Altoid first aid kit pet/people version

I have been toying with the idea of making an altoid first aid kit for outings with Becca. I've checked online for suggestions and have some basic ideas for what to include. I'd like to merge them into a kit for people and dogs. It will be used for everything from the beach to hikes.

My list so far:

Benedryl

bandaids

gauze pads

alcohol pads

neosporin

duct tape wrapped around a mini sharpie

tweezers or small knife including tweezers

I'm trying to figure out the best way to include some vet wrap. I'd like to include a pain killer, but I'm allergic to aspirin and dogs can't have Tylenol.

I'm open to suggestions. What do you think I should include?

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Comment by Jane Christensen on July 28, 2015 at 10:22am: Could you buy a packet of aspirin although I think dogs need to have baby aspirin? Can you touch the aspirin just not take it?

To me the "must haves" would be vet wrap about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. Maybe a soft muzzle just "in case" but make sure it's big enough. I wish I could remember how to cut a tshirt to make a sling...it does work well. You could even cut up a hard book cover for a splint...I have used to immobilize a childs broken arm and then wrapped with vet wrap but make sure you don't cut off any circulation. Packets of neopsporin? A smaller paper cup works well for eye injuries you just cover with the cup and wrap it since you don't want to touch an eye injury or make it worse. I have some "green" flashlights that I carry in my car and my storm kit that you shake to get light so you don't have to worry about batteries and also a small red blinking light(maybe 2"X2") that works as a signal.

Comment by Holly on July 28, 2015 at 8:45am: Small, flat, light boards and strips of cloth or lots of gauze wrap can be used to immobilize an animals leg in an emergency. Splints need to be wider then the limb to really secure it enough to immobilize the suspected break or sprain. Two to four inch boards cut to corgi size should be easy enough to carry. Ice packs also come in handy and ones you pop to activate are easy to carry. the In some cases Benadryl helps to induce sleep and ignore the jpain, but it could be problematic if the animal may need surgery soon after.

There may be a vet equivalent of pedialyte that can help rehydrate a sick or overheated pet. If anyone has diabetes a small can or bottle of orange juice is a huge help to prevent diabetic coma in an emergency as it works quickly to raise blood sugar levels. Eye patches are helpful for eye injuries but I am not sure if they make them for animals. aaI love the duct tape and Sharpie idea, especially if a tourniquet has to be used. Also, a small mirror can be used to signal a medflight team or search plane on long hikes.

Comment by Beverly Butler Redford & Tucker on July 27, 2015 at 6:06pm: I don't know what vet wrap is, but they taught us at the Red Cross' Animal First Aid class that either a roll of gauze or a bandanna can be used as a muzzle. Not sure how you would use bandaids on a dog-wouldn't they stick to the dog's fur? Or are the bandaids for you?