What's in Your Emergency Upland Pack?
The off season was fun, but we are ramping back up for our second upland season with @GSPS_oftheFORCE!
The family is venturing WEST to South Dakota in Early November to take on pheasant country! We rented a tiny home and will be on 600+ acres of private land for a week. We will be about an hour out from civilization which means: unplug, hunt and relax but if we find ourselves in an emergency situation a 24 hour vet is over 70 miles from us. After Rey's run in with barbed wire on opening day last year we knew we had to prepare a dog first aid kit if an emergency arises.
Here is what we decided to pack:
-Saline Wound Wash: Wash out the gaping wound. We were told by our friends at Apple Lake Animal Hospital that using hydrogen peroxide on dogs is a big NO. It will actually eat away the skin that is needed for wound healing and delays the healing process.
-Butterfly Closures: We thought these would be best if you're dealing with a large open wound and need to buy time before you get to the vet.
- Allergy Relief (Benadryl): 1mg per pound of dog will mellow them if they are under stress (i.e. gaping wound)
- Gauze, Patches, Tape: Once we washed out Rey's barbed wire holes we had to wrap her up to prevent anything form dirtying it and from her licking her wounds.
- Laminated note card with closest 24 hour emergency vet information including phone number, address and rough directions incase we have zero cell service.
The family is venturing WEST to South Dakota in Early November to take on pheasant country! We rented a tiny home and will be on 600+ acres of private land for a week. We will be about an hour out from civilization which means: unplug, hunt and relax but if we find ourselves in an emergency situation a 24 hour vet is over 70 miles from us. After Rey's run in with barbed wire on opening day last year we knew we had to prepare a dog first aid kit if an emergency arises.
Here is what we decided to pack:
-Saline Wound Wash: Wash out the gaping wound. We were told by our friends at Apple Lake Animal Hospital that using hydrogen peroxide on dogs is a big NO. It will actually eat away the skin that is needed for wound healing and delays the healing process.
-Butterfly Closures: We thought these would be best if you're dealing with a large open wound and need to buy time before you get to the vet.
- Allergy Relief (Benadryl): 1mg per pound of dog will mellow them if they are under stress (i.e. gaping wound)
- Gauze, Patches, Tape: Once we washed out Rey's barbed wire holes we had to wrap her up to prevent anything form dirtying it and from her licking her wounds.
- Laminated note card with closest 24 hour emergency vet information including phone number, address and rough directions incase we have zero cell service.
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