Emergency Travel Kit

xxrider21xx · 08-17-2008, 06:31 PM

If you had to make up an emergency travel kit completely on your own what would you pack? Its purpose is to treat the horse before it could be seen by a vet or returned to its home barn for long-term care. Remeber it has to be easy to take with you to lessons, shows, clinics, etc. Why did you pick the things you did?

Blistering Winds · 08-18-2008, 06:37 AM

First aid kit for horses should be similar to a human first aid kit.

Gauze pads
Gauze wrap
CoFlex/VetWrap (in multiple sizes)
Neosporin
Wound dust (excellent for quick cauterization)
Furazone spray
Furazone cream/corona
Scissors
Skin Tape
Duct tape
Plastic grocery bag
Eazy Boot if you can get one
Extra Halter and lead rope
Long cotton rope (for tying legs up)
Iodine/betadine
Sugar
Water
Horse Owners Veterinarian Handbook
Emergency Veterinarian Phone Numbers

And I'm forgetting a few things

BettyBootsy · 08-18-2008, 06:32 PM

a shot of banamine, a shot of tranq, triple antibotic ointment, iodine, liq. dial soap, vet wrap, casting pad, scissors, elasticon tape, duct tape, water, bucket and paper towels for starters.

BuddyPalAmiga · 08-18-2008, 07:15 PM

I'm going to add disposable diapers or feminine pads for pressure on a heavy bleed. Put the diaper over the wound, wrap with vet wrap and viola! a pressure bandage for the way to the vet. I have used this before and it worked wonders!! Plus super absorbent

08-17-2008, 06:31 PM	#1
xxrider21xx Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 615	Emergency Travel Kit If you had to make up an emergency travel kit completely on your own what would you pack? Its purpose is to treat the horse before it could be seen by a vet or returned to its home barn for long-term care. Remeber it has to be easy to take with you to lessons, shows, clinics, etc. Why did you pick the things you did? __________________ "When the horse does something wrong, you have to ask yourself, 'What did I do to cause this?'" -Walter Zettl

08-18-2008, 06:37 AM	#2
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	First aid kit for horses should be similar to a human first aid kit. Gauze pads Gauze wrap CoFlex/VetWrap (in multiple sizes) Neosporin Wound dust (excellent for quick cauterization) Furazone spray Furazone cream/corona Scissors Skin Tape Duct tape Plastic grocery bag Eazy Boot if you can get one Extra Halter and lead rope Long cotton rope (for tying legs up) Iodine/betadine Sugar Water Horse Owners Veterinarian Handbook Emergency Veterinarian Phone Numbers And I'm forgetting a few things __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

08-18-2008, 07:15 PM	#4
BuddyPalAmiga Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central Montana Posts: 1,838 Images: 255 Blog Entries: 4	I'm going to add disposable diapers or feminine pads for pressure on a heavy bleed. Put the diaper over the wound, wrap with vet wrap and viola! a pressure bandage for the way to the vet. I have used this before and it worked wonders!! Plus super absorbent __________________ Beth Galatians 6:7 (NIV) Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. My 4 legged girls - Amiga, Sassy, Dolly, Missy, Lola, Velvet myspace.com/merritnbeth Member of the Diseased Thread Club WooHoo I got snowballed!!X3

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08-18-2008, 06:32 PM	#3
BettyBootsy Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,255 Images: 87	a shot of banamine, a shot of tranq, triple antibotic ointment, iodine, liq. dial soap, vet wrap, casting pad, scissors, elasticon tape, duct tape, water, bucket and paper towels for starters.