First aid kits

[adam f]

As this will be my first winter working my own dog on the field I've been starting to get prepared.

 

My shooting varies from 2 mins to 2 hours from home so what should I carry both in the car and on my jacket as first aid for the dog?

[trowel 7]

go to pound land mate get all the gear you want from there

[apache]

Very sensible thing to think of! Few people do.

 

There is very little you need specifically for the dog, but a pair of curved blunt ended scissors and a non-streachy bandage are useful additions. Get yourself a decent little kit and make sure there is one large dressing in there. You can use it on either of you.

[Dirty Harry]

Apache Is cotton wool ok to use under the non stretchy self adhesive bandage for small cuts and grazes?

 

Harry

[Albert 888]

Tweasers,old style razorbalde to remove hair around wound,cotton budds,antiseptic wipes and a muzzle,human stuff works well bandages and dressing.cuts and grazes try to use none lint as wont get into the wound.And have a talk to a vet or vet nurse they will be more than happt to help you out.

[apache]

Apache Is cotton wool ok to use under the non stretchy self adhesive bandage for small cuts and grazes?

 

Harry

 

It is, but try not to apply directly to the wound as it gets stuck. Fine as a secondary padding layer. We use a kind of synthetic padding on a roll that is easier to apply but not something I'd carry in the field.

 

Tweasers,old style razorbalde to remove hair around wound,cotton budds,antiseptic wipes and a muzzle,human stuff works well bandages and dressing.cuts and grazes try to use none lint as wont get into the wound.And have a talk to a vet or vet nurse they will be more than happt to help you out.

 

I personally wouldn't recomend trying to shave hair using a razorblade on a moving dog that was in pain having recently sustained an injury - the curved scissors much safer.

 

Never used a cotton bud to treat a wound - ever. Antiseptic wipes are a false sense of security. They cannot clean a significant wound and a minor scrape they are not needed. Lots of clean potable water best if a significant wound.

 

Please don't confuse first aid with the later treatment. In the field your goal should be to prevent further harm and stop all the blood running out. You cannot clean and treat injuries to a decent standard in the field. Period.

[Albert 888]

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Edited August 15, 2012 by Albert 888

[955i]

I generally carry one of the small St John first aid kits in the field with the dog and keep a large one in the car.

 

http://www.stjohnsupplies.co.uk/products/section.asp?cat=fk

[kent]

Dont put your dog in advese risk situations if it can be avoided and take it off the field if it gets injured. Avoid doing first aid in the first place were possible. I have seen so many owners continue to work an injured dog. Cut pads and barbed wire injuries are the most common things my own dogs have got over the years, i have a first aid kit in the car generally but it seems to be used more on myself. Clean drinking water should always be available at the car and knoledge is more important thab the bits you carry if you improvise and remember like Apache says its first aid not a field cure

[new to the flock]

Have a read here>

 

http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/55717-first-aid-kit-outline-for-your-dog/

[bi9johnny]

i always carry a gelert travel aid kit in my car my bag and on my motorcycle for use on me and the dog

[Cockermax]

Always carry a first aid kit with me in the field. Good little set, only set me back a few pound in Asda.

Threw in a few extra bits like a military first aid field dressing & some smaller extra dressings. Also some piriton for stings as my terrier disturbed a wasp nest once while on a walk.

 

Really for the dogs but got used earlier in the year on the shoot when someone ripped their finger open on barbed wire.

Never seen so many pieces of old tissue produced from grubby pockets to stem the blood. Put a quick dressing on and off he went to hospital for 5 stiches.

 

Few of the other lads thought it a good idea to carry one since then. But as said you can have all the bandages in the world but if you don't know what to do with them, so some knowledge is also helpful.

[DrBlox]

Always carry a first aid kit with me in the field. Good little set, only set me back a few pound in Asda.

Threw in a few extra bits like a military first aid field dressing & some smaller extra dressings. Also some piriton for stings as my terrier disturbed a wasp nest once while on a walk.

 

The piriton seems to be the advice from the 'experts':

 

http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/First_Aid_Kit