
03/03/2025
For all my fellow SEQ folks 🩷
Stay safe everyone.
Preparing for Cyclone Alfred
🌀Be aware of hazards and secure loose objects
🌦️Lacerations, cellulitis, dermatitis and hoof issues are common problems with rain and flooding
💧Have Malaseb or cleanser on hand to clean your horse after the rain event
🌦️Make a plan to evacuate if flooding becomes a problem or move to higher ground before flooding
🌀Stock up on feed and water as well as any medication your horse may need
⚕️Make sure your first aid kid (see below) is fully equipped with bandage material, cleansers and anything else you are low on
💧Learn how to ID your horse with a luggage tag, grease paint, or spray paint
‼️Emergency Kit
✔️7–10 days feed and water supplies
✔️Torch and batteries
✔️Blankets
✔️Vet records and proof of ownership
✔️First aid kit
✔️Current prescription medications
✔️Emergency contact list
✔️Grooming gear
✔️Feed and care instructions
✔️Fly repellent
✔️Halter and leads
✔️Rope
✔️Water buckets
✔️Wire cutters
✔️Knife
✔️Shovel
✔️Rubbish bags
✔️Map of local area
🆘 First Aid Kit
✔️Bandages
✔️Bandage Scissors
✔️Iodine/ Chlorhexidine
✔️Cotton Rolls, Coflex, Elastoplast
✔️Gloves (latex)
✔️Saline
✔️Thermometer
✔️Towel
✔️Non-adherent dressings
✔️Wound gels and ointments (Aluspray, White Healer, Flamazine)
✔️Tweezers
✔️Gauze swabs
✔️Eye rinse such as saline and ointment
✔️Current prescription and emergency ✔️medications
Stay Safe! If you need us, we are here to help! ⚕️Anstead 📞 (07) 3202 7300 ⚕️Marburg 📞 (07) 5464 4422 🌀