Dog 1st aide

[T-Dozzer]

Pretty familiar with 1st aide for people. What are some items I need specific to my dog? Both for my pack & back at rig?

[Westside88]

We found out last summer our lab is allergic to bee stings. They can have Benadryl, so now I carry it with us just in case. They metabolize it differently and can have more than you’d think

[pbg]

Vet wrap, gauze, EMT jel, Eye wash, Q tips and a Multi tool

[T-Dozzer]

Good call on the Benadryl.
I had saline on my list for eyes & wound cleaning. Looking forba small bottle.
I usually pack a syringe for wounds.

[T-Dozzer]

What about stuff for feet?

[BLH69]

 EMT gel or spray for feet.

[BD1]

Quick stop

[ghosthunter]

 My favorite, goes where ever the dog goes. Find it at Coastal and such stores.
It comes in gel too.


https://www.chewy.com/vetericyn-plus-antimicrobial-wound/dp/43929?utm_id=272259755&msclkid=d24221fc0a011c6651c941abf5e707e5&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping-Product%20Targets-Hard%20Goods-NB&utm_term=4585238367914570&utm_content=Dog%20First%20Aid

[Mudman]

Vet wrap, gauze, EMT jel, Eye wash, Q tips and a Multi tool

  Tramadol?  treats for meds?  Pack to carry out dog?

[metlhead]

Pliers

[ribka]

if hunting out west cable cutters for snares, big zip ties for traps

https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-1343/Bolt-and-Cable-Cutters/Cable-Cutter-7-1-2?pricode=WA9160&gadtype=pla&id=H-1343&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3duCBhCAARIsAJeFyPWNAwFUKQHOhW8mOUsQiis-l7B8AvwRaFXyihN_TBKbSDrnySA8YwAaAjYsEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

staple gun, quick clot, saline, small pliers for quills, glucose Gel, isrealibandage, duck tape, dog sling to carry out

https://store.mountaindogware.com/Black-Rescue-Harness-p169974080

[BD1]

 Pack to carry out dog?
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On my list for next year...they can be a game/life changer. My sister runs an HRD dog in Oregon...I will have her send me her complete list and post. All the suggestions have been great...packing a kit for my dog is similar to what I pack for my human kids...my dog is like another child in my opinion... I don't mind the extra weight to make sure I am ready to save her life

[BLDtraLR]

Quick clot or new skin for cuts. I talked to a grouse hunter this year and he said his dog died from a rattlesnake bite because he was way up on top of the mountian and by the time he got down and then drove all the way into town the vet didn't have any anti-venom by then it was too late so i'm not sure if you can buy and carry anti-venom or not but always on my mind.

[hughjorgan]

Quick clot or new skin for cuts. I talked to a grouse hunter this year and he said his dog died from a rattlesnake bite because he was way up on top of the mountian and by the time he got down and then drove all the way into town the vet didn't have any anti-venom by then it was too late so i'm not sure if you can buy and carry anti-venom or not but always on my mind.

They have a shot you can get for your dogs for rattlesnakes. Supposed to help if they get bit.

[Sneaky]

Pliers

Last season my dog came limping back from a retrieve and had a russian olive type thorn literally in the bottom and out the top of his upper paw around where the joint is and above the pads in the foot. Without a good multi tool we would still be out there... luckily the thorn and the wilderness first aid thorn removal didn't damage anything.

[T-Dozzer]

Pliers

Last season my dog came limping back from a retrieve and had a russian olive type thorn literally in the bottom and out the top of his upper paw around where the joint is and above the pads in the foot. Without a good multi tool we would still be out there... luckily the thorn and the wilderness first aid thorn removal didn't damage anything.

Wow.. no long term damage? That had to hurt.

[KFhunter]

Benadryl for rattle snake bites too can save a dog

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[blackpowderhunter]

for foot injuries carry a pair of dog booties to put on over any first aid.
keeps them clean/keeps them from licking it if they are still able to walk.

for carry out harness, i have one of these on order to keep in my pack.
https://fidoprotection.com/

[huntnfmly]

I just picked up my pup a few weeks ago and the vet said he n his last visit that before I take him to eastern Washington to bird hunt that the have a rattlesnake vaccine that they can give him anybody else heard of or done this?

[Taco280AI]

I just got my dog her first dose of the rattler vaccine a few days ago, two total about 3-4 weeks apart. Hope we never have to find out how effective it is.

[BD1]

You guys realize they put tracking and mind control devices in those vaccines 
In all seriousness I hope you all don't have to test how well they work. I think if I lived on the eastside I would give it to my dog. I had never heard of it before this thread. How did you dogs react to the vaccine? Have they been around long?  Cost?

[huntnfmly]

I just got my dog her first dose of the rattler vaccine a few days ago, two total about 3-4 weeks apart. Hope we never have to find out how effective it is.

I had never heard of a pre bite vaccine  before my vet said anything sounds like a good thing and yes hopefully never have to find out how effective it is

[huntnfmly]

You guys realize they put tracking and mind control devices in those vaccines 
In all seriousness I hope you all don't have to test how well they work. I think if I lived on the eastside I would give it to my dog. I had never heard of it before this thread. How did you dogs react to the vaccine? Have they been around long?  Cost?

😂
It sounded like my vet just started using it and was reasonably priced but may have been around a lot longer?

[Taco280AI]

Only $39 a dose (x2) up front, then once a year after that. She seemed fine, no reactions to it.

[huntnfmly]

Only $39 a dose (x2) up front, then once a year after that. She seemed fine, no reactions to it.

👍

[509]

Pack to carry out dog?

On my list for next year...they can be a game/life changer. My sister runs an HRD dog in Oregon...I will have her send me her complete list and post. All the suggestions have been great...packing a kit for my dog is similar to what I pack for my human kids...my dog is like another child in my opinion... I don't mind the extra weight to make sure I am ready to save her life
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Did you get the list from her??  I would love to see it.  This would be a pretty good thread to pin.  I do carry a first aid kit, but wondered if I had the right items in it.

On the rattlesnake vaccine.  Over a decade now.  At first my Vet said he only saw TWO dogs that were vaccinated.  One looked like he NEVER met the snake.  The other looked like he NEVER met the vaccine.

These days, his opinion is do it. $30 for the initial shot, plus a follow up in six months.  Then $30 a year.

Cheap insurance.

[BD1]

Sorry I totally forgot to get her list...I will post it soon. Keep in mind that she isn't carrying all the gear that most hunters do but I will post nonetheless. Thanks for the info on the snake stuff. Unfortunately I rarely get to hunt that side of the mountains but I would get my dog the shot if I did.  

[Gettin Birdie]

If you hunt in the SE corner of the state, east of the blues, I'd definitely recommend the rattler vaccine, did it for our dogs.  I've encountered tons of rattlers out there, and my dog has stepped over them, saw it coming, but couldn't do nothing in time, that was a hold my breath moment!  There are plenty around tri cities too, if in the right place, so overall recommend it for anyone on the eastside hunting, better safe than sorry.  Maybe some throw up juice (Hydrogen peroxide?) in case they get into something bad, my dog attempted to eat some mushrooms before, not sure if poisonous or not, but don't want to find out.  Like the packout bag, going to have to get me one, dad had his dog get dehydrated in a january hunt in SD, had to carry the dog back to the rig, so good to have that, lesson learned!   

[ribka]

dog sling. Wish had one last year carrying out dog.
Cable cutters, zip ties for traps, snares barbed wire


good pair of hemostats or pliers

liquid bandages, quick clot

number to emergency vet in area you are hunting.

got the snake vaccine

[Forks]

Stapler for tears/rips is always my vest. Clean it..fix it...back to hunting.

[aorams]

A few years back our dog got hypothermia on a very cold snowshoe hike. He got so sick he couldn’t walk and could barely hold himself up. We were a good 3 miles from the car. We had purchased on of these: https://fidoprotection.com/ years earlier on a whim and we had it with us so I was able to wrap him in my insulation layers and carry him out. Once we dropped a bunch of elevation and got into the timber he perked up a bit and was able to start slowly walking again which warmed him up enough to get to the car but it was a scary little hour or so. I’m more careful now about where and when we take him places now but also have the carrier in my backpack whenever he’s with me. Like anything though make sure you practice with it first

[T-Dozzer]

The final rise upland pack has a built in dog pack out deal.

[Kola16]

Pack to carry out dog?

On my list for next year...they can be a game/life changer. My sister runs an HRD dog in Oregon...I will have her send me her complete list and post. All the suggestions have been great...packing a kit for my dog is similar to what I pack for my human kids...my dog is like another child in my opinion... I don't mind the extra weight to make sure I am ready to save her life

Did you get the list from her??  I would love to see it.  This would be a pretty good thread to pin.  I do carry a first aid kit, but wondered if I had the right items in it.

On the rattlesnake vaccine.  Over a decade now.  At first my Vet said he only saw TWO dogs that were vaccinated.  One looked like he NEVER met the snake.  The other looked like he NEVER met the vaccine.

These days, his opinion is do it. $30 for the initial shot, plus a follow up in six months.  Then $30 a year.

Cheap insurance.

My girlfriend's vet recommended getting the rattlesnake vaccine for her dog while she lived in Texas for a few months. I will be getting it for my dog for sure for hunting the banks of the Columbia. $30 is cheap for something like that for how prevalent snakes are!

[frazierw]

Pack to carry out dog?

On my list for next year...they can be a game/life changer. My sister runs an HRD dog in Oregon...I will have her send me her complete list and post. All the suggestions have been great...packing a kit for my dog is similar to what I pack for my human kids...my dog is like another child in my opinion... I don't mind the extra weight to make sure I am ready to save her life

Did you get the list from her??  I would love to see it.  This would be a pretty good thread to pin.  I do carry a first aid kit, but wondered if I had the right items in it.

On the rattlesnake vaccine.  Over a decade now.  At first my Vet said he only saw TWO dogs that were vaccinated.  One looked like he NEVER met the snake.  The other looked like he NEVER met the vaccine.

These days, his opinion is do it. $30 for the initial shot, plus a follow up in six months.  Then $30 a year.

Cheap insurance.

My girlfriend's vet recommended getting the rattlesnake vaccine for her dog while she lived in Texas for a few months. I will be getting it for my dog for sure for hunting the banks of the Columbia. $30 is cheap for something like that for how prevalent snakes are!

I asked my vet about the rattlesnake vaccine, we had 3 pups and the mama get bit last year.  He said the vaccine only buys you a few hours, you still have to get the antidote, even if they are vaccinated.

[T-Dozzer]

How old do the pups need to be before getting the snake bite shots?

[Kola16]

From a California vet...

https://www.thedrakecenter.com/services/dogs/blog/rattlesnake-vaccine-right-your-dog
On average, the doctors at The Drake Center treat one snake bite per week in peak rattlesnake season, between the months of May and September. Thankfully, a preventative vaccine is currently available for dogs—but is it a good fit for your family?

This vaccine—given in two doses one month apart the first year, followed by an annual booster— stimulates the immune system to generate protective antibodies against rattlesnake venom. These protective antibodies function by neutralizing the venom in the case of a bite. After vaccination, dogs are reported to experience less pain and have a reduced risk of permanent injury from rattlesnake bites. Testing has been performed to show that serum from vaccinated dogs and other animals neutralizes venom from a number of species of Crotalus found in the United States.

It is essential to note, however, that the vaccine does not eliminate the need to seek emergency veterinary care after the pet is bitten. Even a vaccinated dog may still go into shock and need lifesaving medical care, including an injection of antivenin to neutralize the toxicity of the venom. The vaccine also does not provide protection against venom from the Water Moccasin (Cottonmouth), Mojave Rattlesnake or Coral Snake.

Treatment for rattlesnake evenomation involves:

-Treating for shock with intravenous fluids, pain medications and steroids
-Treating the wound with topical therapy and antibiotics
-Testing and treating for coagulopathies (trouble clotting the blood)
-Administration of intravenous antivenin and monitoring for anaphylactic reactions
-All pets will need to be hospitalized and most pets will need 24-hour care at an emergency hospital even with the vaccination.

How old do the pups need to be before getting the snake bite shots?

Methow vet says 4 months. https://www.methowvalleyvethospital.com/rattlesnake-vaccine-faq.html