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Tammy Fox
| | Posted on Monday, Jun 26, 2000 - 10:19 am: |   |
I am moving my horse home for the first time ever. I need to know what would be good to have in a first aid kit for horses that I can keep in the barn. My vet has suggested so far banamine or its generic counterpart, some syringes with a 20 Guage needle(I already know how to give im shots), wraps, betadine, themometer, and stethoscope. I have a mare that is 90 days a long in her pregnancy so I want to make sure I have a well stocked kit just in case an emergency happens. |
Dr. Carol Artlett
| | Posted on Monday, Jun 26, 2000 - 2:15 pm: | |
I would also include cotton wool and various sized swabs for cleaning or packing wounds.
Carol |
Heidi Hocker
| | Posted on Monday, Jun 26, 2000 - 2:51 pm: | |
I would recommend having plenty of CoWrap or Vetwrap, gauze and good bandage scissors. I also like to keep some ointment around for cuts and scrapes. I usually keep some Nitrofuracin ointment and some Human grade Triple antibacterial ointment(like Neosporin) around.
Good luck with having your horse at home. I envy you. I have had my horses at home for the last 6 years, but I'm moving and will have to board for the next few months (I'm dreading it). Anyway, good luck.
Heidi |
Stephany Coate
| | Posted on Monday, Jun 26, 2000 - 4:31 pm: | |
Tami-
Some place on this site is a list for a first aid kit for horses that I used when I put mine together. I also keep a couple quarts of mineral oil and a turkey baster for giving it if needed. I also have neosporin in my kit as well as some scarlet oil and bag balm, vet wrap, gauze bandages and first aid tape. I also keep clean towels (2 or 3), a couple old wash clothes (clean, of course) and wet naps. I'll have to look to see what else is in it. I started by using the list on this site that I found. I'm sorry I don't recall where it was, but I know it's here. haha I also always keep clean paper towels handy. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
| | Posted on Tuesday, Jun 27, 2000 - 7:49 am: | |
Look under Diseases: First Aid for kit recommendations.
DrO |
Nancy Herbert
| | Posted on Tuesday, Jul 4, 2000 - 12:19 pm: | |
Dear Tami,
I also use a stainless steel bucket as my emergency kit holder. That way you always know you have a clean bucket when you go to grab the emergency kit. I would also add to what everyone else has said a betadine wash or scrub, tweezers, rubber gloves, something that could be used for a tournequit (sp?) and a small scrub brush (for your own hands).
Hope this helps!
Nancy |
Janet Schmidt (Sparky)
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 25, 2001 - 3:27 pm: | |
I keep a variety of kotex pads in my kit - they are good for pressure bandages and do not stick but absorb - and you never know if someone else may need them. |
Cathleen Androulidakis (Idealwhe)
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 25, 2001 - 3:39 pm: | |
I keep perfume and talc free diapers. Cut off the elastic legs and it works as a great first layer bandage. Wrap in a layer of cotton, cast wrap, or both then Vet wrap. Poof beautiful bandage that can slip a little and still cover all the wound. |
Karen Blan (Starzmom)
| | Posted on Friday, Oct 26, 2001 - 1:49 pm: | |
And a strong flashlight..since these emergencies invariably occur after dark.
I keep mine in a rubbermaid tall plastic sewing container that has a tray that comes out, as well as a handle on the top. This way it is portable. I also keep a pad of paper and a couple of pens for writing down instructions from the vet...
I have the standard stuff mentioned above, but have added also a container of saline solution for rinsing wounds. I have found this to be useful when rebandaging. Also, a small cheat sheet of what is normal temperature and respiration. |
B L Craig (Jessie)
| | Posted on Monday, Oct 29, 2001 - 11:08 am: | |
Since Karen mentioned the "cheat sheet" I'll add that we go one step further. Our boarding barn has 18 horses and we can never be sure who will be the first to discover an emergency so we've added a chart in the barn that lists what is "normal" for each horse - temp, respiration, time to eat ration, gut noises, general behavior. We started this after one of my guys had a recurring colic episode and we didn't really know what his "normal" stats were. |
Laura Swain (Swainl)
| | Posted on Friday, Nov 2, 2001 - 2:53 pm: | |
I also keep a small spiral notebook and pen (working!) with my medical kit so that I can notate time and vitals for when I talk to the vet. |
