Since you never know when an accident will happen, keeping a pet emergency kit at your home is a good idea. You can put a first aid kit together yourself and buy the items separately, or buy one ready-made. If you make one yourself, use a small plastic tub with a tight fitting lid to store the following items:

Important Phone Numbers • Veterinary clinic phone number and directions to the clinic • Emergency clinic phone number and directions • Poison control center phone numbers Equipment and Supplies • Muzzle • Magnifying glass • Scissors • Tweezers • Nail clippers and metal nail file • Styptic powder or sticks, Kwik Stop, or cornstarch • Penlight • Eye dropper or oral syringe • Feeding tubes of various sizes if you are trained in how to use them • Cotton swabs • Cotton balls • Clean towels - cloth and paper • Rectal thermometer • Lubricant such as mineral oil or KY Jelly (without spermicide) • Disposable gloves • Syringes of various sizes • Needle-nose pliers or hemostats • Grease-cutting dish soap • Bitter Apple or other product to discourage licking • Pet carrier • Towel or blanket to keep your ferret warm during transport (some pharmacies and camping outlets carry a thermal blanket) • Cold packs and heat packs (wrap in towel before using) • Stethoscope

Bandaging Materials • Square gauze of various sizes - some sterile • Non-stick pads • First aid tape - both paper (easily comes off of skin) and adhesive types • Bandage rolls - gauze and Vetwrap • Band-Aids (for humans) Nutritional Support • Rehydrating solution such as Gatorade or Pedialyte • Nutritional supplement such as Nutri-Cal, Vitacal, or Nutristat • High sugar source: Karo syrup Medicines* • Wound disinfectant such as Betadine or Nolvasan • Triple antibiotic ointment for skin • Antibiotic ophthalmic ointment for eyes, e.g., Terramycin • Eye wash solution • Sterile saline • Antidiarrheal medicine such as Pet Pectate • Ferret or cat laxative in paste form (e.g.; Doctor's Foster & Smith Hairball Remedy, Laxatone) • Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) for allergic reactions • Cortisone spray or cream, such as Itch Stop • Ear cleaning solution • Hydrogen peroxide (used to make a pet vomit) • Activated charcoal to absorb ingested poisons (consult your veterinarian before using) *Watch the expiration dates on any medication, and replace as needed.