Do you have a doggy first aid kit?

Boy did I have a scary moment last night!

It’s been bitterly cold here lately – really, seriously cold!  My dogs tend to just run outside, do their “business” and then bolt back inside.  But last night, something different happened…

For some reason, my Pembroke Welsh Corgi decided to lick the door frame.

The aluminum door frame.

Before my husband could call me to help, my corgi bolted inside and tore a strip of skin off her tongue!  All three of us were tramatized – there’s nothing like a bleeding dog to make you feel all festive…

Unfortunately with a tongue injury like that, there’s really nothing you can do, but calming your dog down and dealing with the pain.  We gave her a vet-approved painkiller and kept her calm.

She’s fine today – but it sure scared me at the time!  It was also a good lesson though – if your dog is injured at home, can you take care of them until you can get them to a vet?

I did a search on Amazon and came up with dozens of different first-aid kits for dogs.   This particular kit is billed as a “Deluxe Veterinarian Recommend Kit“:

This particular one comes with First Aid Kit Includes:

• 1-Instruction Booklet;
• 1-Curved Syringe (Feed and apply medication);
• 1-Pair Latex Gloves (Protect hands to prevent contamination);
• 1-Eye Dropper (Eye and ear medication);
• 1-Iodine 4 oz; 1-Syringe 1ml;
• 2-Insect Sting Wipes;
• 1-Cold Pack 5 inch x 7 inch; 5-Cotton Swabs;
• 1-Hot Pack 5 inch X 7 inch;
• 1-Bottle Styptic 3.5 gr (Stop bleeding);
• 1-Eye Wash 4 oz;
• 1-Digital Flexible Thermometer (Check for fever)*;
• 4-Certalyte Tablets (Oral fluid replacement for electrolytes)*

I recommend talking to your vet and checking what they recommend as well.

Don’t forget – get your pet checked out by a qualified vet, not everything can be treated at home!

image: Amazon.com