Diaster Plan Tips

Prepare a first aid kit.  A first aid kit for your dog is just as important as the first aid kit for your family.  Here are some things to include in a first aid kit for your dog/dogs:

1. Gauze
2. Cotton Swabs
3. Stretchy self-adhesive bandages
4. Rubbing alcohol
5. Antiseptic wash
6. Betadine iodine
7. Tube of antibiotic cream or ointment
8. Benadryl tablets
9. Antacid tablets
10. Hydrocortisone cream or ointment
11. Buffered aspirin (DO NOT GIVE DOGS ACETAMINOPHEN)
12. Instant cold/heat packs
13. Medicine dropper
14. Twizzers
15. Scissors

You should know how to perform basic first aid; if you don't know the basics take a class.  It is a good idea for you to know how to do the following for your dog:

1. Stop bleeding
2. Disinfect a wound
3. CPR
4. Heimlich maneuver
5. Make a splint
6. Make and know how to use a muzzle

(more tomorrow from Brandykegs Saint Bernards)
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