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Dog owners can treat minor injuries for their pets if they have the appropriate
remedies, tools, and equipment available. The following items were included in a
first aid kit that the Cincinnati Veterinary Medical Association gave to police dog
handlers at a recent workshop.
A home first aid kit needs many of the same items.
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Paperwork, including the dog's health record, medications, local and national
poison control numbers, regular veterinary clinic hours and telephone numbers,
and emergency clinic hours and telephone number.

Gauze sponges -- 50 four-by-four inch sponges,
two per envelope

Triple antibiotic ointment

Rubbing alcohol

Ear syringe -- two ounce capacity

Ace self-adhering athletic bandage -- three-inch
width

White petroleum jelly (Vaseline or similar)

Eye wash

Sterile, non-adherent pads

Pepto Bismol tablets

Generic Benadryl capsules -- 25mg, for allergies

Hydrocortisone acetate -- one percent cream

Sterile stretch gauze bandage -- three inches by
four yards

Buffered aspirin

Dermicil hypoallergenic cloth tape one inch by
10 yards

Hydrogen peroxide

Kaopectate tablets maximum strength

Bandage scissors

Custom splints

Vet Rap bandage

Other suggested items were:

Blanket

Tweezers

Muzzle

Hemostats

Rectal thermometer

Ziplock bags
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