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Frosted Rabbits

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what is in yours? Do you Know how to use everything in it?

Mine--
injectable Penicillin
powdered and injectable tetracycline
neosporin (with pain relief)
eye ointment
prescribed eye drops
Sterile saline solution
Injectable Dextrose solution
Scalpels-- two different blade designs
Vet wrap
gauze
telfa pads
popsicle sticks
syringes- feeding type, tuberculin, and larger, 6-12 CC sizes
Blue kote
Spray Iodine
Vinegar
rubbing alcohol
liquid bandage
scissors
tweezers- sharp and blunt
mineral oil
dental floss
Aspirin- 81 mg size
scale
calculator
dosage charts
clove oil
 
Frosted Rabbits":1i4emfs6 said:
what is in yours? Do you Know how to use everything in it?

Mine--
injectable Penicillin
powdered and injectable tetracycline
neosporin (with pain relief)
eye ointment
prescribed eye drops
Sterile saline solution
Injectable Dextrose solution
Scalpels-- two different blade designs
Vet wrap
gauze
telfa pads
popsicle sticks
syringes- feeding type, tuberculin, and larger, 6-12 CC sizes
Blue kote
Spray Iodine
Vinegar
rubbing alcohol
liquid bandage
scissors
tweezers- sharp and blunt
mineral oil
dental floss
Aspirin- 81 mg size
scale
calculator
dosage charts
clove oil
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This is awesome, I was just about to post up a thread asking what people had in their medicine chest, as I am just starting out my medicine chest is scant to say the least
just a couple quick questions


What kind of Penicillin and what dosage/weight ratio are you using?
I'm assuming the dextrose is a concentrate to be diluted with saline, also what dosage/weight?
What is the clove oil being used as?

Thanks
 
Frosted Rabbits said:
what is in yours? Do you Know how to use everything in it?

Mine--
injectable Penicillin I have PenG w/Procaine
powdered and injectable tetracycline I have Tylan instead
neosporin (with pain relief) I have generic ABX ointment, no pain med
eye ointment I have Veterycin spray
prescribed eye drops
Sterile saline solution Need this
Injectable Dextrose solution Don't have this
Scalpels-- two different blade designs Need more of these
Vet wrap Blue Camo for us! LOL
gauze Yes
telfa pads We use large bandages with adhesive all around the edges
popsicle sticks What are these for?
syringes- feeding type, tuberculin, and larger, 6-12 CC sizes Yes, and needles..18g to draw with, 22g to inject with
Blue kote Yes
Spray Iodine Yes
Vinegar Yes
rubbing alcohol Yes, we use 91%
liquid bandage Yes
scissors We have bandage, and small, straight Iris scissors
tweezers- sharp and blunt We have a pair of Adson forceps, teeth at the end
mineral oil Don't have this
dental floss Hmm, need to add this, what is it for?
Aspirin- 81 mg size Yes
scale Yes
calculator Yes
dosage charts Good idea to add this!
clove oilWhat is this used for
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Clove oil is a powerful topical pain reliever.

injectable Penicillin - no, how do you get it?
powdered and injectable tetracycline - no, how do you get it?
neosporin (with pain relief) - yes
eye ointment - no
prescribed eye drops - what do you mean?
Sterile saline solution - no
Injectable Dextrose solution - no, how do you get it?
Scalpels-- two different blade designs - yes
Vet wrap - no
gauze - yes
telfa pads - yes
popsicle sticks - yes
syringes- feeding type, tuberculin, and larger, 6-12 CC sizes - yes
Blue kote - no
Spray Iodine - no, have liquid Betadine
Vinegar - yes
rubbing alcohol - yes
liquid bandage - yes
scissors - yes
tweezers- sharp and blunt - yes
mineral oil - yes
dental floss - yes
Aspirin- 81 mg size - yes
scale - yes
calculator - yes
dosage charts - no
clove oil - no

Now... as for having them together in a kit... well, that's another story. :oops:

I obviously have some work to do.
 
Injectable penicillin and the tetracycline products ar available at feed stires/farm supply stores. Dose the pen as if dosing a cat, the tetracycline products as if dosing poultry.
terramyscin is usually the eye ointment available for animals at pet stores and farm supply stores.

I have prescribed eye drops-- an antibiotic-- tobramycin--now, get this-- rabbit specialist prescribed for "Kady", Connors vet also prescribed for him, and MY opthamologist prescribed for me----

Clove oil is a topical pain killer- an old fashioned remedy for tooth pain, some people have used it to numb up ears before applying a tattoo clamp'

Injectable dextrose-- farm supply store== as well as large bottles of spray iodine. This stuff is inexpensive, and can help rehydrate and nourish a failing animal until you can either a- get it to a vet- or b- figure out what really can be done for the rabbit

people question dental floss-- but really, if needed, say a rabbit does not tri the umbiicus cleanly-- use it to tie the umbilicus off--Most dentl flosses are 'sterile' untill you remove it from packaging and get your dirty little fingers all over it.-- but do not use waxed or flavored varieties..

Popsicle sticks are used to immobilize those small legs should you suspect a bone injury. They can also be used to pry open a reluctant mouth.

Now, there are other things I need to add to what I have-- such as chemical heat and cold packs, I also need to find my 'snuggle safe'

Make a dosage chart out BEFORE your animals get sick!! trying to 'do the math' while one is stressed is not conducive to clear thinking.I page- one drug- break things down into easily managed weight differences-- say 4 ounce increments ( that is why the scale is included to get accurate weights on the sick buns)

Now, I am going to tell you something that really had me thinking about being prepared with such a kit on hand--

When I entered my Basenji in her first field trial, I already knew she had allergy issues to something 'unknown' my vet had suggested, and I complied, keeping a bottle of epi on hand--
well, at the trial, a whippet got stung by a bee or hornet-- and went into anaphylaxis. The dog's owner was a vet!!! The owner had no supplies on hand!!! the trial vet was a good half hour away. My car was just 50 feet away from the start point-- I was able to pull out the epi, a dosage chart, and a syringe for the vet/owner to dose her own dog. The dog lived, And a very embarrassed vet said thankyou--I understand she started packing a well stocked bag to trials after that--
There is no law that prevents a person from vetting their own animals-- In an emergency, farmers have performed c-sections on cattle, sheep and goats. Hunters have stitched up dogs and sometimes each other(a friend uses fly tying silk and very small upholstery needles) Things crop up-- and having a farm first aid kit is a necessity-- everything in the kit can be sued for just about any species..
 
mine's pretty mediocre, but i keep
syringes (different size, for injecting and feeding)
needles (22 gauge is all i use, even with Penicillin)
Penicillin G Procaine (got it from TSC)
saline wound spray
sterile pads
neosporin/bacitracin
gauze
scissors
bandage (a lot like vet wrap, the kinda stuff you wrap around a sprained ankle)
mineral oil
a scale
rubbing alcohol
assorted bandaids (yes, i have actually used them on rabbits)
lots of towels
echinacea capsuls


soon to be added:
a stethoscope
a razor for shaving areas of the rabbit
a rectal thermometer

and for dosage charts, the best place i've found is http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rx/drugcalc.html
 
Thank you very much, just put in an order to KVsupply for the procaine-g, dextrose, and syringes (1cc and 3cc)

they had free shipping and the only places to have those things locally here are going to be about 3 times the price<br /><br />__________ Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:20 pm __________<br /><br />
SterlingSatin":39sz92wj said:
mine's pretty mediocre, but i keep
syringes (different size, for injecting and feeding)
needles (22 gauge is all i use, even with Penicillin)
Penicillin G Procaine (got it from TSC)
saline wound spray
sterile pads
neosporin/bacitracin
gauze
scissors
bandage (a lot like vet wrap, the kinda stuff you wrap around a sprained ankle)
mineral oil
a scale
rubbing alcohol
assorted bandaids (yes, i have actually used them on rabbits)
lots of towels

soon to be added:
a stethoscope
a razor for shaving areas of the rabbit
a rectal thermometer

and for dosage charts, the best place i've found is http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rx/drugcalc.html
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that's a neat website, just to be 100% sure, you divide the bottle units (300,000 for procaine-g) with the mean recommended dose right? (a 4.1kg rabb gets a MRD of 164,000, divided by 300,000 units would be .55cc's)
 
i agree annclaire. i'll be coming back to this one. i'd love to have a few more people's input though, just to get more ideas. i'll be putting together a rabbitry medikit soon

lostcreekrabbits: yes, i believe that is correct.
 
Just to let y'all know, a sticky will be forthcoming. It will be compiled from this thread, just to kind-of bring the information together. I am sure that any additional information and elaboration added to this thread will be helpful. :)
 
With the dogs, I have quite a few items here. I like the Tylan, and I have a huge bottle of Ivermec, have not used it on the buns yet.

I also have a surgical stapler, bought it when Phoenix sliced open her face. Don't know how I would ever use it with the buns, but it's handy anyway.
 
lostcreekrabbits":2on5zlrw said:
that's a neat website, just to be 100% sure, you divide the bottle units (300,000 for procaine-g) with the mean recommended dose right? (a 4.1kg rabb gets a MRD of 164,000, divided by 300,000 units would be .55cc's)
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To make things a bit simpler-- ON the Bottle, put a label, that tells you how many units of medication are in one CC. This way, you have half of your math done when you need to give an injection. Do this with EVERY bottle of medication-- because not all brands are equal!!
 
skysthelimit":34m582lt said:
I also have a surgical stapler, bought it when Phoenix sliced open her face. Don't know how I would ever use it with the buns, but it's handy anyway.
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Don't know if you would have a use for it with the buns, but super glue works to close wounds. :)
 
Miss M":s01s4u2u said:
skysthelimit":s01s4u2u said:
I also have a surgical stapler, bought it when Phoenix sliced open her face. Don't know how I would ever use it with the buns, but it's handy anyway.
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Don't know if you would have a use for it with the buns, but super glue works to close wounds. :)
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I have plenty of that too :)
 
the surgeons all use staples when they close up the surgical sites on rabbits--say it s more secure than stitches-- (yeah right-- they just wanna charge for the staple removal!) for the mosr part, unless the wound goes INTO the muscle tissue, Nature ahs a way to keep things going along without closing the skin. If that real thin layer of tissue is still covering the muscle, not broken, Nature intended for the skin to close up itself- as that thin tissue is a 'backup' to the skin. Rabbits have lost tails to cats-- only to grow a 'new one" ( the tail gets skinned, and the skin and fur grow back!!!)
 

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