Horse First Aid Kit

• (Elastacon, vet wrap, cotton sheets, track bandages, wound dressings, roll guaze, can use diapers or sanitary napkins if nothing else is available)

• (I use a baby diaper and just put the salt in it, add water and duck tape it on the foot)
• Alu-Spray

• Bandage Material

• Betadine scrub

• Bio water/Bio Equigel

• Bute or Banamine Paste

• Coggins

• Electrolytes

• Epsom salt poultice

• Eye wash/Saline solution

• Headlight flashlight and extra batteries

• Hoof pick & hoof knife

• Hydrogen Peroxide

• Latex gloves

• Neosporin

• Scissors or knife

• Stethoscope

• Swat

• Thermometer (digital preferred)

• Tweezers

Normal Horse Behavior

• They should be bright and alert.
  
• Temperature should be between 99 – 100.9F Foals can be up to 101.9F (if it is higher call Vet.)
  
• Heart Rate should be 36 -48 beats/minute or 60/80 beats/minute in foals
  
• Respiratory rate should be 8 – 12 breaths/minute (slightly higher in foals)
  
• Gums should be pink, if they are white or purplish call Vet
  
• Capillary refill time is 2 seconds
  
• Skin turgor 2 – 3 seconds
  
• Digital pulses should be present
  
• You should be able to hear intestinal sounds from both sides of the abdomen.
  
• Urine color should be yellow, cloudy. It should NOT be dark brown.
• Appetite should be enthusiastic and they should eat normal ration of grain
  

If your horse is not normal please call your veterinarian immediately. Acting QUICKLY could save your horse’s life.

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