Petcayr By T & G Hutchison Pet Supplies

17/01/2025

I can’t believe it’s Friday again already!

If you were eagerly awaiting Bangers or frozen sprats, both arrived in yesterday.

A top up of Totally Natural boxes today and an order of Sabre cold pressed due in and that will be us set for the weekend.

Steve and I are full of vitamins and paracetamol and crossing our fingers that we see any threatening bugs off!!!

16/01/2025

It’s Thursday so Steve and I would normally be here until six.

We are both, however, fighting off something a wee bit lurgy-ish so we are going to close at our normal time of half five and get up the road.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

15/01/2025

New treats in store!!

Lots of exciting choices for treating and chewing - we have passed on all of our discount so that these are affordable and are going out well under RRP.

As always though, with any processed product as opposed to air dried treats, have a look at the ingredients label before feeding - some contain more than one protein source and some contain peanuts - we may have customers who need to be aware.

Catherine

14/01/2025

I know that 99.99% of you really dont care but over the years, every now and then, someone has surprised me by making it clear that they have checked us out on Companies House!

And we also work in an industry where what some folk don’t know, they are darn quick to make up 🫤

So that’s the reason for this post!

A long, long time ago, before I met Steve, my ex husband and I registered Rawcayr Ltd as a trademark and with Companies House with a view to maybe doing some projects together outside of Petcayr and Totally Natural which he owned at the time.

Of course, we were both too busy and all the good ideas are still in our heads (ok, mostly still in my head 🤣) and he’s now sold his business.

I kept the name Rawcayr Ltd going as a non trading company - I had intended to split the business into two for accounting reasons before lockdown but since then there has been much more of a crossover of stock which would make the whole idea more bother than it’s worth with endless paper trails.

So if you see anything about me striking off Rawcayr Ltd as a company (because it has to be published) it’s got nothing to do with anything, there’s no significance other than I didn’t file my zero income tax return for it on time for 2024 and I got fined - I’m buggered if I’m doing that again for a company that isn’t trading!

The business continues as T & G Hutchison Pet Supplies and we trade under the name Petcayr by T & G Hutchison and Steve and I are the partners just in case anyone is actually interested 🤣!! I’m definitely the boss though 😊

As soon as I stop spending every penny we make buying more stock I’m going to come up with a new logo for the van to be rebranded and Rawcayr Ltd will disappear from view - for now, as I’ll keep the copyright.

And I can’t get the blinking old FB page down!!

Catherine

13/01/2025

We are here from 10am until 5.30pm tomorrow

Here are the brands that are being restocked this week:

Tuesday - Totally Natural/ Dibo after a busy weekend and ProDog Raw - we have so many new puppies on this brand that we had to get extra puppy food in! Two more pallets of our Petcayr dry foods.

Wednesday - Premium Raw with a top up of treats and chunks and loads of fish!! We encourage both raw and dry food feeders to incorporate whole raw fish into their dog’s (or cat’s) daily diet so we get through a lot of wee fishes!!

Sabre Wholesale with their totally different high meat content cold pressed range should hopefully arrive on Thursday.

By Friday we should have D Burns and Co back in stock with your favourite bangers and meaty treats

Please don’t forget to get delivery orders in on time.

13/01/2025

Needing a delivery this week? We already have orders on the board so we are going to stick with our core run and not venture to either New Cumnock or Stewarton this week.

Please get your order to us by telephone or on www.petcayr.online by 4pm the day before your run. Delivery charge is £3.99 on all drops.

Early ordering is a huge help to us!!!

PetCayr supply raw dog & puppy food, grain free complete food & supplements for a healthy diet delivering throughout Ayrshire.

11/01/2025

Phew….nearly back to normal!!

We have had six pallets of our best selling Petcayr dry foods made in Lancashire delivered this week.

Yorkshire Raw based in Leeds got a good top up via our frozen transport company

We have collected 3 orders from Totally Natural / Dibo in Mauchline

Paleo Ridge from Hampshire turned our raw order with them around very quickly

Anco quality air dried treats who are up the road in Fife got a lovely order with lots of favourites to us yesterday

And Nova Dog Chews who are very handy in Kilmarnock got our order picked and packed for Jim to collect - thank you

Let’s all thrive in 2025!!! We have some great suppliers ❤️

Open from 10am until 3pm today and then back on Tuesday.

10/01/2025

Down to the last four 100cm deluxe plush donut beds ❄️❄️❄️

One grey
One navy
Two oatmeal

Zip off cover - £40

Here from ten until half five today

09/01/2025

We are here until 6pm this evening !!

09/01/2025

Shout out to our fab driver Jim - he’s running a bit late with deliveries as he waited for an ambulance this morning with a lady who had fallen. He’s a good guy.

08/01/2025

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY

Joint conditions and associated pain are the number one reason for vet visits in the UK and one of the fastest growing areas where owners spend money on treatment.

On Saturday 1 February Cat Johnstone CMG of Ayrshire Canine Clinical Massage and myself, Catherine Hutchison BCCS Dip Hlth Nut are offering a joint presentation on prevention and care around this subject.

11am - Cat will discuss safe exercise and movement, the importance of rest and what we can do to support our older / affected dogs to stay active.

11.45am - I will talk about real food additions to the diet to reduce inflammation and have a look at over the counter supplements, their ingredients and how they work together.

We will break around 12.30pm for refreshments and a question and answer session.

Your investment in your pet’s future health will be £15, payable on booking and we will only be taking ten delegates.

Please call on 01292 281005 or message the page to secure your place.

This presentation has been rescheduled from an earlier date and is already half full so don’t delay in booking.

07/01/2025

Thanks to everyone for being so patient waiting on our Petcayr own label foods arriving.

As always when you need something desperately, the lorry was delayed and has just arrived.

It will take a wee while to unload but we are on it!

Everyone who has a bag booked will get a call as soon as we have it to the side.

07/01/2025

TWO SPACES LEFT!!

SUNDAY 23/2 at 10.30am

Level 2 accredited Canine First Aid Course suitable for groomers, dog walkers and other professionals as well as owners who want to be confident of handling emergencies.

The cost is £55 (£25 deposit now)

Please email me on [email protected] for a booking form and details of how to pay your deposit.

07/01/2025

When we go through a period of welcoming lots of new customers into the shop I think it’s worth telling our story over.

I know that many of you know it all already, I know that lots of you share my memories and understand my values, but I’m going to put it out there again.

T and G Hutchison Pet Supplies was founded by my mum and dad, Tommy and Gladys, way back in 1975 when they bought Ballochmyle Hatchery outside Mauchline and turned it from egg production into Southfield Boarding Kennels with a pet supplies business attached.

I grew up going to dog shows at the Dam Park in Ayr and further afield with my dad and learned at his feet. And some really big shoes they have been to fill I can tell you!

I was 5 and a half when this journey started - it’s 50 years ago right now since I started my new school on my first day at Mauchline primary school in P2 with Mrs Forrest as my teacher.

And, with various twists and turns along the way, all this time later, I’m still selling you your pet foods.

With no agenda and a passion for learning and transparency that has led me away from corporate manufacturers.

It’s not easy, jeez, I’m not young any more either! But Steve has been by my side for the last seven years, my younger daughter Alex is my mini me and Gillian who is in on a Tuesday has known me since school days.

You won’t find a team more committed to helping you get the best from your pet - even on our more chaotic days!!

Catherine
BCCS Dip Hlth Nut

06/01/2025

I am ready to send on the student registration links from ProTrainings for all participants in this course.

I have all the booking forms in for Sunday 16/2 thanks.

Can I please have any remaining forms in for Sunday 23/2 by tomorrow so that I can go to the reserve list with any remaining places and finalise registration.

06/01/2025

We are now taking online orders on www.petcayr.online and from tomorrow telephone orders on 01292 281005 for this week’s delivery runs.

We are starting the year with a New Cumnock run if anyone needs us in that direction.

Delivery charge is £3.99 and orders need to be with us by 4pm the day before the run.

Getting your order in early secured your stock as we get things back to normal after a very busy festive period 🙂

04/01/2025

Back open normal hours 10am until 3pm today.

Petcayr own label stock is now very low - if you want to phone to check availability before coming in please do - we do still have staff off on leave and also sick, so if you don’t get a reply, Steve or I will return missed calls.

15kg/ 12kg bags can be reserved for collection from Wednesday or delivery on our Wednesday or Thursday runs on www.petcayr.online

All other stock is OK

There are 4 pallets due in on Tuesday (and I’m praying for any snow to steer clear of Lancashire and the M6!!!)

Just a wee reminder that our normal hours are:

Sunday CLOSED
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 10 - 5.30pm
Wednesday 10 - 5.30pm
Thursday 10 - 6pm
Friday 10 - 5.30pm
Saturday 10 - 3pm

We post our delivery runs every Monday morning. Delivery orders need to be with us by 4pm on the day before the run. We will always try to accommodate late orders but can’t guarantee it.

It was lovely to see so many new customers yesterday - the shop was a riot, we were short of feet on the ground but no one seemed to mind!!

Catherine

03/01/2025

Very excited for Emma and Sasha at Waterwoof who now have their products available on their new website.

Shop local !!

It's here 🥳🎉

You guys have been asking for it and we finally have it finished 🥰

http://Waterwoof.co.uk/
https://bd8824-83.myshopify.com/

Enjoy 🤩