Field Firstaid Kit?

[AspenBud]

A lot of good recommendations for gear here.

My opinion for the basics... basically what you need is a t-shirt, duct tape or vet wrap, emt gel, Benadryl with the right dosage, a muzzle, a list veterinarian's numbers, water, and a leatherman for pulling quills.

 If you're going way out in the middle of nowhere having a more extensive kit may be helpful however. But I generally figure if the dog is banged up enough that I need to carry it out of the woods our time will be better spent with my foot on the accelerator getting to the closest open vet than me playing animal doctor.

That said, I carry a more extensive kit.

True, but they're better than nothing.

I always have a leatherman around. But next to surgical clamps, it's worthless pulling quills.

[Stilly bay]

A few more things

List of local vet clinics with contact info. If you dog gets messed up two hours from the truck,and its an hour drive to get back to town from the back roads you can't afford to waste any time trying to figure out where the vet clinic is.

a little pair of spring loaded needle nose pliers is my favorite porcupine quill medicine. spring loaded is a must if you are by yourself. When it takes every arm leg and muscle I have to restrain one of my dogs for quill removal, it sure is nice to have pliers you don't have to diddle with.

another good one for the extensive "in the truck kit" is that natures miracle skunk odor remover, it can make the drive home bearable.

saline solution,Distilled water, and some type of eye wash is another must have for the big kit. I like the vetericyn eye wash, I like anything made by vetericyn.

that reminds me, a big bottle of Vetericyn wound spray will get you through a lot of scrapes and cuts.

if you buy one of those ready made first aid kits, open it up and see what you have, and make sure that you know when and how to use it. Then go  to the pharmacy and buy doubles of everything or even triples, because those kits never seem to have enough supplies for when things really go bad.

[Knocker of rocks]

One year I made and laminated up a list of 24 hour vet's for everyone in my family, to keep in their house or car. 

[JJD]

All the gear is worthless if you don't know how to use it.
Get a good dog first aid book, & read it when the wx is crappy.
I like chemical heat packs for hypothermia .and cool packs for hypertherma.

[WCTaxidermy]

Thanks everyone, great ideas!  I am starting a list and should have it ready to go soon.  Thanks again for the help, and my 17 month old lab, Jake, thanks you as well.

[akirkland]

All fantastic advice. Quick clot is very important. I had my sweet Belle (black lab) go right into a truck size ball of shiny razor wire on Ft Lewis. Yes, she came out with a un shot rooster in her mouth. Nothing in my kit would do anything for her. I cut up my jeans into strips to tie off the blood flow. A shirt would have never worked. I was on the phone with 911 after I carried her 700 yards to the truck, leaving my gun behind. Fortunately 911 cintacted the Vet in Rainier and they were waiting for me prepared for a horrible situation. I literally saved her life. At least thats what I was told. Lesson learned....be prepared to save your dogs life in worst case. Tourniquet, tourniquet, tourniquet! and quick clot! The other stuff in your kits are great. I have it all too. Even a  IV bag. You gotta have a truck/home kit and a field kit. Mine are overkill, says the guy who will thank me one day for saving his dogs life. Small investment for the dog you love so much.

[ICEMAN]

akirkland, scary scary story. Glad you saved your dog.

[Stilly bay]

. Mine are overkill, says the guy who will thank me one day for saving his dogs life. Small investment for the dog you love so much.

  X a million.

what was razor wire doing near the release site? yeesh.

[akirkland]

Thanked ICE. My precious Bel :tung:le has been gone for 7 years now. I got a new pup 2 years after she passed. I had to wait awhile. That girl owned my heart. I had her cremated by herself. She is at my folks, I sure do miss her. Quick thinking savered her that day though. I kept talking to her like they do in the movies, to keep her awake. Poor girl bled all over my truck seat. Didnt care though and still dont. Stilly...after this incident I went to the fella in charge of the hunting on base as well as range control. Gave my story and had the backing of half the folks that hunted pheasant on base. Before the next season, the release areas were all cleaned up of that *censored*! You may still find some cause these kids training and doing field exercises dont pick up after themaelves. I literally go out in August each year and pick up a truck load of the stuff. In addition, opening day I put 20+ rolls of marker tape at tbe sign in booth. You find that *censored*, mark it! I will report it or move it myself.

[12Gauge]

I am starting to get my bird hunting equipment in order.  I got to thinking that I have never put together a first-aid kit for my dog to use in the filed before, just in case of a serious injury.  I thought I would get some ideas from all of you that have put one together.  Thanks.

Shotgun, if he breaks a leg put him down.



oh no wait, thats a horse. 

You just gave some one very close to you, ideas.   

I do concur that people's first aid kit will work.

[SnowDog]

Here is a link to the one I got. Has a nice book for dog specific first aid. I also use it as a general first aid and keep it in my truck when not hunting.

http://www.gundogsupply.com/ready-dog-gun-dog-first-aid-kit.html