Equine First Aid BENJAMIN R BUCHANAN, DVM BOARD CERTIFIED INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST BOARD CERTIFIED EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE BRAZOS VALLEY EQUINE HOSPITAL
Objectives Common Conditions Lacerations Eye problems Colic Overexertion Lameness First Aid Kit
Wounds
Clean off debris Stop the bleeding Heavy towels and tape Ice? Water soluble ointment or non-occlusal dressing Antibiotic ointment Bandage
Emergency Kit Heavy bandages Vet Rap Telfas Tape Gauze sponges Gloves Scissors Silvadene or Antibiotic ointment Flashlight or headlamp
Eye Problems
Emergency Kit Eye wash / saline Fluorescein stain strips Non-steroid eye ointment Neo-Poly-Bac Gentocin Atropine Fly Mask
Colic Exam HR RR Temp GI sounds
Colic Treatments Sedation Pain medication Anti-spasmodic Decompression Surgery Walk or not? Tralier ride? Food?
Sedation Alpha-2 Xylazine (Rompum), Detomidine (Dormosedan), Romifidine (Sedivet) Analgesic Ileus Dangerous Injectable Oral
Sedation Acepromazine No real analgesia Anti-anxiety Injectable Oral
Sedation Opiods Butrophanol Morphine Require DPS license or prescription to carry
NSAIDs Flunixin meglumine (Banamine) IV or Oral Phenylbutazone (Bute) IV or Oral Firocoxib (Equioxx) IV or Oral
Anti-Spasmodic
First Aid Kit Banamine Paste Dormosedan Paste Buscopan injectable Stethoscope Thermometer
Overexertion Heat exhaustion Cool horse with water and scrapers Take rectal temp Heart rate and pulses Tying up Slowly walk horse Pain medication Kidney failure?
Emergency Kit Stethoscope Thermometer Oral banamine paste Electrolyte paste
Lameness Foot abscess Sprain Fracture
Foot problem Non weight bearing Examine bottom of foot Clean out foot Swelling? Pulses? Heat? Hoof Tester Farrier or Vet
Upper limb Swelling Pain to palpation / bending Needs radiographs
Lameness Foot abscess – soak Pain medication – Bute Swelling – ice and wrap Consider hydro Need vet soon
Emergency Kit Hoof pick Bandage material Magnesium Sulfate paste or Foot poultice
Horse and Rider Form In Case Emergency Permission / authorization for treatment Financial limit? Contact numbers
First Aid Kit Thermometer Stethoscope Weight Tape Wound Solution Eye Antibiotic Ointment Saline Solution Wound antibiotic ointment SWAT Magnesium paste Gauze Sponges Towels Duct Tape Vet Rap White tape Non-stick pads Diapers Foot Poultice Elastikon
First Aid Kit Banamine paste Dormosedan paste Dexamethasone injectable Buscopan injectable Injectable sedative Bute paste/powder Alluminum spray Fly repellant Electrolyte paste Water flavoring / Gatorade Exam gloves Twitch Garden hose or similar short
First Aid Kit Emergency numbers Friend with trailer Veterinarian Insurance numbers Authorization form First Aid Book Small syringes Large syringes Hoof knife Multi-tool Wire cutters Bandage scissors Halter Lead rope Light Twitch
First Aid Kit Put in large tote or plastic bin Label it Contents Equine First Aid Kit Will post to facebook and website Facebook.com/brazosvalleyequinehospital