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What to put in your dog first aid kit

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Published: 31 August 2021

Every dog owner should keep a pet first aid kit at the ready for emergencies. There are many available to buy ready made up but you might find you have most of the items needed at home already.

Here's our list of recommended essentials of what you should include in your dog (or pet) first aid kit:

first aid kit bag, box or container
bandages with dressing pads
non-adherent dressings
surgical sticky tape (5cm x 5cm)
gauze
gloves
blunt ended scissors
a towel
space blanket
plastic pouches
saline pods
wide collar
tweezers
emergency contact numbers such as local vet
first aid information such as the manual you receive when you attend our First Aid for Dogs course. We've courses coming up in Brighton, as well as by Zoom. Alternatively check out our online distance learning option.

We cover first aid kits and a whole host of other topics on our comprehensive First Aid for Dogs course. Book now!

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I thoroughly enjoyed this course, it was very informative and I learnt a lot. I'm a dog walker so found it beneficial but I would recommend taking this course even if you're a dog owner, you never know, you could save your dogs life one day.

I really enjoyed this course, the instructor was very friendly and I found it very informative. I'm a dog walker and feel that after being on this course I would feel more than confident if anything happened to one of the dogs. Well presented and good value for money, I would definitely recommend this course for all dog lovers.

First of all this course is a must for any pet owner, just to take a few hours of your time can save your pets life. Very clear and easy to understand, hands on and not just watching. I am so glad i done this course, thank you!

For anyone who looks after a dog as a pet or in a professional capacity I highly recommend First Aid for Dogs! I feel much more comfortable knowing that I could do something to help them in different situations rather than not knowing what to do and feeling useless! Brilliant course!

Very pleased to have completed the canine first aid course with Julie and colleagues. It was a very informative morning, clearly delivered with lots of opportunity to practice and ask questions .
Highly recommended!

This course is useful for anyone involved with dogs as a business or as an owner. I learned so much from the course and also some useful tips from other people on the course.

As a pet owner I found this course to be very informative and would highly recommend it to all dog owners. The instruction made it easy to understand.

It was really well explained, enjoyable and hands on. I really felt that I learnt everything in the event of an emergency. I would recommend all dog owners and people who work with dogs to do this course.