A First Aid Kit for Your Rabbit!
A Box of Help for Your Rabbit Friend 
 


By Edison T. Rabbit - October, 1999

Sometimes we bunnies have our share of small accidents, just like you humans, and need some minor medical attention. Here are some suggestions for a first-aid kit for those minor medical emergencies. For really bad conditions, please get your rabbit to a veterinarian, quickly.

So, what type of box to use? My pet humans had decided that a good sized fishing tackle box did the trick nicely. You could pick one up in the sporting goods section of any department store. It doesn't have to be too expensive, just big enough to hold all of your first aid items.

 Because of the many slots the tackle box had, it was an easy way to organize some of the items. I will admit my pet humans did have to make some modifications to the compartments but it wasn't anything that could not be overcome.

Please remember to check the expiration dates of any of the ointments or treatments you have for your rabbit friend  every so often, replacing the items if needed a  fresh supply. The last thing you want to do is to be stuck with an expired ointment or disinfecting wash in an emergency!

This is what my pet human has set up for me as an emergency first aid kit. You could outfit yours accordingly or make additions as you see fit

Cotton Swabs
Cotton Balls
Sterile gauze pads
A supply of paper towels
A supply of "zip type" sandwich bags (in case you need to deliver a sample of some kind to a veterinarian.
A pair of small precision scissors
A pair of small precision tweezers
A small precision scalpel and supply of sterile blades. (Warning: DO NOT  NOT USE THIS UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY YOUR RABBIT'S VETERINARIAN! You could do more harm than good!)
Animal Toenail Clippers (You can get a pair of these at any good pet shop)
Syringes without the needle to administer medication, force-feed, or to give warm milk to a baby bunny. Also used to to wash and clean wounds
A supply of skeptic powder to stop nails from bleeding if you should happen to cut your rabbit's nails too close.
A plastic medicine dropper
A supply of Betadine (to clean and disinfect wounds)
A tube of Neosporin to dress wounds.
A tube of Petromalt (to help dissolve hairballs)
A stethoscope to listen to you bunny's digestive system and monitor him/her for GI Stasis
The business card of your primary and secondary  veterinarian and emergency 24 pet clinic (if there is one in your neighborhood) taped to the inside cover of the kit or the phone numbers displayed on the lid.  

The above is just what my first aid kit looks like. The one that you equip for your bunny could vary
 


 

 Rabbit
First Aid Kit Tips

A good sized fishing tackle box could be an option for your rabbit friend's first aid kit.

Always keep you rabbit's first aid kit stocked with fresh ointments and treatments. Keep an eye on the expiration dates, and replace any expired items with fresh ones.

If you equip your first aid kit with a scalpel, do not use it  unless directed to by your rabbit's veterinarian! Unless you know what you are doing you could do more harm to your rabbit than good!

Always keep the phone number or business cards of your rabbits primary and secondary veterinarian taped to the inside lid of your rabbit's first aid kit. Also the phone number of any emergency 24 hour clinic.  If you need to call them quickly, the phone numbers will be right there for your use..

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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