A list of emergency numbers, including your vet, an after-hours emergency animal hospital
An expired credit card -- perfect for scraping stingers from the skin
Antihistamine
Bandages
Compact thermal blanket or “space blanket”
Cotton-tipped applicator swabs
First-aid book for pets
Gauze
Glycerine-based antibacterial cleanser
Instant cold pack
Latex gloves
Leash
Medical tape
Muzzle (a device that covers an animal's snout)
Nonadhesive sterile pads
Pen light
Plunge syringe for administering liquid medication or flushing out eyes or wounds
Scissors
Syptic powder or cornstarch to help staunch bleeding
3 percent hydrogen peroxide for cleaning wounds
Towel
Tweezers
Vet wraps that cling to legs and paws but not fur
