I'd love to see the finished product too! :) Wendy
--- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi MJ, > It's a good question. I don't have a "health kit" > per se, my stuff is > all over the house and has been accumulated through > the years. Hmm... > Well a thermometer is important, I use one the > infant digital kind, > (don't forget the vasiline). I tried the one's you > stick in the ear, > but I could never get an adequate reading. A scale > is a good thing to > have. I have a transdermal appetite stimulant and > antibiotics, Clavomox > is the one that most vets will throw at an animal > when they don't know > what's going on. Terramycin antibiotic eye ointment > is something you > can get over the counter and should always have on > hand. Little Noses, > Petromalt, Pepcid, Baby aspirin... baby food, tuna, > salmon oil, Rescue > Remedy, Feliway, powdered goats milk, KMR, gosh, I'm > trying to think of > stuff I would be uncomfortable running out of... > feeding syringes, pet > tinic... Things like regular syringes and bags of > fluid, you'll get > from the vet when/if you need them. I guess that's > true for the abx > too, and if you're new to kittydom, you probably > shouldn't be > prescribing on your own! A heating pad, is another > good thing to have > on hand. It would be interesting to get a list of > "must haves", let us > see the finished product when you're done. > Nina > > Marissa Johnson wrote: > > > Hi all! So as I just mentioned, I have a ton of > questions!! I think > > it'll make the most sense for me to send them one > at a time so the > > subjects match the content...though that will mean > several different > > posts. So bear with me! And keep in mind that > I'm new to all things > > kitty! So some of these might seem kind of basic. > Thanks for your > > patience! > > > > _First question: Making a "Health Kit"_ > > I'm thinking I should put together some kind of > first aid/sick kitty > > kit so that if/when Slinky gets sick or has an > accident or anything > > I'll be prepared (esp. since I don't have a car, > so getting things in > > the spur of the moment can be a challenge). But > what all should go in > > it? I found some pet first aid kits you can buy > online, but they seem > > to be more focused on injuries. While I think I > want some of those > > things (bandages, vet wrap, etc.), I also wanted > to include things > > like oral syringes, a few basic supplements or > appetite stimulators > > (jar of baby food, can of tuna, etc.), a pill > dispenser, cotton balls, > > blanket, etc. Any other suggestions on what > specifically I should > > have on hand in case of illness or injury? > > > > Thanks! Look for more questions in the near > future!!! And thanks for > > being so supportive and knowledgeable! > > > > MJ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Get on board. You're invited > > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/handraisers> > > > to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
