Emergency Kit

A list of some key items to have in your Ferret Emergency Kit, which should always be on-hand and easy to access. Be sure that all perishable items are regularly replaced before they expire.

• Your Nearest Emergency Vet’s Contact Information (business card, print out, etc)
• Nail Clippers
• Small, sharp scissors
• Vaseline (100% petroleum jelly)
• 1 can of plain, canned pumpkin (100% pure pumpkin, NOT the pie filling)
• Syringes
• Eye dropper
• Styptic Powder
• NonStick Gauze
• Koban/Vet Wrap
• Q-Tips
• A bottle of water
• Oxbow Carnivore Care and/or meat baby food (Beechnut is a reliable brand with minimal added ingredients_
• Honey or Karo syrup
• Sterile Saline
• Rubbing alcohol
• SudoCreme or at walmart
• Spare puppy pad
• 1 tube unopened Bactroban or Mupriocin ointment (or Original Neosporin)
• Bonus: a non-chemical heat pack (e.g. a sock full of rice)
• Bonus: SubQ fluids (from your veterinarian)