Veterinary Supplies: Kit for Animal Health in Your Shed

Veterinary Supplies: Kit for Prevention and Emergencies

Whether it is the evening round, hoof trimming or a long night in the calving pen, animal health is easier when the material is already there before you need it. This category brings together instruments, measuring devices and consumables for cattle, horses, sheep and goats. Whatever you do not find here directly sits in the subcategories, from shed disinfection to the drenching tube.

Instruments and Measuring Devices

This category itself holds the tools for the job in between. The stainless steel number 4 scalpel handle and the straight Pean artery forceps at 17 cm belong in any well-stocked farm medicine cabinet. For measuring there is an infrared thermometer for animals and people as well as the digital BigScreen clinical thermometer. An unusual reading is a reason to call your vet, not a diagnosis in itself. The trocar for rumen puncture with two cannulas is likewise an emergency instrument: whether and when it is used is something to agree with your vet beforehand.

Calving, Handling and Stunning

Around calving, VetGel lubricant in a 5 litre canister helps with hands, arms and assistance at birth. For calm work with horses there is an examination stand in steel construction that holds the animal securely and leaves both your hands free. Dosing syringes from Henke Sass Wolf round off the equipment. The Blitz ESS9 is a captive bolt stunner, that is a device for stunning, and it is intended exclusively for competent, trained persons.

Frequently Asked Questions

What belongs in a farm medicine cabinet?
A thermometer, bandaging material, disposable gloves, disinfectant and lubricant cover the most common situations. Which medicines belong alongside them, and how to store them, is a conversation for your vet.

How do I keep the instruments in good order?
Clean them after every use, dry them well and store them dry. Stainless steel forgives a lot, but forceps that no longer close cleanly, or a blunt blade, should be replaced.

When is it better to phone straight away?
With a fever that will not settle, with severe lameness, with a birth that is not progressing, and any time you are unsure. An early call to the vet costs less than a late one.