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Rookie wrote:It's also a POM, so you may struggle to get hold of it.

POM?

niam21 wrote:

rewster68 wrote:is that the purple stuff

Yep, purple spray used mainly on sheep, but works a treat on labradors and cockers

Terramycin is a blue spray and as Rookie mentioned it is a POM (Prescription Only Medicine), we must just have a nice vet!!!

rewster68 wrote:

Rookie wrote:It's also a POM, so you may struggle to get hold of it.

POM?

Prescription Only Medicine

stuff i,ve got is purple,but I use the friendly sheep farmer method to get mine.

The purple stuff isn't supposed to be as good as the blue...or so I've been told. Don't think the purple stuff is POM though.

niam21 wrote:

Dorset Cocker wrote:I use Terramycin antibiotic spray for all minor cuts on our dogs

bloody wonderful stuff, used it for years and saved £££££££s on vet bills

Great bit of kit. i've used it on all sorts cuts and scrapes and i agree, its saved me loads on vet bills.

Hi BM,

I've made this topic a sticky I think its better than hiding it away in the reference section.

Here's whats in mine

Vetrap Bandaging Tape
Wide open weave bandage
Melolin Wound Dressing
Cotton Wool
Sterile Saline Pods
Alchol free wound cleansing wipes
Antiseptic wound spray
Disposable gloves
Tick Remover
Scissors
Splinter Forceps
Glucose Tablets
Space blanket foil

Most of the above I obtained through my vet, I asked him a long while ago what he would like handy if he was going to treat a dog in the field and he made me up a list. I check it and update stuff at the beginning of the shooting season and as stuff is used. I also carry with me some wire cutters in the bottom of my game bag for the dreaded barbed wire.

Rascal

Great bit of kit. i've used it on all sorts cuts and scrapes and i agree, its saved me loads on vet bills.

But wouldn't any decent anti-septic potion do as well?

I mean, it won't remove the need for stitches (if required), so any savings in vets bills would just be when you have managed to stop a scrape becoming infected? - most anti-septics would do this, wouldn't they?

I'm not being argumentative, just trying to understand more.

Cheers, Terry

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I will be stocking up some essentials from my vet. I particularly like the stretcher idea. Not something I had ever thought of but very useful for an emergency.

For most dogs a shooting jacket or coat would work as a stretcher.

Rascal