- Important phone numbers (veterinarian, emergency hospital, poison control, animal control, nonemergency police)
- Medical record
- Muzzle
- Digital thermometer
- Leash and collar
- Gauze/bandages
- Towels/cloths
- Self-adhering, nonstick tape for bandages
- Adhesive tape for securing bandages
- Scissors with blunt ends for safely cutting bandage materials
- Disposable gloves
- Small flashlight
- Tweezers
- Eye dropper
- Sterile self-lubricating jelly to protect wounds/eyes
- Activated charcoal to absorb poison (Use only if instructed to do so by your veterinarian or a poison control center.)
- 3% hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting (Always contact your veterinarian or poison control center before inducing vomiting. Do not give more than one dose unless otherwise instructed by your veterinarian. Do not use hydrogen peroxide on wounds.)
- Saline solution for cleansing wounds or flushing eyes (Saline solution sold for use with contact lenses works well for most purposes.)
For the complete article on first aid from The American Veterinary Medical Association, click here.