| Many vet clinics are open late and on weekends, but accidents can happen after hours. It's a good idea to have a few things on hand at all times in the event of an emergency. It could make a difference to the health and even survival of your injured
Pet Keep these items in a box in a handy place:
--1. Phone numbers of your vet and after-hours emergency clinic with driving directions if needed.
--2. Hydrogen peroxide - a good wound disinfectant and an emetic (to induce vomiting). The vet may instruct you over the phone as to how to get your cat to vomit any poisons.
--3. Oral syringe for giving the hydrogen peroxide or other medications.
--4. Gauze roll and gauze sponges for wound cleaning and bandages.
--5. Bandage tape and adhesive tape for securing gauze.
--6. Scissors for cutting bandages and tape.
--7. Benadryl - an antihistamine for allergic reactions. (Call your vet in advance to
get the correct dosage.)
--8. Styptic powder - to stop bleeding. Use this if you accidentally trim your cats nails too
short.
--9. Triple antibiotic ointment (Neosporin) - to help prevent infections in wounds.
--10. Tweezers - to remove splinters.
--11. Eye wash - a saline solution to flush contaminants from the eyes. You can use your contact lens solution.
--12. Thermometer - Non-breakable plastic digital types are the safest.
--13. Water based jelly - K-Y, not petroleum based Vaseline, to lubricate the rectal thermometer.
--14. Thick towels - to cover the animal for warmth if in shock (after being struck by a car.)
--15. Cat carrier - to transport the injured pet more safely and comfortably to the clinic.
This may seem like a lot of preparation, but if something happens to your pet, you'll be glad you had this kit ready to administer emergency care to your injured pet. You could lessen the pain and severity of an injury and maybe even save a precious life! That would be a very good thing!
Chronic yeasty ears? Basic Blue Power ear treatment You MUST make sure the ear canal is intact before using so a trip to the vet is most assuredly in order. Blue Power: 16 oz. Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) maybe 99 cents for two bottles at Walmart 4 Tablespoons Boric Acid Powder (less than $2) 16 Drops Gentian Violet Solution 1% (ask your pharmacist for it. I got a dusty bottle 3 years ago and it's still here! If you have to go 2% - use half) Mix it all together in the rubbing alcohol bottle and apply twice daily for two weeks. You will want to put some of the solution in a clean squirt bottle and shake well before use as the Boric Acid Powder settles to the bottom. It is most important to make sure the eardrum is intact or you can cause some serious harm. To treat a dog's ears: have the pooch sit on your feet (or near abouts there) with their back to you. Hold the head up and back against your legs. A dog will follow it's head like a horse so you have the critter trapped pretty much! Apply a small squirt of the solution to the problem ear with a tissue at the bottom of the ear. Massage in for about a count of twenty or maybe a super-bowl commercial. Use the tissue to swab the excess and let 'em go! There will be head shaking to get the excess outta there so swab productively. This stuff stains so do it outside until you get the hang of things.!
Emergency Deskunking Recipe A hydrogen peroxide/baking soda recipe: 1 Quart of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide
1/4 cup of Baking Soda
1 teaspoon of Liquid Soap
Wash while mixture is bubbling... rinse off with tap water. The quantities described here were used for a cat. Scale up as necessary. Use FRESH Hydrogen Peroxide... H2O2 will eventually turn into water. Do not make the mixture and attempt to store it as the mixing creates lots of oxygen which can cause an explosion in a sealed container. Skunk essence is made of sulfur molecules. The materials in the recipe, when mixed together, form an alkaline peroxide, which chemically changes the skunk essence into sulfonic acid; a completely odorless chemical. The soap breaks down the oily skunk essence, making it more susceptible to the other chemicals 
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