Drum Feeds - Equine & Pet Supplies

19/06/2025

🐕HEATSTROKE IN DOGS🐕

We've been banging on about this for years! HEATSTROKE is a MEDICAL EMERGENCY! Fortunately, now more and more professionals are communicating the same message!

Whilst the need for rapid cooling with COLD water (1-15°C) has been recognised for decades in equestrian and human medicine, the dog world has lagged behind, and very poor information still circulates. e.g. "cool the paws", "cover with wet towels", "avoid cold water as it will cause shock"

THE KEY MESSAGES ARE............

💦"WET THEN VET"💦

💦"COLD WATER IMMERSION" (1-15°C)💦
(If you can't immerse, keep pouring ANYTHING COLD over the dog - hose, soft drinks, milk, etc)

💦Dogs die of heatstroke because they were NOT COOLED QUICKLY ENOUGH, NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE COOLED!

♨️RISK FACTORS FOR HEATSTROKE IN HOT WEATHER♨️

♨️Large dogs
♨️DOUBLE-COATED breeds
♨️Brachycephalic breeds
♨️June, July, August (UK)
♨️Exercise, being outdoors, left in cars

EDIT: - If a dog is PANTING, it's struggling to control its body TEMPERATURE! 💦HOSE IT TO COOL IT DOWN!💦

❤️PLEASE SHARE - Spread accurate information; potentially save a dogs life!❤️

CHECK OUT FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://askanimalweb.com/managing-dogs-in-hot-weather/

Welfare in the Heat: https://askanimalweb.com/heat-welfare/

If you don't believe me, look at the research: Beard S, Hall EJ, Bradbury J, Carter AJ, Gilbert S, O'Neill DG. Epidemiology of heat-related illness in dogs under UK emergency veterinary care in 2022. Vet Rec. 2024;e4153. https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vetr.4153

14/06/2025

We are definitely going ahead tomorrow!

The ground has taken the rain up well and should dry up nicely for the show tomorrow!

12/06/2025

We’ve seen an increasing number of customers moving towards soaked feeds. As a result, 'L' Mix and Ride & Relax are being discontinued.

We have several alternative products available, and we would be happy to suggest the most suitable option based on your needs. Please contact our multi-award winning Nutrition Team for assistance with an alternative product.

Contact us for free expert guidance and support by telephone:
01362 822 902 or email: [email protected]

05/05/2025

Bank Holiday Monday 🤩

We are open today 9am-2pm

16/04/2025

The ideal fibre feed for leisure horses and ponies requiring a low sugar and starch diet. Hi-Fi Molasses Free contains no added sugar.

12/02/2025

Our website is being upgraded, if you need an order please message here or call us on 01316542185 😊

24/12/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄

21/12/2024

20/12/2024

Day 3 of deliveries ( 12 tonne of feed later) we are well stocked up now 💪🏼💪🏼

17/12/2024

Hopefully the fairies will have it all put away for us coming in the morning 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

03/12/2024

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You learn something new every day 😱😍 Here are some fascinating and little known facts about horses 🥰 they’re amazing animals!! ❤️

🍎 Stallions/geldings have 4 extra teeth than mares do. These are called canine teeth and are historically used for fighting.

🍏 Arab horses have one less rib, lumbar vertebrae and tail bone than all other breeds.

🍎 A horses Cerebrum (the part of the brain used for thinking and processing information) is the size of a walnut.

🍏 Secretariat and Phar Lap, two of the best racehorses that ever lived, both had a heart that was twice the size of an average horses heart.

🍎 Horses can only breath through their nose.

🍏 A horses eye is the largest of all land mammals (yes, larger than an elephants!)

🍎 If a horse is deficient in minerals they will start to eat dirt and even their own poo.

🍏 Mounting a horse on the left side is just tradition. This is because soldiers would mount their horses on the left so that their swords, anchored over their left legs, wouldn’t harm the horses backs.

🍎 Piaffe and passage were first used to keep horses fit when on boats going to war.

🍏 A Horses oesophagus can only flip backwards, not forwards, that’s why they can’t vomit and why colic is so prevalent.

🍎 Horses sleep for an average of only 2.5 - 3 hours in a 24 hour period.

🍏 A horses resting respiratory rate can be as low as 8 breaths per minute.

🍎 A horses stride directly matches their breathing rate, and horses hold their breath when jumping. If your horse struggles with oxers, their breathing can be a cause.

🍏 The lower leg of a horse has no muscles, only tendons and ligaments. The frog of the horses hoof helps to pump the blood back to the heart.

🍎It is NOT possible for a horse to have a ‘heart attack’ as it is commonly thought. This is because heart attacks are caused by a build up of cholesterol and horses do not produce cholesterol. Instead, horses can suffer from ‘sudden death syndrome’.

🍏When in a herd, horses synchronise their heartbeats and if one horses heart goes up they know there is danger. This is why it is commonly said that horses can sense your fear.

If you know any other interesting facts about horses then add them in the comments! 😁 and feel free to share 🥰