First Aid

1. Flashlight

2. Thermometer

3. Clippers

4. Mild soap : Ivory soap & Antiseptic: Betadine® solution

5. Sterile saline solution for wound flushing

6. Tweezers (to remove ticks and/or splinters) and scissors

7. Wound cream or ointment (Neosporin®, Biozide® ointment, etc)

8. Bandage Supplies (gauze, cling, roll cotton, brown gauze, Vetwrap®, Elastikon®, duck tape, adhesive tape)

9. PVC pipe (several different sizes) for splinting leg injuries or fractures

10. Phenylbutazone (Bute) or flunixin meglumine (Banamine®) for anti-inflammatory and pain relief

Have emergency phone numbers ready for:

• Veterinarian number

• Owner number

• Trailer number

Equine First Aid Kit Should Include:

• Thermometer

• Stethoscope

• Flashlight

• Non-stick bandages (Telfa)

• Gauze

• Cotton Wraps

• Vetwrap

• Tape – duct tape, adhesive tape

• Stall wraps

• Saline flush – eyes, wounds

• Antibiotic ointment (Bacitracin, Furacin)

• Eye ointment (without any Cortisone)

• Banamine paste/injectable

• Bute tablets/paste/powder

• Icthammol

• Poultice

• Shoe pullers

Trailering:

• Once a month:

  • Practice loading and unloading

  • Take a short trip