seibel@s08.es.llnl.gov Cindy Seibel at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Hi everyone! "Thank you" to everyone who posted or mailed suggestions for first aid kit items. I thought others would be interested in what I came up with. This is compiled from information from rec.eq, books and my vet. It is a longer list than I expected, but I figured that "it's better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it." I hope some of you find this to be useful. -Cindy and Copy in Northern California Equine First Aid Kit -------------------- Equiptment ---------- round-end bandage scissors razor (for cleaning up area around the wound) forcepts (to take debris, splinters out of the wound) 2 large, dosing syringes (one to give medication & crushed Bute, one for washing out wound) thermometer (temperature should be < 102 degrees F) stethescope (pulse should be < 50 to 60 bpm) soft scrub brush (to clean out wound) electrical tape duct tape clean towels latex gloves tool box to hold everything small, clean bucket Bandages -------- 2 - rolls Vetrap 2 - 6 inch gauze rolls 1 large roll of sheet cotton sterile non-stick pads sterile gauze sponges Medication ---------- antiseptic ointment (Nolvascan was highly recommended by my vet) antiseptic solution (Nolvascan or Betadine) opthalmic (eye) ointment (for infections or scratches) sterile saline solution isopropyl alcohol Bute **************************************************************** --------- Good job on the list-i have a few more comments- I think your resting pulse rates are a little high. It's good to get a baseline on both pulse and respiration of your horse at rest. I have one mare who has a resting pulse of about 36, the other mare is about 40. If they had a resting pulse of above 50 I would start to worry I also now really believe in Wonder Dust. I had a really bad scrape on the donkey, completely took off all the skin on the front of the hock (how in the world did she do that?) It was in a place that was impossible to bandage, so I just cleaned it up well and put Furasin on. Bad idea, it dripped off and the flies were at it. I got Wonder Dust which claims to prevent proud flesh also. Used it twice a day-it stuck to the wound and the flies stayed away. Area healed up quite well Karen GC.SUL@forsythe.stanford.edu Sullys Maze at Stanford University **********************************************************************