My dog is a very important member of my family. In the spirit of being prepared for any potential situation that may arise on my homestead, seeing as how I am going to be quite far from "help" in an emergency, I decided I better have comprehensive emergency supplies for all my animals. I currently own a cat, dog, rabbit, and two guinea pigs. I will add to my menagerie chickens and goats at some point. I believe that as an animal owner I take on the responsibility of making sure they are healthy and seek treatment for them when they are not.My dog has an addiction to this thing called a Fling It. It is a way to launch a tennis ball much further than the average dog owner can throw it. My dog LOVES to fetch. One day after a particularly active day of running I noticed his paw was bleeding. Somehow he had managed to damage the pad off his foot. It bled quite a bit and I needed to apply medications and bandages to assist him in healing. Luckily I had supplies on hand, but I still needed to research on the internet just how to go about treating him.
