First Aid Kit - What Should I Have?

[Pandy]

As a new piggy mummy and having seen some of the recent sad posts on piggies going over the rainbow bridge, I thought I should really get together a First Aid kit for the piggies as, if anything like my daughter, things ever do happen (big fingers crossed they don't) it'll be on a weekend or Bank Holiday. So I was wondering (a) what should I have in the kit? and (b) where can I get it from?. Many thanks

 

[Wiebke]

Have a look in our Caring for an Ill Piggy section and you will find several threads that may be of interest to you; most tell you where you can get stuff; there are also illustrated threads that tell you how to medicate and hand feed properly.
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/forums/caring-for-an-ill-guinea-pig.53/

 

[Pandy]

Thanks Wiebke

 

[Freela]

Some things that I try to have on hand is a styptic pencil (for accidental nail injuries), Critical Care for emergency feeding and a syringe to go with it, and then just miscellaneous products I have acquired over the years (I have an antibiotic wash and a topical antibiotic left over from abscess treatment that I got from my vet, an antifungal cream from past treatment, plus I have written out some important dates of major illnesses and dosing info for meds, which is more for when I have to leave them with my mom and dad if I'm going away and they aren't as familiar with the histories.) Hope this helps a bit!

 

[Freela]

Oh, and the vet's business card, because you can never find the phone number in a panic when you need it!

 

[Pandy]

Some things that I try to have on hand is a styptic pencil (for accidental nail injuries), Critical Care for emergency feeding and a syringe to go with it, and then just miscellaneous products I have acquired over the years (I have an antibiotic wash and a topical antibiotic left over from abscess treatment that I got from my vet, an antifungal cream from past treatment, plus I have written out some important dates of major illnesses and dosing info for meds, which is more for when I have to leave them with my mom and dad if I'm going away and they aren't as familiar with the histories.) Hope this helps a bit!

Thanks freela. There are some useful tips there. Plus the vet card.