What You Should Have in Your Pet's First-Aid Kit

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Everyone who shares a home with a pet should have a basic pet first-aid kit on hand. Since you never know when an accident will happen, keeping a pet emergency kit at your home is a good idea. A smaller kit could be used in the car.
One way to start your kit is to buy a first-aid kit designed for people and add pet-specific items to it. You can also purchase a pet first-aid kit from a pet-supply store. But you can easily assemble your own kit by gathering the items on our lists below.

Pet-specific supplies

• Pet first-aid book
• Emergency Contact details: your veterinarian, emergency vet clinic, Pet ambulance details.
• Vaccination record of you pet. you can save it online on update the info here
• Current photo of your pet.
• Nylon leash
• Self-cling bandage (bandage that stretches and sticks to itself but not to fur)
• Muzzle or strips of cloth to prevent biting

Basic first-aid supplies

• Absorbent gauze pads
• Adhesive tape
• Antiseptic wipes, lotion, powder or spray
• Blanket
• Cotton balls or swabs
• Gauze rolls
• Hydrogen peroxide (to induce vomiting—do this only when directed by a veterinarian or a poison-control expert)
• Ice pack
• Non-latex disposable gloves
• Petroleum jelly (to lubricate the thermometer)
• Rectal thermometer (your pet temperature should not rise above 103°F or fall below 100°F)
• Scissors (with blunt ends)
• Sterile non-stick gauze pads for bandages
• Sterile saline solution (sold at pharmacies)
• Tweezers
• Ear-cleaning solution
• Glucose paste or corn syrup (for diabetic dogs or those with low blood sugar)
• Nail clippers
• Penlight or flashlight
• Plastic eyedropper or syringe
• Rubbing alcohol to clean the thermometer
• Wound disinfectant such as Betadine.
Check the supplies in your pet's first-aid kit occasionally and replace any items that have expired. For your family's safety, keep all medical supplies and medications out of the reach of children and pets.

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