yorkiepassion - Yorkie Puppy and Yorkshire Terrier Adult First Aid
recommended first aid kit and emergency numbers

1. Thermometer - digital is best; normal temp is 100 - 102

2. Scissors - blunt and sharp

3. Tweezers - removing stingers or slivers

4. Penlight

5. Magnifying glass (hand-held)

6. Tongue depressors - act as temporary leg splints or to clear an animal's airway

7. Forceps - to remove foreign objects from the throat

8. Silver nitrate sticks - to stop bleeding

9. Quick stop - stops bleeding nail

10. Assorted bandages and dressings - larger dressings can be used as a pressure bandage to stop bleeding or as a temporary muzzle

11. Adhesive tape - first aid white tape

12. Cotton wool or Cotton balls

13. Q-tips or swabs

14. Turkey baster or bulb syringe - for flushing wounds, force feeding

15. Elastic wrap or Ace bandage

16. Syringes - 1 cc, 3 cc and 6 cc for administering hydrating liquids and medicating adults

17. Eye dropper - for medicating puppies, when hydrating use the 1 or 3 cc syringes

18. Bottled sterile water

19. Alcohol swabs

20. Triple antibiotic ointment - Neosporin for cuts or scrapes

21. Topical cream - Cortizone 10 for insect bites

22. Eye flush solution - (Sterile Saline - Artificial tears) rinse foreign material from the eyes.

23. Baking soda - for packing a bee sting or soothing a burn

24. Epsom salts - for cuts or scrapes prevents staff infections

25. Liquid grease cutting soap - Dawn; for rinsing off any chemicals or pesticides from the skin

26. Cold pack - for swelling - frozen baby peas will work in a pinch

27. Heat pad - for warming a cold puppy or a puppy in progressive stages of Hypoglycemia

Remember although there are many human medicines that are pet friendly
always consult your vet before self-medicating your yorkie puppy or Yorkshire Terrier adult

• Hydrogen peroxide 3%
  used as an antiseptic
  or to induce vomiting - 1 1/2 cc per 5 lbs
  repeat only once if vomiting doesn't occur in 15-20 mins.
   

• Charcoal, Blackened Toast, Crackers or Canned Dog Food
  for binding stomach poisons
   

• Mineral oil, Milk of Magnesia -1/4 cc per pound or Pure Canned Pumpkin - 1 tsp  
  for constipation in a yorkie puppy and adult Yorkshire Terrier
   

• Baby Benadryl - 1/2 cc per pound
  bee sting - administer immediately
  stingers can usually be found in the paw, face or muzzle
  bee stings are deadly for some dogs, severe swelling can occur causing difficulty breathing cutting off the dogs airways
  allergies- excessive sneezing
  eliminates stress from puppy shots
   

• Rescue Remedy - available at health food stores
  gentle pet sedative
   

• Baby liquid aspirin or tablet - buffered 1/4 cc per pound
  for fever or pain - anti-inflammatory
   

• Pepto Bismol - 1/4 cc per pound
  for upset belly, relieves vomiting, stomach gas, diarrhea

• Emotrol - 1/4 cc per pound
  relieves vomiting
   

• Kaopectate - 1/2 cc per pound
  for persistent diarrhea
   

• Mylicon - 1/4 cc per pound
  for gas
   

• Elixer, Robatussin CF - 1/2 cc per 5 lbs
  for colds
   

• Bonine - 1/2 tablet per 5 lbs
  for motion sickness - car rides
   

• Nutracal or Nutri-drops - White Karo Syrup will work in a pinch
  for Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar
  further information please visit yorkie puppy Hypoglycemia
   

• Benebac in small tubes or acidophilus powder form 
  for excessive diarrhea - Benebac contains acidophilus; good bacteria
   

• Pedialyte unflavored - Gatorade will work in a pinch - 50/50 into fresh drinking for 48 hours
  for replacing electrolytes caused by excessive diarrhea or vomiting; prevents dehydration
  also helps in binding loose stools
   

• Rebound - beef or chicken flavor
  for replacing electrolytes caused by excessive diarrhea or vomiting; prevents dehydration
  
  WARNING: Never use products that contain Tylenol, Ibuprofen or Motrin they're poisonous to dogs
  
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POISON HOTLINES - helpful toxic information for the life of your yorkie

• POISON HOTLINE FOR PETS!
  Kansas State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital is offering a FREE poison control hotline for pet owners and veterinarians (Monday-Friday 8-5pm).
  1+785-532-5679 is the number and the service has been available since 1969. Dr Oehme, a vet and professor in toxicology and pathology oversees the hotline. Dr Oehme offers these suggestions:
  
  Be patient. The person answering the phone may have to take a few minutes to consult the vet on duty.
  
  Call as soon as possible. Immediate attention might save your animal. But waiting to see if there is a reaction could cost your animal their life.
  
  Have any product labels available for answers. The vet might need to know milligrams and generic names.
  
  Know that the toxicologists are also taking calls from vets about other animals and other problems, including those problems with large animals.
   
• National Animal Poison Control Center
  http://www.napcc.aspca.org/
  
  a not for profit service of the University of Illinois
  NAPCC has three telephone numbers for easy access. Help is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
  
  900) 680-0000 costs $20 for the first five minutes and $2.95 for each additional minute billed to your telephone. (800) 548-2423 and (888) ANI-HELP [(888) 426-4435]. These are credit- card-only numbers for $30 per case. (Only Master Card, Visa, American Express, and Discover cards are accepted).
   
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Poison Guide
  (categorizes by DANGEROUS, HIGHLY DANGEROUS and EMERGENCY):
  http://www.avma.org/firstaid/procedures.asp
   
• Searchable Toxicology Database
  http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/ghindex.html
   
• ASPCA - Animal Poison Control FAQ
  http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_faq
   
• This Texas A & M webpage contains a reference chart of poisonous plants and plant parts and related symptoms if ingested
  http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...on/poison.html
   
• Antifreeze Poisoning
  http://www.2ndchance.info/antifreeze.htm
   
• Chart of toxicity by chocolate type and dog weight
  http://pets.robbiehaf.com/chocolate.htm
   
• Poisonous Plants
  http://pets.robbiehaf.com/plants.htm
   

• Raisin/Grape toxicity
  http://ezinearticles.com/?Special-Report---Raisin-Toxicity-in-Dogs&id=971181