do you take frist aid kit with you

[scottish lurcher 185]

was out for a quick shine with a mate last week his dog chased a rabbit on some rough ground but took a tumble and came back with a bad limp and yelping as she came back. quick as a flash my pal went in to land rover and took out his frist aid kit which he put on some of that vet wrap type of dressing to strap her leg up and took her to vet the vet has check her out and said it was a bad sprain and straped her leg up again and told my friend he had done right thing iam please to say she is almost better now i must admit i have never carryed one but think i will so just wondered how many of you do and what you keep in it

[Mars 42]

was out for a quick shine with a mate last week his dog chased a rabbit on some rough ground but took a tumble and came back with a bad limp and yelping as she came back. quick as a flash my pal went in to land rover and took out his frist aid kit which he put on some of that vet wrap type of dressing to strap her leg up and took her to vet the vet has check her out and said it was a bad sprain and straped her leg up again and told my friend he had done right thing iam please to say she is almost better now i must admit i have never carryed one but think i will so just wondered how many of you do and what you keep in it

 

I`me surprised how many people Don't.!!!!

And i`ve seen a few quite injuries when out with lurchers and terriers... I always have one in my van, nowt special, just the usual bandage, cleansing wipes, dressings, plasters, wound spray, vet wrap, and always have a bottle of water in the van too, and that's for drinking or cleaning....

"Well Done" to your mate for caring enough about his dog to be prepared...

 

Yis Mars...

[oakey 57]

Not enough people do take a first aid kit very good habit to start . On the subject of sprains when i was a lad a horse trainer used to pay us kids to go along the brook and collect a plant that he used to wrap around horses legs i think it was called comfree ? did it work and would it work on lurchers?

[black lab 3]

First Aid kit, not just for animals god forbid for yourself always keep one in the Roe sack on my back just incase + mobile phone

[Wild_and_Irish 11]

I have some wrap, bandage, tape, disinfectant and ointment, it's easy carried.

[lone wolf 0]

yes i keep one in the vehicle at all times.also towel,neoprene dog coat,mobile phone and vets number on his card also with kit.

[bedrock 16]

I take. Eye wash, Iodine, Water, Steal drops and a sponge or cloth.

[BULLDOUG 199]

I take. Eye wash, Iodine, Water, Steal drops and a sponge or cloth.

 

Harnica is a good spray, ideal for cuts and even better oraly for shock.

[bullmastiff 615]

I keep a Large First aid kit in the car (you can buy them from camping shops quite cheap) slip it under the front seat and forget about it until you need it.

I also usually carry a couple of medium wound dressings, small eye wash bottle and a roll of electrical tape in my coat or rucksack when out with the dogs. takes up hardly any room in your pocket and can deal with most injuries until you can get to the car/vet.

 

I've found the electrical tape really useful as it sticks to itself well but not to the fur so can be used tape a wound shut, keep a dressing fairly waterproof or even to muzzle a dog if their trying to bite you or the wound.

 

It being so easy to just buy a full kit now(and cheap too) rather than having the hassle of making one up yourself, I don't see any reason why people don't carry one in the car all the time.

[sandymere 8,263]

Bootle of water for flushing a wound or drinking, clean towel for pressure on a wound or wrapping a wet, shocked dog and most important of all 24 hour vets on speeddial. Most non emergencies can wait till I get home but if traveling any distance I'd include bandage, perhaps stapler and a 50ml syringe to aid flushing a wound or perhaps a sports top water bottle that can be squezzed to give a higher pressure flush.