Emergencies you may encounter:
- Colic
- Lacerations
- Acute lameness
- Eye injuries
- Allergic reactions
- Choking
- Heat Exhaustion > Heat Stroke
Emergency Kit for Trailer and Saddlebag:
- Stethoscope
- Duct tape
- Diapers
- Gauze pads
- Brown roll cotton
- Cotton wraps
- Scissors
- White tape
- Thermometer
- Shoe pullers
- Saline solution
- Pliers
- Latex gloves
- Antiseptic solution: Chlorhexidine or betadine (Chlorhexidine preferred)
- Vet wrap
- Elastikon- 4″
- Flashlight (spare batteries)
- Easy Boot
- Hoof pick
- PVC Splint (4″ width/at least 1/4 inch thick)
- Garden hose (6–8 ” in length/35 ml or 60 ml syringe cases)
Medications:
- Phenylbutazone (12 gm paste/1 gm tabs/100 mg powder) anti-inflammatory
- Flunixine Meglumine (Banamine paste 32 gm) anti-inflammatory
- Eye Ointment (no hydrocortisone)
- Silvadene Cream (silver sulfadiazine 25 gm) antibacterial; can be used in eye
- Cephalosporin Syringe – antibiotic, broad spectrum
- Saline Solution –LRS/Norm-R (alternative = 2 tsp. salt mixed with 1 liter boiled water)
Know what is “NORMAL”
- Temperature = 99.5 — 101.5 degrees F (33.3–38.3 degrees Celsius)
- Heart Rate: = 28–40 beats per minute
- Respirations = 12–20 breaths per minute
- Capillary Refill Time = less than 2 seconds (time for blood to return to tissue)
- Mucous membranes = pink, moist