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Originally Posted by Hreow
Well, just off the top of my head:
What would you put into a travel first-aid kit? Bandages - obviously, imagine plasters would be useless, What sort of disinfectant? Would human finger-stalls be good for legs? For keeping gauze/cotton etc in place, or protect, perhaps... I imagine you would leave the paw out. Vinegar/bicarbonate for stings? Bottled water I always have. Tweezers and scissors are useful. Razor? Would you ever need to shave a bit of fur off as a first-aid measure? Wouldn't try it on wounds, but perhaps if there is something toxic on the coat that you would want to get rid of?
What would you do about a paw with a cut between the toes? Blob of cotton on the wound and as separator and bandage the whole thing??
Eye injury - People you can talk to - what do you do (if anything) with a cat, apart from get them to the vets as fast as you can?
Still have both ears? Will to live?? 
Am really curious about the things I wouldn't think of in an emergency - basic stuff would be the same, I imagine, but ... I don't know... aspirin is toxic to cats, but you would have few qualms giving it to a human (heart!) (Ok, not allowed to give *any* drugs - put somewhere where the afflicted person can medicate themselves.  ) What else would I do unthinkingly that would be wrong? What would I miss that would be silly on a person, but useful for the cat? Scruffing, as an example, I suppose... Weak one. : /
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lol, jsut a few questions then
as for disenfectant, i currently use and right highly f10, its the stuff vets use, as for wound care iwould reccomend you have a bottle of diluted or the ability to dilute some hibiscrub for cleaning wounds etc ... can get f10 suitable for use on animals too apparently
as for plasters, yes generally useless but tape of some sort for holding em on would be usefull, as for finger stalls, quite poossibly depending on the size of the cat, also another one here, look shocked.lol is condoms, they come i na variety of sizes inc extra small and hold on bandages and stuff and provide a waterproof seal. (i use them mainly for reptiels but works on other aniamsl too.lol)
stings, sounds about right, although its osmethign more rare i naniamls die to the protective fur.
if you have a good pair of stainless steel sirgicall scisssors then a razor isnt needed, and would be better then a razor as it would allow you to trim fur around a wound.
a paw cut, wel lpersonally i would do one of two things now, the old method for cuts is stypic powder or sticks, used when hit vein etc when claw trimming.
however now they have invented liquid plasters, so if the wound was suitable i would use that.
im wary of using cotton wall on wounds as the fibres can become immebded in the wound and cause infection and other problems, so i wouls say lined dressing like melonin or that thta has the plastic side then apply a bandge to hold it on.
and yes you would bandage the whole thing.lol
eye injury, well water to flush it but generally theres not much you can do otherwise, a vet woudl be generally required and to jsut prvent the cat scrathcing the eye etc so prevent further damage
people to talk to ?? not sure what you mean.lol
as for studd you can d obeside get themto vets or as you do, its mainly common sense and injury related, so very hard to generally say.
erm other stuff, basic first aid thats transeferable would be bandaging, keeping warm etc ...
recuss could be done if you lose the mouth and use nostrils as inlet., using two fingers to compress chest.
breathign and heart rate different from people though but generally the same numbers should be sufficient, rarely f ever have t do it though.lol
erm, im not sure what else to say, theres prolly loads but its hard to say generally.
i will try and compile a basic first aid kit and basic health care procedures if i can.lol
any requests to specific ones then ask.lol
hope thats a start
Doesn't take up much space and it's amazing what you can bodge with just that and some odds and ends.
