A first-aid kit for your dog
FOUR PAWS Guide for Dog Owners: What belongs in the pharmacy bag for the dog
If you’re taking your dog on holiday, a first-aid kit is simply indispensable. Should an emergency arise, this may quite literally save lives. But it won’t just be useful in the event of an accident. A good first-aid kit can also help relieve a whole range of milder complaints. When assembling your kit, it is best to consult your vet.
- Pair of tweezers, for removing dirt and foreign bodies from wounds
- Pair of scissors with the tip of one blade rounded, for cutting dressings
- Pair of tick tweezers
- Digital medical thermometer
- Disposable gloves
- Muzzle/bandage for mouth
- Dressing material
- Sticking plaster, for fixing bandages in place
- Disinfectant (for disinfecting superficial skin wounds or abrasions)
- Nausea remedies and medicines for calming your dog (e.g. homoeopathic drops, Bach flowers)
- Diarrhoea medication (e.g. charcoal tablets)
- Healing ointment (e.g. for cracked paws)
- Disposable syringes for administering medications orally
If your dog suffers from a chronic complaint, please bring:
An adequate supply of the medications your dog has to take regularly A vet’s certificate (detailing the nature of the complaint and how it should be treated – in your own language and in English)
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