Home Emergency Kit for Dogs
Karo Syrup: Use in small breed dogs to treat for low blood sugar. Give a few drops on the tongue or gums if your pet is suddenly weak and has not eaten for a while
CALL YOUR VETERINARIAN IF NO RESPONSE IS SEEN WITHIN 5 MINUTES!
Thermometer: Use Vaseline or mineral oil as a lubricant and take the temperature in the rectum. Normal temperature: DOGS = 100.0 — 102.0
Anti-diarrhea: Pepto-Bismol (Bismuth Subsalicylate)
DOGS: 1 ml per 5 pounds up to 4 times per day. Note: May cause dark stools.
Imodium A-D (Loperamide 2 mg Tablets or 1 mg/5 ml liquid)
DOGS: 1-2 ml of liquid per 10 pounds or 1-2 tablets per 50 pounds orally up to 3 times
a day.Kaopectate (Kaolin-pectin) DOGS: 5-10 ml (1-2 teaspoons) per 10 pounds orally 3-4 times per day.
Antacids: Tagamet-HB 2000 (Cimetidine 200 mg Tablets)
DOGS: 10-20 pounds — give 114 tablet orally 2-3 times a day.
20-40 pounds give 1/2 tablet orally 2-3 times a day.
Over 40 pounds — give 1 tablet orally 2-3 times a day.
Pepcid AC (Famotidine 10 mg Tablets)
DOGS: Under 10 pounds — give 1/4 tablet orally once or twice a day.
10-20 pounds — give 1/2 tablet orally once or twice a day.
20-40 pounds — give 1 tablet orally 1-2 times a day
Over 40 pounds — give 1 1/2 tablet orally 1-2 times a day.
Zantac 75 (Ranitidine 75 mg Tablets)
DOGS: 20-40 pounds — give 1/4 tablet orally 2-3 times a day.
40-70 pounds — give 1/2 tablet orally 2-3 times a day.
Over 70 pounds — give 1 tablet orally 2-3 times a day.
Antitussives: Robitussin DM (Dextromorphan 10 iTlg/5 ml
DOGS: 2 1/2-5 ml (1/2-1 teaspoon) per 10 pounds orally 3 times a day for cough.
Antihistamines: Benadryl (Diphenhydramine 25 mg Tablets or 12.5 mg/5 ml liquid)
May cause drowsiness or hyper-excitability!
DOGS: 4-8 ml per 10 pounds or 1-2 tablets per 25 pounds orally 2-3 times a day. Laxatives: Metamucil (Psyllium)
DOGS: 1-6 teaspoons sprinkled on or mixed into food. Give once or twice a day.
DOGS: 5-10 nfl (1-2 teaspoons) orally once or twice a day.
Unsweetened canned pumpkin
NEVER USE Ex-Lax (‘Phenolophatein) or Fleet enemas (Phosphate solutions)! Emetics: Hydrogen Peroxide
DOGS: 5-25 ml (1-5 teaspoons) per 10 pounds orally repeated every 15 minutes,
if necessary, to induce vomiting.
Syrup Ipecac
DOGS: 5-10 ml (1-2 teaspoons) per 10 pounds orally repeated every 15 minutes,
if necessary, to induce vomiting
Miscellaneous: Neosporin or Aloe for minor cuts and scrapes. Cotton balls, bandage material and tape for treating wounds, If your pet has been injured and is very painful, you may need to use a piece of cloth or an old belt to tic around the muzzle to prevent biting.
Never feed pets ham, chocolate, onions, rasins, grapes — they cause life-threatening illness!
Drug dosages taken from Veterinary Forum, October 2001
