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Ferret First Aid Kit Items

By: Kim Schilling and Susan A. Brown and

Updated: 04-28-2016

From The Book: Ferrets For Dummies, 2nd Edition

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It’s essential to keep a first-aid kit handy that is made especially for your ferret. Be ready for any ferret emergency by including all of the following things in your ferret first-aid kit — and don’t forget to replace used items:

Adhesive bandage tape	Ferretone/Linatone	Pediatric Liquid Benadryl
Antibiotic ointment (such as Neosporin)	Gauze pads	Pen light
Baby wipes	Gauze wrap	Petroleum jelly (such as Vaseline)
Bene-Bac	Hairball preventative (Petromalt or Laxatone)	Pill crusher
Betadine solution	Health records	Rabies certificates
Can of prescription feline A/D	Heating pad	Rectal thermometer
Can of strawberry or vanilla Ensure	Hydrogen peroxide	Rubber or latex gloves
Canola or olive oil	Ice pack	Scissors
Chemical heating pack (portable heat for the young or sick ferret)	Immodium liquid	Small plastic atomizer
Chicken or lamb baby food	Kaopectate or Pepto Bismol	Styptic powder or bee’s wax
Cotton balls and cotton swabs	Light Karo syrup or NutriCal	Tongue depressors
Desitin	List of any medications your ferret is currently taking	Tweezers
Ear cleanser	Nail clippers	Washcloths
Eye wash/rinse	Pedialyte or Gatorade

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Kim Schilling is the founder of Animals for Awareness, a non-profit USDA licensed sanctuary dedicated to the needs of exotic and wild animals. When she discovered domesticated ferrets some 30 years ago, she never looked back. Kim wrote both previous editions of this book and has shared her home with as many as 20 ferrets at once.

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