What do you keep in your horsey first aid kit

[teasle]

To have at the yard to deal with minor injuries etc. Going through mine found a lot of stuff has been out of date since 2006 , and some things, like purple spray, I dont know if I would ever use because I have been told only to clean wounds with running water. So what do you find useful?

 

[rhino]

digital thermometer
stethoscope
sterile saline
scissors
hoof pick
soffban
vetwrap
crepe bandage
elastoplast
bit of polsterplast
range of dressings - melolin, usually have some activated carbon too
animalintex or other poultice
poultice boot
hibiscrub
bute/danilon
clean bowl/tupperware
gauze swabs
gamgee
intrasite
tubigrip
duct tape
vaseline
various syringes including large capacity catheter tipped for wound lavage
silver and terramycin wound spray

I'm sure there is more but that's what came to mind immediately

 

[PolarSkye]

I have an extensive horsey first aid kit, but the must haves for minor injuries are:

Salt (for making a salt water wash)
Sudocrem (has so many uses)
Cotton wool
Iodine spray
Hibiscrub
Vet wrap/gamgee
Nappies (for poulticing)
Surgical scissors

My extended kit includes fuciderm, flammazine, some ointment that promotes wound granulation (vet prescription only and can't remember the name), bute, vaseline, poultice/hoof boot, melolin, vetalintex, duct tape . . . and countless other things .

P

 

[NativePonyLover]

From memory ...

Silvastrol spray
Purple spray
Thermometer
Two different brands of wound cream
Vetwrap
Gamgee
Cotton wool
Hibiscrub
Nappies
Animalintex
Lavender oil
Rescue Remedy
Scissors
Duct tape
Stable bandages
Sudo cream
Vaseline
Arnica tablets

I think that's it, but there may be more?!

 

[NativePonyLover]

Totally forgot about my supply of salt (I feed it, so always on hand) & Danilon too.

 

[Slightlyconfused]

Vet wrap
Soft ban
Melamine
Nappies
Poultice pads
Iodine
Hip scrub
And the most important thing of all DUCT TAPE!!!!!!

 

[Spring Feather]

Because I have so many horses here I have a fully stocked vet room. I hold most drugs to keep most horses alive for hours until a vet can get out here. I also have breeding and foaling out supplies.

 

[bluehoofprints]

1. Wound powder/cream.
2. Bandage and wool roll/gamgee
3. Absorption pads/poultice
4. Tweezers
5. Tick removers
6. Veterinary book/horse management book
7. Passport with all relevant records
8. Hibiscrub (You can buy this but medical people will be able to find some usually)
9. Scissors
10. Towels
11.Tape
12. Cloth/duster
13. Fly repellent
14. Wire cutters

 

[rhino]

Instant ice packs is something I forgot earlier - always have a few of them (for horse and human!)

 

[Hoof_Prints]

Off the top of my head my first aid draw contains

Sudocreme
Vetwrap
Duct tape
Poultice
Epsom Salts
Cotton wool
Sterile gloves
Non sterile gloves
Plastic aprons
Hibiscrub
Bute
Sedalin
Stethoscopes
Thermometer
Veterinary wrapping wool (not sure what it's called but stuff on a roll!)
Purple Spray
Wound powder
Some natural healing spray
Scissors
Pink antibacterial gloop (protection plus)
Green antibacterial gloop
Syringes
Goldeneye Eye drops
A huge veterinary book I bought off the internet to refer to
Horse's passports

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

collected over the years for my 3 then 4 horses


ice boots currently in freezer
cold bandages
Tray
blue mat
latex gloves
towels
knee bandage
head camera
hose connections for legs cold hosing
ice boots
bowl
hock boots
laminitis ice boot
black wound powder
white wound powder
towels
engemycin
electrical
duct tape
muscle liniment
bone liniment
aqueous creme
petroleum jelly
liquid paraphin
sandon antiseptic cleaners
spray tar
udder creme
suda creme
empty spray bottle
kerotex
easacough
hibi scrub
cornucresine
swabs
green gel
cribox
animallintex hoof
animalintex normal
various size nappies
epsom salts
leg ice
gamgee
lint cotton wool
jelonet
devils claw creme
gauze
thermometer
surgical gloves
metronidazole
betadine creme
anticeptc creme
urax creme
purple spray
sedaline
demobian
alovera creme
misc creme and antiseptic cremes
sole paint
sole paint with iodine
syringes
eye ointments
fuciden creme
scissors
misc wound items
vet wraps
bandages
vet band
softban
poultice boot
This is my list roughly not all the cremes and bottles of gel are listed.

first picture top and bottom complete picture of first aid part of my first aid including including bucket on top and foot pad , medical bowl and plastic tray i use to put what i need on in the middle where the arrows are.

this picture

cremes thermometers jelonet and much more then bandages
and larges ice boots etc at the bottom


third picture upper doors open large bottles nappies cotton wool etc etc etc etc

 

[Slightlyconfused]

Ooohhhh forgot the Cotten wool, sudrocream, canestan, aloe Vera gel, arnica and witch hazel gel, dermoline, hoof to heel cream.......I think that's it

 

[indie999]

Thermometer
hibiscrub
bandages
sudocreme
vaseline
non woven gauze swabs
gloves
empty syringe
sterile water
tweezers
skin glue
salt/saline solution
wacking big dressing pad
scalpel
scissors
iodine spray

 

[GreenEggs]

digital thermometer
stethoscope
sterile saline
scissors
hoof pick
soffban
vetwrap
crepe bandage
elastoplast
bit of polsterplast
range of dressings - melolin, usually have some activated carbon too
animalintex or other poultice
poultice boot
hibiscrub
bute/danilon
clean bowl/tupperware
gauze swabs
gamgee
intrasite
tubigrip
duct tape
vaseline
various syringes including large capacity catheter tipped for wound lavage
silver and terramycin wound spray

I'm sure there is more but that's what came to mind immediately

Preety much covers it... plus sudocrem and pen and paper

 

[Nightmare before Christmas]

same as mentioned but also condoms!

Sounds daft but they are great for stopping bleeding/keeping rubbish out till the vet can come!

 

[MerrySherryRider]

I don't keep much on the yard other than salt, sudocreme, wound dressings and a large syringe with a catheter for flushing.

In an emergency, the vet is minutes away or if its a minor injury, the saddlery/ supermarket/home is a 10 minute drive.

I always end up with grubby, out of date lotions and kit so now only the bare essentials are on the yard.