (a lubricant and laxative when given by mouth)
- - Digital or rectal thermometer in a plastic case
- - Leather work gloves (to protect you from being bitten)
- - Latex gloves
- - Leash
- - Thin rope
- - Splint materials (tongue depressor, 12-inch wooden ruler or thick magazine)
Place the contents in a plastic storage box, tackle box or coffee can with lid.
Pre-made pet first-aid kits for the cat are available for purchase at family pet supply stores such as PETCO, pharmacies, retail and discount stores and on-line.
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