EQUINE EMERGENCY FIRST AID KIT ESSENTIALS

Flashlight

Wire Cutters*

Thermometer

Stethoscope

Bandage Scissors

Hoof Pick*

Easy Boot

8 inch Segment of Garden Hose (if in rattlesnake area)*

Exam Gloves

Towel (bath size)

3 X 3 or 4 X 4 Sterile Gauze Sponges*

Non-Stick Telfa Pads

Gauze Roll*

Vetwrap*

Sheet Cotton, Quilted or Flannel Leg Wraps*

Elastikon or White Medical Tape

Duct Tape*

Betadyne or Chlorhexidine Scrub

Betadyne Solution

Antibiotic Wound Ointment*

Fly Repellent Wound Ointment or Fly Spray

Electrolytes*

Dose Syringe*

Banamine Paste or Injectable (by prescription from veterinarian)*

Phenylbutazone Paste (by prescription from veterinarian)*

Your Veterinarian’s Phone Number*

 

Optional

 

Poultice

Alcohol or Linament

SMZ Tablets (by prescription from veterinarian) or Procaine Penicillin G

Needles and Syringes

 

 

*Essential for saddlebag first aid kit