l was so frustrated and mad last night.Was talking [through someone else] online to someone last night that had a horse tieing up and thick white discharge out of the nostrils.Horse could not move well and was staggering.

Could not even take the horse is temperature.Said they did not own a thermometer!!!!No one to borrow one from either!Aaaauuuuggghhhh!!!!Why??Why??Why???????

**And WOULDN'T call a vet.I am mad and angry about this but the question is.........

What do you think...is absolutely necessary in your first aid kit for horses??
Kevin???WHERE is your thermometer?Do you just press your wrist against the horse is ''bum'' and use your super sensitive ''degree detecting'' skin cells to tell you if your horse has a temperature??ROFLOL!!!

My first aid kit has way too many things to mention. It is about the size of a suit case and rolls on wheels b/c l can not pick it up if that tells you anything. l probably have too much stuff, and also have items l am not 100% sure l know how to use, but if l have them and someone is there who does know how then my horse does not have to suffer.

Well l keep my first aid kit in my house. But l have alcohol,bandages,wraps,a cloth,paper towels,(i need the sink for hot water),salve,just those little things, But on my phone for emergence is l have my farrier,my feed dealer and store,and my vet!

Anything and everything. Really, I'd name everything l have in first aid kit, but l can not. l have too much.

Really, you at least need the BASICS:

Thermometer

Bandages

Scissors

things of that nature, things that will help if your horse is ill, also l always kepe myvet number on hand.

l under stand how you fill when people do not care
l keep a load of kerlix , gauze, vetrap and ductape just to start
l also have just to name a few
Ichthammol
Hydrogen Peroxide
povidone Iodine
isopropyl alaclhol
Nitrofurazone
phenylbutazone
gallsalve
stethoscope
twitch
thermometer
razor
pick
knife
baling twine
and my book How to be your own veterinarian (sometimes)
by Ruth B James, DVM

l have a ton of stuff in my first aide kit also.too much to mention or even remember off the top of my head. Thermometer, stethescope, vet wrap, duct tape, hand towles, paper towels, a tube of bute, bandages, iodone, alcohol, scissors, sutures(only b/c l know how to suture), and the list goes on.

Stethescope
Watch with second hand
Banamine
Needles
Syringes
5 Vet wrap
An ice boot
gauze pads
Betadine
Wonder dust
Swat
Thermometer
Scissors
Gauze rolls
Swat
Cut heal
hydrogen peroxide
cotton balls
meat tenderizer (proud flesh)
sugar(to make betadine and sugar paste)
Epsom salt
Bottle of water
and a lot of alchol pads

These might not all be absolutely necessary, but these r things that l prefer to have on hand:

thermometer
vet wrap
cotton balls
iodine and/or bedadine solution
peroxide
blood stop powder
eye wash solution
scissors
knife
aloe cream
pvp
swat ointment
ice tight
thermaflex
ringworm ointment
tape- duct tape & electrical tape
rubber gloves

~When at the racetrack, these r additional items that r useful:

bute
furazone
pillow wraps/standing bandages
hoof spray- mix of formaldehyde & iodine
blue kote
ulcer medicine
epsom salt


~ l think the absolute essentials should include some type of solution to clean/disinfect a wound, something to wrap/bandage with, thermometer, some type of salve, a sharp knife/scissor to cut with, & something to help keep swelling/inflammation down such as icepack, mud, poultice, etc. Bute would also be quite handy to have around in some cases.

Necessities for my first aid kit.
1. gauze
2. bedidine/iodine
3. bute paste
4. penicillin & syringes w/ needles
5. vet wrap lots & lots of vet wrap
7. scarlet oil(wonderful stuff)
8. scissors
9. razor blades
10. needle & thread
11. latex gloves (found u can get pretty heavy duty ones from the auto parts store.
13. did l mention lots & lots of vet wrap?

That is all l can think of right off the top of my head there is a bunch of other stuff in there but those r what we end up using the most.

Edit- Stupid Jahoo spell check deleted my #6
6.thermometer

l have tons of gauze, wadding & swabs
vetwrap & duct tape
Hibiscrub
Iodine
Hydrogen peroxide
scissors
razors
thermometer
latex gloves
epsom salts
zinc & castor oil creams (sudocrem)
udder cream
granugel
antiseptic wound powder
a tourniquet
Seal to heal spray


l always wear a watch & always have credits on my phone.


Edit> only way to get penicillin, bute etc in the UK is from a vet so l have no stockpiles of those. - l do have a herbal alternative Devil is Claw liquid that we've never used but it is there ''just in case''.

Thermometer
Vaseline
Vet Wrap (several rolls)
Duct Tape
Stethoscope (only if u know how to use it, otherwise do not worry about it)
Gauze
Sponge
Permanent Marker
Pencil (always works on paper, no matter how wet or cold)
Paper
Hibitane
Polysporin
Pennycutter Scissors (aka Trauma Shears or Paramedic Shears)
Twine
Bandaids (for people)
Bute
Sugar
Epsom Salts
Tweezers
Dark Towel (for blindfolding & anything else)

And, under the the box, a soaker tub.

As being part of this conversation last night l totally agree that It was frustrating...did u ever find out the outcome???? As l have not talked with the 3rd party yet today...Well a few Items that should be on hand is Banimine, needles, syringes, a digital thermometers, bute, Ace, Antibiotics, ect there r so many things to list, l am fortunate that my sister is a vet & always carries around like 2 huge boxes of Veterinary stuff. l will agree it was very frustrating. l also get very upset at the Please who post ''help me emergency'' questions on YA & the amount of people who will NOT provide proper Vet care for their horses!!!

:/ l love you too...and everything is in there even the kitchen sink

My immediate first aid kit includes (and l believe all of these r absolutely necessary imo): stethoscope, thermometer, aspirator, long surgical Q-tips, gauze, cotton balls, clean sponges, various bandages, liquid bandage adhesive, super glue, vet wrap, saline solution, bedadine, iodine, hydrogen peroxide, prescription banamine paste, scissors, surgical tape, duct/electrical tape, prescription poly bac eye ointment, nufurazone, dmso liquid, Bio-Sponge by Platinum for absorbing ingested toxins, rubbing alcohol, heating pad, liniment, poultice, box of professional grade purple surgical gloves (chemical resistant), 100% t-tree oil, extra long surgical tweezers, & clippers.

My #1 first thing for a serious first aid situation is the programmed speed dial button on my cell for my vet. l would have gone absolutely NUTS in ur situation, too!!!! Aye-yuh-yeye-yuh {{{Slap Forehead}}}

How did l miss this?????

Not like anyone is gonna see my answer now but l will put it up here anyhows.

Thermometer..of course!
BANAMINE
Iodine
bleach
alcohol
quilt wraps
polo wraps
vaseline
neosporin
furazone
duct tape
eye wash
scissors
terramycin for eyes
Epsom salts
Absorbine Junior
4x4s
Electrolytes
Probios
ice packs
frozen ice wraps in the freezer
Blue Kote
SWAT
Corona Ointment


OH.. l did see Kevin with his wrist against Girlfriends bum. He was looking at his watch though when he did it. *yikes!*