Preparing Equine Emergency Kit
Horse owners should be prepared at all cost especially for medical emergencies. Whether you are the calm or panicking type, it is a strong recommendation that your stable gear has an equine emergency kit in it, just like a first aid kit in your own home.However, how does it differ with the latter? Let us enumerate the items that should be included in our kit.
For the kit itself, we could use a sturdy box with a good fitting clasp and a handle, something like a fishing tackle box will do. Write down the items contained in your kit in alphabetical order as well as their expiration dates, so if an emergency comes, you would not be in a panic to think or to find what are the items inside your kit.
Items that should present include the following:
- pack cotton gauze wraps
- gauze squares
- cotton sheet leg wraps
- flannel wraps
- unscented sanitary pads which are useful for wound dressings
- vet wrap for proper bandaging
- splint material such as a PVC pipe, towels, cold packs, duct tapes, horse blanket or a cooler to help animals in shock thermometer
- a stethoscope if possible and if you know how to use it
- 2 pairs of scissors (one with a wide blunt end and the other, small and pointed)
- Forceps
- Tweezers
- Flashlight
- wire cutters
- wound wash
- ointments for different wounds
- insect repellents
- rubbing alcohol to act as disinfectant
- poultices
- electrolytes
- epsom salts for hoof pain
- hoof pick
- shoe puller
syringes with different sizes so you’ll have one for various uses Mentioned above will help the horse owner apply first aid to their pets in time of need that is why making sure of its supply is important to avoid unwanted events in the future. Other items can also be added depending on the horse owner’s desire.