5 Top tips for Poultry and Pet Care for surviving winter.
Tip No 1 for Chooks
Just like us, chickens feel the cold and change their laying habits during the winter months. They will molt and you will have reduced Continue reading
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Top Picks For Worming Pets and Livestock
Autumn is a good time to insure all livestock and pets are wormed prior to the colder winter months. This will give your pets and livestock a better chance to sustain weight and body fat during the winter months.
Below is a list of Continue reading
Top 5 Tips for Keeping Your Pet Comfortable In Hot Weather
FACT -
- Dogs and Cats do not sweat! They pant to lower their body temperature. The same principle of evaporation is used, but via panting.
- Dogs and Cats also seek cool surfaces to lay to draw heat from their bodies.
So What Does That Mean for Pet Owners & How Can You Keep Your Pet Comfortable?
- Have multiple sources of water. Particularly if Continue reading
Prepare for Tick Season!
Local Vets are already treating Tick affected dogs… And now is the ‘Official’ beginning of Tick Season…
So what can you do to protect your Dog?
Educate yourself…
- Know Continue reading
What is Tumericle?
This unique golden powder blend combines all the natural benefits of turmeric, powdered coconut oil, ground black pepper and Resveratrol in an easy to use powdered supplement form. Tumericle is suitable for a variety of animals including horses cattle dogs and cats. Continue reading
4 Top Tips to Get Your Pets Through Hot Weather
Our pets are some of our nearest and dearest. So the team at Valley Rural Supplies has constructed a tip sheet to help protect and keep your pets cool this Summer.
Cool Water
When it is hot, the last thing you want to drink is hot water. If you pets are kept outside put out at least two sources of water. Consider the direction of the sun as it moves through the day and supply your pet with options so they can always have fresh water that hasn’t been sitting in the sun.
Plenty of Shade & Air Flow
Shade is important for outside pets to self manage Continue reading
All You Need to Know About Fleas and Flea Control
Fleas – What you need to know about this pest
Although they feed on the blood of dogs and cats, they sometimes bite humans. They can live without food for several months, but females must have a blood meal before they can produce eggs. They can deliver about 4000 eggs on the host’s fur. The eggs go through four life-cycle stages: embryo, larva, pupa, and imago (adult). This whole life cycle from egg to adult takes from two to three weeks, although this depends on the temperature. It may take longer in cool conditions.
Their legs are long, the hind pair well adapted for jumping: a flea can jump vertically up to Continue reading
The Importance Play for Your Pet
Why do pets like to play?
- When young, play is practice for life. Kittens stalking and pouncing on toy mice are learning to hunt.
- Play exercises our pets’ bodies and their minds. Most breeds of dogs traditionally had jobs to do. Playing with toys and interacting with us is now their role.
- We have bred our pets to have juvenile personalities all their lives. So while puppies and kittens especially love to play, even adult animals will play given the chance. Mature aged pets can also be encouraged to partake in a little gentle play.*
The benefits of play Continue reading