Sometimes the best word on our kits comes from other professionals.

We at Show-Me Animal Products have always stressed that having a pet or equine first aid kit was critical for treating minor injuries or stabilizing serious injuries before seeking professional help.

No less a source than magazine Veterinary Practice News recently underscored this need for having a first aid kit on hand. In the respected publication’s April edition, the article “Pet First-Aid Awareness,” author Marissa Heflin urged veterinarians to educate their customers about the need for proper first aid.

“The better veterinarians train pet owners on how to prepare for emergencies and how to act when one occurs, the better chance the pet has to survive,” Amy Shroff, VMD, emergency and critical care chief of staff at Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center of New England in Waltham, Mass., was quoted in the article.

Shroff even holds pet first-aid classes at her clinic to teach pet owners how to recognize if something is wrong with their pet, including teaching them to take their pet’s pulse and temperature. This includes creating a first-aid kit, applying bandages and the fundamentals of disaster preparedness.

Show-Me Animal Products has long stressed this need for preparation and designed its first aid kits with input from veteraina4rians to include all of the products need to teat animals for minor injuries or stabilize injuries before seeking veterinary help. This need is only underscored by major regional disasters that left both humans and pets stranded and often injured, or pet food poisonings.

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A review in Pet Weekly by author Stacy Mantle gave top grades to our Feline First Aid Kit. We're not surprised, but very grateful:

Feline First Aid Kit by Show-Me Animal Products

By Stacy Mantle

Keeping your favorite feline safe at home or on the road! This is a product that no cat caretaker should ever be without! This unique first aid kit is a wonderful addition to your car and home, and at only $24.95 each kit, you can afford one for one both locations.

With the recent tragedies that have befallen our nation such as Hurricane Katrina and the recent fires in the Southwest, we at Pets Weekly cannot emphasize enough the importance of keeping first aid kits available for both you and your pets. And VSI Pet Products understands the different needs of each species.

This wonderful little kit will easily fit into any corner of your home, or even the glove compartment of most vehicles. It's total size is only 5" x 5" x 3". Pretty amazing that you can fit everything you need to care for any cat emergency in such a small space.