These items are so common around the home but it will make a lot of sense to have them handy and in a dedicated bag.
The items are:
1) Thermometer.: necessary to ascertain the correct temperature status of your pet.An elevation or a low temperature both indicate an underlying issue that needs to be addressed.
2)Bandages: useful to hold limb in place in cases of injury.
3)Gauze: sterile gauze useful in wound treatment,also useful to make a muzzle when you need to restrain your pets.
4)Cotton wool: useful to clean wounds,ears and eyes.The cotton moistened with warm water is useful to remove sleepy dust from eyes. The cotton can be used to apply ointment on wound sites.
5)Adhesive tapes: to close up a wound after cleaning and treatment. 6)Antiseptic cream;to prevent infection in wound site.
7)Tweezers:to pick ticks from dog's coat,crush and destroy.Its also useful to pick sterile swabs and apply on wound.
8)Scissors:useful to cut gauze,bandage or pieces of material to make a tourniquet, or cut material to make a splint.
9)Sterile dressing:useful in wound dressing,
10)Iodine: for wound treatment.
11)hydrogen peroxide: to induce vomiting in cases of poisoning.The peroxide is also used to clean wound surfaces.
12) Towel: used to cover pets to conserve heat in patients with shock.Towels are handy to carry pets in cases of accidents.
13)Alum block,corn starch and baking soda; this acts as hemostats to stop bleeding .
