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Conference vmsnet::hunting$note:hunting

Title:	The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:	Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:	SALEM::PAPPALARDO

Created:	Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1561
Total number of notes:	17784

255.0. "Doggie first aid kits?" by CLUSTA::STORM () Tue Oct 18 1988 14:27

    Jeff, I'm sorry to hear about Skeet's cut, but it lead me to think
    about what kind of dog first aid kit I should be taking in the
    field with me.  My lab has had several cuts, but so far nothing
    that required instant attention in the field.  Since I probably
    can't count on that luck holding, I'd like to pack some kind of
    first aid kit.
    
    I would be interested in hearing what the rest of you do for this.
    
    Mark,

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
255.1	rashes	LIONEL::SAISI		`Tue Oct 18 1988 14:34`	12
	I have a dog book with a good list for a first aid kit and will try to remember to bring it in and enter the list. But here is another health issue. My cocker is apparently allergic to some plants, and being low to the ground and having almost no hair on her belly she gets rashes. Don't know what she got into last week but it has gotten very severe with puss filled blisters. I am taking her to the vet tonight, but has anyone tried one of those doggy vests that protect the underbelly? Does the dog get tangled up in brush from wearing them? Any suggestions on how I could prevent this problem? She has a rash from her chest all the way to the back of her hindlegs. Linda
255.2		BPOV04::J_AMBERSON		`Tue Oct 18 1988 15:09`	24
	Re:first aid kit. I carry plastic tackle box with the following in it. The kit is behind the seat in my truck. rolls of tape gauze pads hydrogen peroxide hemostats scalpal ace bandages steril water ice pack plus alot of other stuff that I don't remember. The idea of a first aid kit is to have the stuff you need untill you can get the dog to the vet. If I were hunting in the wilds of Canada and were many miles from a vet, I would carry a more extensive kit. Yesterday I poured some peroxide on the dogs foot, add a couple of gauze pads secured with tape and covered with an ace bandage, then off to the vet. My main concern was to keep it as clean as possible abnd stop as much bleeding as I could. Jeff
255.3	additions to Jeff's excellent kit	SMURF::JUCH		`Thu Oct 20 1988 18:10`	20
	I think that Jeff has a good line on what is necessary. Possible additions: VETWRAP: another 3M product like an Ace bandage except that it needs no pins, totally cohesive. I tape up my Luke dog's leg with it before hunting (he lost some tendons in a car accident.) Buy it from your vet. Honey: use in case the dog gets hypoglycemia. Low blood sugar can give a dog fits and make them go into shock. Linda, we used one of the blaze orange tummy-savers for awhile in Canada this year. Seems effective! Wish all my canine and human friends good hunting this year. Just came back from New Brunswick. A lot of fun! Shot almost as many grouse as woodcock! Bill
255.4	If you've got room	DNEAST::SCHNEIDER_JA		`Sun Oct 23 1988 18:16`	8
	Just a little something else to add: Neosporine (a topical antibiotic recommended by my vet) A clean ateletic soc,k long type, a strip of tape around the top keeps things clean between the field and vet... Voice of Experience..8-( Jack
255.5	Rover's got hayfever!	OTOFS::SCLOOKUP	the definitive of any statement is the lack of insight	`Tue Nov 01 1988 14:53`	4
	Something else you may want to add to your kits if the dog has any allergic tendencies is some anti-histamines. It makes my dog's life a lot more comfortable. Ask your vet what's best for your dog.