Greyhound First Aid Kit

We will be traveling to Alabama and Florida soon and the first aid kit will be riding shot gun!  At home, the first aid kit is kept in our pantry, so everyone knows right where to grab it if needed.  Here's a look inside our Greyhound First Aid Kit...

 Various sizes and colors of vet wrap.

 Gauze dressing pads and roll of gauze dressing.

 Instant cold compress/ice pack, bulb syringe and baby wash cloth.

 Famotodine (Pepcid), Bismuth tablets (Pepto Bismol) and Dramamine.

 Sterile saline solution, hydrogren peroxide and Neosporin.

 Emergency foil thermal blanket, baby socks and nylon forceps.

 Rubber gloves, cotton balls, q-tips and bandage scissors.

 Small leash, styptic powder and emergency contact information card.

This baggie contains Benadryl, wooden applicators, tongue depressors, sanitizing hand wipes, betadine swab sticks, super glue, butterfly closure strips, alcohol prep pads, hydrocortisone cream, burn gel, rubber gloves and 1 ml oral dose syringe.

 

This first aid kit was purchased from a fundraiser for Greyhound Adoptions of Florida.  While I am not sure if they are still selling these, here is a list of what the kit contains:

 

GENERAL ITEMS

Instant ice pack

Baby wash cloth

Emergency foil thermal blanket (waterproof & windproof) used to prevent/counter hypothermia

1 ml oral dose syringe to administer liquid medication

Benadryl 25 mg tablets, for allergies and insect bites

Famotodine 20 mg acid reducer

Bismuth tablets (aka Pepto Bismol) for diarrhea, upset stomach and vomiting

Dramamine

Wooden applicators, for applying ointment or as a temporary splint for “happy tail”

Tongue depressors, variable uses, including splinting

Nylon forceps to remove splinters, thorns, etc.

Bandage scissors to cut bandage material and trim hair around wound

Leash, use to restrain injured pet or as a temporary muzzle

2” bulb syringe aspirator to administer oral medication or to flush wound

Exam gloves, ensure cleanliness while administering treatment

Sanitizing hand wipes

Emergency contact information card

STERILE BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS

2” X 2” Gauze dressing pads to cover and keep injured areas clean

3” X 3” Gauze dressing pads

4” X 4” Gauze dressing pads

3” X 4” Telfa non-stick dressing

1” x 10 yards paper surgical tape to keep bandages and splints in place

Butterfly closure strips to keep small wounds closed

Bag of cotton balls and q-tips to apply ointment to wound

4” X 5 yards vet wrap to cover bandages

Pair of baby socks to keep foot/pad wounds clean

WOUND CLEANING SOLUTIONS

20 ml Sterile saline solution for washing eyes or cleaning wounds

4 oz Hydrogen peroxide, 1 tsp orally to induce vomiting if instructed by poison control or vet

Betadine swab stick to clean and disinfect minor cuts and scrapes

Alcohol prep pads to clean and disinfect minor cuts and abrasions

TOPICAL MEDICATIONS

Triple antibiotic ointment to prevent wound infection

Lubricating jelly to place on wounds before clipping hair and for lubricating thermometer

1% Hydro-cortisone cream for itching associated with skin irritation and insect bites

Burn gel for pain relief of minor burns

Super glue to close skin of cleaned minor cuts/wounds

Qwik-stop styptic powder to aid in stopping bleeding due to nail trimming