Having had many dogs over the last many years, and had all too many dog-related injuries** and illnesses, it seems to me that for the most part any first aid kit that works for a human is good enough for a dog. All the stuff you talked about (tweezers, benadryl, etc...) should be in a human first aid kit too.

About the only difference I can think of is that it might be good to have a way to cut back/down some of the fur - in order to properly clean an area and keep fur from matting into a wound.

If possible it would be great to carry some kind of general antibiotics in case of wounds ... but again, that seems like a good idea for humans if away from civilization for any length of time.

Personally I wouldn't mess with the Pedialite - too heavy and water should do just fine. I also have read that the Sawyer Extractor doesn't really do all that much, plus it would be tough to apply to an area surrounded in fur.

Ken K.

**The craziest was when two of my dogs got into a fight with a muskrat. They eventually killed it, but they both got all bit up in the faces and tongues. Man did that bleed all over the place. We messed up the emergency vets office around midnight that night.