| In
the bag:
- Telephone
List (vet, state veterinary school, friends, etc.)
- Driving
directions to vet/vet school.
- "J
Lube" (dry powder mixed with sterile water for lube)
- Sterile
water (previously boiled) in clean 12 oz. bottles
- Two
unopened large tubes of "K-Y" lubricant
- Flashlight
(check batteries!)
- Sterile
surgical gloves, sterile shoulder length gloves
- Inexpensive
stethoscope (learn to use before birth)
- Glucometer
(blood glucose - normal is over 150 mg/dl)
- Unscented
anti-bacterial wipes (clean udders before nursing)
- Roll
of vet wrap (wrap tail of dam before birth)
- Pack
of 4x4 gauze (to stop bleeding of umbilical stump)
- Iodine
(7%) or Chlorhexidine (disenfiction of navel)
- Umbilical
tape (NOT clamp) for navel (if bleeding)
- White
shoelaces (1/4"x36" - to pull cria)
- Digital
rectal thermometer (check batteries)
- Calcium
paste (for oral use - if contractions cease)
- 10
ml syringe in capped plastic container (for Karo Syrup)
- 50/60
ml catheter tip syringe (for oral feeding tube)
- Bottle
of "Karo" brand light syrup (for weak crias)
- Oral
pediatric electrolyte solution (Pedialyte, etc.-for weak
crias)
- Cell
phone (charged!), cordless house phone (charged!)
- Clean
bath sized towels (to catch cria on)
- Roll
of paper towels
Have
on hand:
- Several
two-quart heavy duty plastic rice bags (for microwave
warming)
- Small
cria sweaters and jackets (yes, both)
- Small
oxygen tank (get at any pharmacy)
- Gatoraid
(powder, lemon-lime)
- Dr.
Rob Pollard lactation herbs
- Fish
scale and woven "mesh type" laundry back (for
weighing cria)
- Electric
hot air type hair dryer
and extension cord
- Empty
clean plastic bottles with "Pritchard" type
nipples
- Emergency
drugs (oxytocin, etc.)
In
refrigerator or freezer:
- Whole
cow's milk (4%)
- Active
culture yogurt (not low fat, plain or vanilla)
- E-Coli
Anitbody and Clostridium Perfringens Type C Antitoxin
(Exolizer+C)
- Fresh
CD&T vaccine
- Bag
of fresh (less than 1 year) hyper-imunized camelid plasma
(for transfusion)
- Bottle
of Champagne!!!
Copyright
2005 Stephen S. Hull |
