Fun friday feline factoid - first aid kit

I work hard to imagine my cats always being healthy and well. However accidents and illness do happen. I am immensely thankful to live next door to an amazing 24 hour veterinary office, which gives me great peace of mind.

From the Cat Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook, here is a list of necessary items for your home emergency and medical kit.

• Adhesive tape - 1 inch roll
• Betadine solution (dilute 1:10)
• Container (fishing tackle box)
• Cotton balls
• Cotton-tipped applicators
• Eye dropper (plastic)
• Flashlight
• Gauze pads - 3 x 3 inch
• Gauze roll - 3 inch
• Hairball remedy (commercial or white petroleum jelly)
• Hemostat (curved or straight)
• Hydrogen peroxide (3 percent)
• Linen cloth, sheet or blanket
• Magazines
• Masking tape
• Scalpel
• Scissors (blunt-tipped)
• Syringe, plastic or glass, 10 cc
• Teaspoon
• Thermometer (preferably digital)
• Triple antibiotic ointment
• Tweezers (thumb forceps)

I realize that even though the vet is next door, I still need to get one of these together. The first chapter of the Cat Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook is on emergencies and I assume they tell you what to do with these various items. I for one, can't imagine using a scalpel on my cat - I just can't see it.