Horse First Aid Kit?

JessPickle

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What do you have in yours and what would you say is the necessary basics. I have bits and pieces but had to throw some out after a bottle spilled.

So what would you say you should definetly have?
 
will list what i have
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poltices
cotton wool
vet tape
alovera sp? gel
hibisciscrub
wonder gel
thermometer
bute
antibiotics
sissors

think thats about it
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Crikey loads will post tomorrow when I've been to the yard to have a look as I can't remember off hand but know it's one hell of a lot. But like I said on another thread if anyone ever needs anything in an emergency chances are I will have it to hand lol.
Cazx
 
Yep our YO has so much stuff!

What is that the name of the blue spray you can put on minor cuts, cant think of name for life of me
 
Lol Jess I cut and pasted that from a website but I am sure the purple one is Chlorohexidine as I was sure it was Chloro something from memory.
No probs
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Cazx
 
Same as shawny plus gamgee, old clean worming syringe, ice packs, first aid book, vetwrap, purple spray, bandages, sudocream, bottled water, vetgel, plasters and sterile gloves.
 
I've got:
gamgee, cotton wool, new j-cloths, vet wrap, leg bandages, scissors, thermometer, sterile wound pads, vaseline, sudocream, wound powder, antispetic gel, hibiscrub, poultice, antiseptic wipes, surgical gloves, salt, clean plastic tub, clean towel, wire cutters, tools for removing a shoe, syringes for dousing wounds, plastic bag and insulating tape for poultices etc.
 
Went to yard yesterday and wrote it all down ( too much to remember) Right now here goes:
Iodine spray, purple spray, salt, hibiscrub, fly spray, witch hazel, horse sunburn cream, fly cream, lice powder one for horse and one for bedding etc, frontline, wormers, vet wound powder, borax, hydrogen peroxide, surgical spirit, optrex infected eyes ( bought a new one for Doug as he had fly trouble last year but fly masks seem to have done the trick this year), stockholm tar, syringes, disposable gloves, thermometer, weight tape, a kettle, leg guard, mud fever treatment, sudocrem, leg ice, vaseline, baby oil, aqueous cream, baby lotion, sweet almond oil, lavender oil, citronella, lemongrass, tea tree oil, eucalyptus ( plus loads at home), scissors, tweezers, hot and cold gel packs, cotton wool, leg wraps, gauze, vetwrap, animalintex, micropore tape, plaster-type tape, pvc tape, hoof poultice kit, poultice boots, easi boot, 4 x kaolin poultices, baby wipes, antibacterial spray to spray and clean sides down where my stuff is to keep area clean and dust free, 10x10 robinson absorbent dressing, crepe bandages, 10cm x 4.5cm dressings, 10x10 swabs, 7x8cm melapore, 10x11cm melapore, 10 x10 cm melolin dressings, wire cutters ( to snip any loose hoof at base to prevent a crack from tracking up, farrier knows this and was fine about it before anyone panics lol), large metal file ( rough edges on hoof) loads of other bandages tail, stable, exercise, plus travel boots and padding like that to keep legs warm or dressings in place etc and I think that might be it apart from a humane twitch and a set of hobbles if ever needed.
Phew lol
Cazx
 
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