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09/04/2025

Mongrel Boots has been manufacturing footwear in Australia since 1930. Boot making is in our blood, and this very trade has been passed down from generation-to-generation within our family since the beginning.

01/03/2025

Solar electricity fence specials

01/03/2025

20/02/2025

Here's a fun little fact about our furry pals: while dogs can devour just about anything, there are certain foods that can turn them from happy pups into not-so-happy campers! 🚫🍫

Take grapes, for instance. You might think they're a healthy snack, but they're actually a big no-no for dogs. Just a handful can lead to kidney failure! 😱 And don’t get me started on chocolate—because, let’s be real, if dogs could have a sweet tooth, chocolate would be their first choice! 🍫 But it’s a serious danger.

Xylitol, often found in sugar-free gum and some peanut butter, is another sneaky ingredient that can wreak havoc on a dog’s health. It drops their blood sugar and can lead to liver failure! Yikes!

So, next time you're enjoying a snack, remember to keep those toxic foods away from your pup. They may give you those puppy-dog eyes, but trust me, it’s better to stick to doggie treats. 🥳🍖 Let’s keep our furry friends safe and sound!

22/01/2025

Dehydration and Electrolytes for Working Dogs A technical note by the Team at Ranvet We all know how good a glass of water is after hard work, and the same goes for our canine companions! However, unlike humans who can sweat, dogs thermoregulate through panting. This action involves

29/12/2024

Happy New Year! Thank you for your support throughout 2024 and we are looking forward to another year of supplying your horse’s high-quality nutrition!

Along with Christmas presents, we want to help you make sure your horse gets all that they need (or don't need) over this summer period. Here are a few of our top tips!

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Safe Christmas treats:

We all love spoiling our horses, especially over Christmas and usually there are some extra treats given out. However, it is important that any treats you provide are safe for your horses, here are some dos and don’ts this Christmas:

Safe treats:

· Carrots

· Apples

· Watermelon

· Banana

· Celery

· Home-made horse treats (always double check ingredients are safe before making them)

· Commercial horse treats

· An extra handful of their favourite supplementary feed

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It’s important to remember that these should always be fed in moderation.

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Unsafe treats:

· Chocolate

· Cheese or any items containing dairy

· Avocado

· Potatoes

· Onions

· Garlic

· Tomatoes

· Lawn clippings

· Raw grains (except oats)

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Horses taking a break and/or on great pasture:

If your horses are taking a well-deserved break over this period and are turned out on some lovely summer pasture, they may not need additional feed for energy so if you are feeding a full feed, it may be beneficial to reduce this. However, it is important to still provide their vitamin and mineral requirements.
different pasture types and stages of growth.

Don’t forget the salt!

With the hot and humid weather, it is important to not forget about salt and electrolytes in your horses’ diets. Ensuring the electrolytes that they lose in sweat are replaced is important to support adequate hydration and maintain muscle function. Current recommendations are to provide your horse free access to a salt lick or provide additional salt in their diet. In cases, where horses are sweating heavily, providing a well formulated electrolyte can promote faster rehydration.

28/12/2024

Although data states that 2/3 of Black Saturday fatalities died while sheltering in or near their house, research by bushfire scientists revealed that they did not die BECAUSE they were sheltering. They died because they did not know how to shelter safely.
SO WHEN THE BUSHFIRE EMERGENCY MESSAGE IS “It I s too Late to Leave, You Should Take Shelter and Stay Indoors” - WHAT SHOULD YOU ACTUALLY DO?
IF YOU CANNOT SHELTER IN A BUILDING
* Shelter behind a wall; beside a large fire resistant tree (that has no flammable undergrowth); in nor beside a car; in a dam (if no vegetation is near either), in a ditch, (cover yourself with earth or blanket); crouch beneath a blankets (must be PURE WOOL and DRY) on bare ground or an already burnt area.
- Dry pure wool has the quality of extinguishing sparks and embers.
IF YOU CAN SHELTER IN A BUILDING
Before you go inside:
* Shut off gas and electricity at the mains.
* Put pets inside: dogs on leash, cats in covered cages.
* Take in outdoor furniture, doormats, hanging baskets, plastic pot plants.
When you are inside:
* Make sure all doors and windows are securely shut.
* Turn off air conditioners; cover their internal vents.
* If windows are unshuttered, cover with blankets (must be PURE WOOL), heavy quality quilts, foil or wet towels.
*Move flammable furniture away from windows.
* Close internal doors to limit fire spread if embers enter and ignite inside.
* Put on protective clothing and nose mask and drink often.
* Keep blankets (must be PURE WOOL and DRY) handy.
* Cool off when possible.
* Watch the conditions outside if possible through a small window or peephole. Do not open a door or window to look outside.
* When you are sure flaring shrubs have blackened, it’s safe to go out again. (Burning tree trunks do not generally emit killing radiant heat.)
PASSIVE SHELTERERS
* DO NOT SHELTER IN AN INNER ROOM. Not in the hallway. Not in the bath. If you shelter in ANY kind of inner room – no matter how many doors it has – you could be trapped. Embers may have ignited sub-floor or wall cavities or rafters in the ceiling space,. Flaming walls or ceiling could collapse on you. Toxic fumes from smouldering furnishings, synthetic furniture or wall linings could overcome you.
* STAY BY A DOOR THAT EXITS TO OUTSIDE in protective clothing and with blankets (must be PURE WOOL and DRY).
* It is vital for passive shelterers to exit as soon as the potentially killing radiant heat from fames has died down.
ACTIVE SHELTERERS
* Take hose, sprayers and ladder inside with you.
* Fill bath & troughs with water, immerse towels, roll up and place at door gaps and window ledges. Plug keyholes with play dough, blue-tack or soap.
* Fill containers (e.g. garden sprayers) with water; put these, with dippers, mops etc, in each room.
* Watch for invading embers. Particularly in the ceiling space, through windows, gaps under doors. Spray or hit with wet mop any sparks, embers or smouldering furnishings.
* If any ignition cannot be extinguished, close the door of that room.
* Maintain easy access to an exit door.
* Never go outside during a flame front to douse an outside ignition.
EXITING
* Exit with great care, preferably from a door that is sheltered from the wind.
* Wear protective clothing & nose cover, cover yourself with your blanket (must be PURE WOOL and DRY), crouch, lower your eyelids and open the door gradually.
The quintessential bushfire survival resource is a
HEAVY DUTY DRY PURE WOOL BLANKET.
Covered with such a blanket and with a flask of water
people have survived the most catastrophic conditions.
Extracted from my Essential Bushfire Safety Tips (CSIRO 2012), www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6969.htm
(If you can't afford to buy - most libraries have it.)

16/12/2024

Olssons Stock blocks in stock

16/12/2024

We stock Mongrell Boots

16/12/2024

Searles 5 in 1. 30 litres organic fertiliser to add to your garden or vegetable garden and pot plants. (Little Ging not included)

16/12/2024

Wild bird mix. 20 kg. $30.50

04/12/2024

60 litre , 190 litre , and 200 litre empty drums now in stock

03/12/2024

Stock-whips , tie wire, dog bones and much more in stock

29/11/2024

MSM
Country Park 1kg $54.00

Can MSM help my horses hooves? Methylsulfonylmethane or more commonly referred to as MSM, is a well-known supplement that has been used effectively on horses for

29/11/2024

Gift packs of Tilly’s soaps in stock

29/11/2024

Restock of Tilly’s soaps and Diffusers