Emergency Kit

• Critical Care: recovery nutrition for piggies with poor nutritional status

• Baby gas drops (simethicone): treat gas and bloat

• 1ml Syringes without needle: use to administer medication

• Betadine Antiseptic or Bactine: use to clean wounds

  • Betadine must be heavily diluted (ratio of 1 to 10 parts water)​

  • Bactine spray treats infection as well as reduces pain

• Antibiotic Ointment: to address infections and aide in healing

• Miconazole Shampoo: use to treat fungal infections and to soothe damaged skin

• Ivermectin: treats and prevents lice, mites and parasites

  • Prevention: put one drop every 3 months​ on the flap of one ear

  • Treatment: day 1 drop on ear, day 4 drop on ear, then once a week for 3 weeks

• Terramycin (antibiotic eye ointment): used for eye infections caused by bacteria

• Bene-bac probiotic: use to treat soft poops, especially after antibiotics

  • dispense pea size amount in their mouth one to two times a day (separate doses by at least one hour) 

• Styptic powder: to stop bleeding caused by nail clipping

  • dip nail in powder or apply powder to nail​

• Small Animal Scale or Kitchen Scale: to weigh piggies regularly. Loss in weight indicates an illness.

• Gauze and vet wrap: use to wrap wounds

• Q-Tips / cotton balls: use to clean ears, apply medication, etc