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What are all the supplies I would need for a first aid kit for a kitten/cat?

Hi!
I am planning to make a first aid kit for my kitten, in case he ever needs it. What supplies would need to fill it with?

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1. Kitty Kit

?First aid scissors
?Tweezers
?Clean soft towel
?Protective thick leather work gloves
?Cat muzzle (+/-,, available from your veterinarian)
?Rectal thermometer: digital or traditional
?Sterile jelly or petrolatum
?Small flashlight
?White adhesive tape
?Gauze squares
?Cotton balls
?Alcohol-isopropyl
?Hydrogen peroxide (3% concentration)
?Non-sticky wound dressing squares
?Stretchy bandage
?Roll of cotton gauze bandage (1” size)
?Antibacterial soap
?Sterile saline flush solution (human eye wash, nasal cavity wash--preservative free)
?Cotton tipped applicators
?Karo syrup
?Splint support (coffee stir stick, doctor’s tongue depressor stick)

Everyone who shares a home with a cat should have on hand a basic feline first-aid kit.

2. fish
litter box
band aids

3. •A list of emergency phone numbers:
Veterinarian’s office and after-hours numbers
Emergency pet hospital – to locate one in your area, visit VetLocator.com
Animal Poison Hotline: 1-888-232-8870 ($35.00 per incident charged to credit card)
•Cat First Aid or Dog First Aid book
•Muzzle that fits your pet – to keep him from biting during treatment
•Plenty of sterile bandages, gauze pads, gauze rolls, and hypo-allergenic adhesive tape for treating wounds.
•Cold compress
•Non-latex gloves
•Blunt end scissors (bandage scissors)
•Styptic powder to stop toenails from bleeding
•Nail clippers
•Tweezers
•Sterile eye wash and eye lubricant (available at pharmacies)
•Sterile water-based lubricant (such as KY® Jelly) – helps hold fur away from wound
•Pen light
•Syringe, baby dose size
•Meds or other items for your pet’s specific medical conditions