First aid box

[Ree]

Hiya everyone

I'm planning on putting a guinea pig first aid box together over the coming days the problem is I don't know what to put in it! Hopefully my fellow GP adorers (you!) will guide me. ANY suggestions or links would be very much appreciated.

On my list so far I have Brolene for eye problems and infant Sudafed chesty but what else do I need?

Thanks guys
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[pompypigs]

Laura (CCC4) has done a great thread on this - here's the link
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36634

 

[Ree]

That's brilliant pompypigs, just what I needed. Thanks very much hun xxxxxxxx

 

[pompypigs]

That's brilliant pompypigs, just what I needed. Thanks very much hun xxxxxxxx

You're welcome xx

 

[crazyaboutcavys]

hehe great minds think alike i'am making a huge first aid box soon too aswell as a spare hospital cage just been doing my reasearch and making lists

 

[Tracyxx]

In mine I have:
Vaseline
Cotton wool buds
Fucithalmic eye ointment
Chloramphenicol eye drops
Daktarin cream and spray
Nizoral shampoo
Vetark Pro-C Probiotic
Selection of 1ml, 5ml and 10ml syringes
Baby wipes
Baby food

 

[alcesterpigs]

You are missing the one essential drug in the first aid kit, pain relief.
All of the other bits and pices whilst "nice to have" could all wait for a few hours. A pig in pain could die from shock in a very short space of time from the onset of the problem.
Junior Nurofen or Junior Calpol, at 0.2ml dose by mouth.
Buscopan, not a pain killer but an anti-spasmodic, for pigs with suspected bloat, one tablet, crushed and mixed with about 1ml of water, given by mouth.

 

[KimberleysWheekers]

Where would you get 1ml, 2ml etc syringes? From a chemist?

Thanks!
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[alcesterpigs]

Internet. There are a number of suppliers.
One other useful emergency medication is charcoal powder, although you may have to buy it in tablet form and crush it into powder. It can be a life-saver in poisoning cases.