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Rabbit First Aid Kits

Putting Together a Good First Aid Kit

(c) Gryph- if you repost this article, please post with a link back to my website.
Some of the essential rabbit items I like to have on hand in case of an emergency are:
  • Blu-Kote: germicidal, fungicidal wound dressing and healing aid effective against both bacterial and fungal infections- be warned it STAINS
  • Triple Antibiotic (such as Neosporin): first aid antibiotic to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns
  • Symethicone Infant Gas Drops: relieve the discomfort of gas
  • 10 ml/cc Oral Feeding Syringe
  • 100% Petroleum Jelly to lubricate tip of thermometer
  • Digital Rectal Thermometer to take temperatures (normal 101-103)
  • Mineral oil or other non-toxic lubricant
  • 2×2” and 4×4” Gauze Pads
  • Injectable Ivermectin (for both fur and ear mites)
  • Pen G (keep refrigerated)
  • Syringes (1 ml/cc is usually sufficient for most medications)
  • Needles for syringes (20g is best, many fluids can be thick)
  • Styptic powder to stop minor bleeding after nail trimming
  • Pedialyte: helps prevent dehydration
  • Baby food or canned pumpkin for when your rabbit refuses to eat; it’s easy to get baby food or canned pumpkin into a feeding syringe
  • Gauze and cotton balls and Q-tips to clean and care for wounds and for the application of medicine
  • Preparation H to treat the occasional sore hocks, apply daily for five to seven days
  • Probios or BeneBac (administer to rabbits that are not eating. Helps to restore balance in an upset tummy)
  • Towel large enough to wrap a rabbit in to restrain him, this will stop the rabbit from scratching you and struggling while you force feed, giving a needle, clip nails, check teeth, etc
  • Vinyl or latex gloves

I also keep a good variety of herbs on hand, as I prefer to use natural methods as often as possible. Please see my page on Natural Rabbit Remedies.

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  • Home
  • Rabbit Resources
    • Apocalypse Bunnies
    • Printables
    • Wild Rabbits
    • Start Here >
      • Your New Rabbit
      • Reasons to Raise Rabbits
      • Rabbit Lingo Demystified
      • Holiday Pets
      • Biosecurity
    • Getting Started >
      • Choosing a Breed
      • Breed Guessing
      • How Many Do I Need
      • Supplies and Equipment
      • Before You Buy
      • Be A Good Buyer
      • Finding a Good Breeder
      • Transporters
    • Care and Grooming >
      • Humane Handling and Treatment
      • Trimming Nails
      • Nutrition
      • Entertainment
    • Colonies and Tractors
    • Conformation
    • Record Keeping >
      • How To Make a Pedigree
      • Is A Pedigree Important
      • Changing Rabbit Names
      • Tattoo Systems
      • How to Tatoo
      • Registering Rabbits
    • Health and Treatments >
      • First Aid Kits
      • Natural Rabbit Remedies
      • Sore Feet and Hocks
      • Ear Mites
      • Fur Mites
      • Malocclusion
      • Eye Problems
      • E cuniculi
      • Myxomatosis
      • Listeriosis
      • Mastitis
    • Breeding >
      • Getting Ready For Kits
      • Co-Breeding
      • Weaning
      • Sexing Kits
      • Breeding With Wild Rabbits
    • Rabbits for Meat >
      • Rabbit Meat Facts
      • Butchering Equipment
      • Dispatching
      • Processing
    • Cooking Rabbit >
      • Cooking Tips
      • Using the Extra Bits
      • Sloppy Hoppies
      • Rabbit Alfredo
    • Showing Rabbits >
      • Entering a Show
      • The Day of the Show
      • Show Etiquette
    • Genetics >
      • Genetic Terminology
      • Genetic Alphabet
      • A-Locus
      • B-Locus
      • C-Locus
      • D-Locus
      • E-Locus
      • En-Locus
      • Other Genes
      • Punnett Squares
      • Further Genetic Resources
    • Rex or Mini Rex
  • About
    • Directions
    • Contact
    • PNW Farm Barter Faire
    • Sales Policy
    • Links
    • ISO
    • WISHLIST
  • RFSAS
    • RFSAS Pinned Post
    • Forbidden Topics
    • RFSAS Rules
    • RFSAS FAQs
    • RFSAS Breeder Data Entry Forms >
      • RFS&S Breeder Map
      • RFS&S Breeder Listings
      • RFS&S UPDATE Listing
    • RFS&S Breeder Map
    • RFSAS Breeder List >
      • American
      • American Chinchilla
      • American Fuzzy Lop
      • American Sable
      • Argente Brun
      • Belgian Hare
      • Beveren
      • Blanc de Hotot
      • Brittania Petite
      • Californian
      • Champagne d'Argent
      • Checkered Giant
      • Cinnamon
      • Continental Giant
      • Creme d'Argent
      • Czech Frosty
      • Dutch
      • Dwarf Hotot
      • Dwarf Papillon
      • English Angora
      • English Lop
      • English Spot
      • Flemish Giant
      • Florida White
      • French Angora
      • French Lop
      • Giant Angora
      • Giant Chinchilla
      • Harlequin
      • Havana
      • Himalayan
      • Holland Lop
      • Jersey Wooly
      • Lilac
      • Lionhead
      • Mini Lop
      • Mini Rex
      • Mini Satin
      • Netherland Dwarf
      • New Zealand
      • Palomino
      • Polish
      • Rex
      • Rhinelander
      • San Juan
      • Satin
      • Satin Angora
      • Silver
      • Silver Fox
      • Silver Marten
      • Standard Chinchilla
      • Tamuk
      • Tan
      • Thrianta
      • Velveteen Lop
      • Other Breeds and Mixes