Horse & Hound Vet Shop Plett

05/09/2024

New arrival! Vetsbrands Cat Adult - Super Premium Cat Food at R285 for 2kg - come visit us for more info on this product!

22/08/2024

Essential oils to avoid using when around pets! 💚🐈🐕‍🦺🦜

22/08/2024

MYCOTOXINS
Ingestion of mouldy food from the bin or a compost pile puts dogs, cats, horses, livestock, and even wildlife at risk for toxicity due to tremorgenic mycotoxins. These toxins may be found in MOULDY bread, pasta, cheese, nuts, or other decaying matter like compost. Clinical signs include vomiting, agitation, incoordination, tremors, seizures, and elevated body temperature. A specific mycotoxin called aflatoxin can even cause liver failure. Be sure to keep mouldy food and compost out of your pets reach!

22/08/2024

August 26 is all about celebrating the unconditional love and joy our dogs bring into our lives. 🐶💚

Our dog food is crafted to support their health and happiness, from a shiny coat to a strong heart.

Show your appreciation by choosing nutrition that’s as special as they are.

16/08/2024

Notice the different guidelines for different animal species on our feeding label.

Although our product is best known for what it does for horses, did you know it is just as good for any and all kinds of animal species?

Vermate has all the same benefits for:
✅️Pets (dogs, cats, birds, rodents, reptiles, even fish!)
✅️Farm animals (cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, geese, ducks, pigs, donkeys, ostriches)
✅️Racing pigeons
✅️Wildlife of any kind

Vermate - We are here for all ⭐️

16/08/2024

🌟And some more evidence of the AMAZING Vermate (wintercoat) SHINE🌟

Owner comments:
"He looks wet but it's his shine! All thanks to Vermate AND no more ulcers!"
- Sue Black

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕤 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕕𝕠 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖?

The gut:
🌿 Replenishes and restores the microbial balance throughout the intestinal tract.
🌿 Enhances removal of metabolic waste and toxic elements in the body.
🌿 Recovery and prevention of ulcers.
🌿 Recovery and prevention of colic.
🌿 Regulation of pH balance in the gut.
🌿 Optimal digestion and absorption of nutrients.

The sport horse:
🐎 Quicker recovery for overworked and stiff muscles and a quicker breakdown of lactic acid.
🐎 Buffering effect and reduction of the production of stress causing hormones.
🐎 Anti-inflammatory properties - Not only do the humates relieve swelling from joint inflammation, it bonds to the collagen fibers to aid in repair of damaged tendons and bone.
🐎 Optimal feed to energy conversion.

Other:
⭕ Prevention of cellular mutations such as cancer.
⭕ The decrease of volatile ammonia in animal waste.
⭕ Exhilaration of hoof growth and improved hoof quality.
⭕ Improved coat condition.
⭕ Muscle and weight gain.
⭕ Strengthens the immune system

If you have any pictures of your horse with a wintercoat Vermate shine, please do share with us! Every year these pictures are a big treat for all our customers, especially the new ones 😄

16/08/2024

16/08/2024

🤔 A big question on many people's lips... What are the ingredients of Vermate. Why? Because it works so well for any and all animal species.

It is important to understand that Vermate contains, literally billions, of microbial species. Our label will never be big or long enough to list every single specie. Something to be thrilled about, because this is just how diverse this product is. Isn't it great to know that the product you buy does not only contain a hand full of lab incubated micro organisms? But, that it contains the full spectrum of microbes to enhance a healthy and replenished gut microbiome. Further, Vermate consists of humic and fulvic acids which provides your animal with the macro and micro minerals it needs. There are NO chemicals added to Vermate. You buy it in its raw, natural and organic form. 👈 This explanation is all in short. For a longer, more in depth read, see below exactly where Vermate comes from: 👇

The soil environment can be regarded as the host for most microbial species on earth. It is the most diverse environment where microbes naturally occur, and this is where Vermate comes from. DERIVED from soil.
It is a well known fact that animals, when given the choice, would prefer to drink dirt water than water that is unspoiled with soil. As a matter of fact, most animals in nature will walk halfway into a pond before drinking. The reason for this is to stir up the silt at the bottom of the pond with their feet before drinking. By doing so they ingest all the healthy soil microbes, trace minerals and humus or humates that collects at the bottom of the pond through rain wash off. This is natures way of replenishing the rumen microbes on a daily basis.

In modern agriculture animals are prevented from replenishing their rumen microbes in a natural way. The result is an endless cycle of sickness management that results in significant financial losses.

☀️A unique combination of bacteria, algae, fungi and protozoan species are therefore used to construct the microbial component in the Vermate product that would restore the animals link to the natural environment.
☀️The second component that makes the Vermate product unique is the addition of humic acids or humates that is derived from soil humus. The most outstanding characteristics of humates is the ability to provide micro-minerals, act as a chelating or carrying agent for nutrients and metabolic waste, and also its ability to act as an immune stimulating agent in the body.
☀️Microbial Interaction: Vermate makes use of the vast diversity of soil microbes to supplement the rumen microbes on a daily basis. The aim is to keep the rumen microbes as close as possible to that of animals that would have natural exposure to soil microbes. The equation therefore is simple. The more microbes in the stomach the better the nutritional uptake and the better the health of the animal. Apart from the cumulative effect obtained from the vast number of different microbial species in the Vermate product, 👉one major difference of Vermate with commercial probiotics👈... is the occurrence of nitrification and denitrification bacteria. These are soil bacteria that enable the efficient breakdown and conversion of nitrogen in feed rations into dietary proteins. Most commercial probiotics consist only of lactic acid bacterial strains or yeasts. These strains do not possess specific nitrogen breakdown and conversion characteristics.
Evidence of this comes from people that use Vermate in feed rations that experience a huge reduction of ammonia smell in animal waste and urine. Efficient break down and processing of nitrogen in an animals metabolic system is a key factor in improving the animals immune system. Ammonia and nitrates that are not efficiently processed and excreted from an animals system is circulated back into the animals blood stream. This is a major cause for a weakened immune system that leads to lower production levels and diseases.
☀️Another attribute of the Vermate product is the use of Duddingtonia fungi. These fungi have the ability to control nematode parasites and liver fluke in ruminant animals. This provides a powerful tool for parasite control on a pro-active maintenance basis.

☀️Humates and Animal health: It is a well known fact that micro-organisms are responsible for the breakdown of organic material in nature. It is a less known fact that humus is formed in the process and that humic acids are derived from humus. Humic acids are formed when the micro-organisms that feed on organic material dies off and mineralize. Various components such as DNA, RNA, mitochondria and other cellular components break down and rearrange themselves to form humic and fulvic acid molecules. Humic and Fulvic acid has proved to be one of natures most powerful organic electrolytes and it serves to balance cell life. When organic electrolytes are introduced, the individual cell is restored to its normal chemical balance and its electrical potential where otherwise disintegration and death would occur. Where beneficial microbes help to balance pH on a macro level, humates helps to balance pH and electrochemical potential at a cellular level.

👆 And in a nutshell... This is Vermate. Apart from all the ingredients and natural substances found in this description above, there are NO other ingredients present in Vermate. It is natural, organic and derived from soil which contains all of soil's natural benefits.

12/08/2024

K9 Frozen cooked foods, tubs and pouches.
Can be used as a completely balanced meal, especially for your sensitive/allergy-prone pets, or as a topper on their kibbles.
Wide variety - different flavours to choose from, frozen as well as tubs/pouches that can be stored in your cupboard.
Directly from the factory to our freezer, delivered by the supplier, so no break in the supply chain, means our frozen products are guaranteed to stay frozen all the time.

09/08/2024

For cats, eating grass aids in the elimination of hairballs. Grass can induce vomiting, helping cats expel indigestible materials like fur and feathers.

09/08/2024

Did you know? Large breed pups need a balanced diet for steady growth.🐶💖

VetsBrands Large Puppy Dog Food provides the balanced nutrition they need.

Give your puppy the best start with every meal: https://vetsbrands.co.za/

09/08/2024

Thank you to all women, how you create homes from houses, nurture and care!

06/08/2024

Imagine watching your dog struggle to walk, every step a painful reminder of their joint pain.

CartliFocus+ ensures optimal joint integrity and anti-inflammatory benefits.

Find out more about CartliFocus+ at your nearest stockist.

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06/08/2024

Why castrate your cat or dog?

Castrating a male costs just a fraction of spaying a female. It is a quick and simple procedure and the wound heals very quickly.
Not convinced? Read on…
Unneutered male cats and dogs are always fertile and can impregnate countless numbers of females in heat. They can create a neighbourhood population explosion in no time at all.
There is no way to predict how a male will act when a nearby female is in heat. He will be fully focused on reaching the female and will do his best to break out of his home, run across roads, ignore all danger until his urge to mate is satisfied. Of course he will compete for the female with other males and fight them. All this can result in serious wounds and expensive vet bills.
Males that are not castrated can develop enlargement, infection and cancer of the prostate, testicular cancer and tumours around the a**l area that require surgery.
And the benefits of castration?
Castrated animals no longer feel the need to roam to look for a mate. The result is that they stay home and have less chance of being involved in traumatic accidents such as being hit by a car. They also have a much lower incidence of contracting contagious diseases, and get into fewer fights.
Castration also reduces problems with territorial and sexual aggression, inappropriate urination (spraying) and other undesirable male behaviour.
If your income is severely limited, please contact PAWS 083 287 9917 to arrange your pet’s castration at a rate you can afford.

01/08/2024

K9 FROZEN FOODS HAVE ARRIVED!
No Preservatives
No Colourants
No By-products
No Additives
Completeley balanced - can be given as a meal or as a topper.
Cooked and Frozen, so no chance of nasty bacteria
Reliable supply-chain - Direct delivery from the supplier to our freezer.
We also have a range of tubs for pooches and pouches for kitties!

31/07/2024

Look who came to visit - little Bubbles, turning 23 years young!

31/07/2024

The biggest thank you to PAWS - Plett Animal Welfare Service (Plettenberg Bay, SA)Charity Shop for donating so many warm blankets and jerseys for our Village animals. They were snug as bugs in this cold weather. Thank you

31/07/2024

Thank you from us as well, it's heartwarming to see the difference Sunshine Sanctuary and your donations are making to the dogs in Kurland Village. Just a reminder that we always give 10% off on all products bought for welfare. We have very affordable dog foods of high quality, so it's a win-win situation for client and animal! We would also like to thank all our clients who buy dog and cat food monthly for the welfare organisations, as well as for individuals who are battling financially and have pets. Hats off to you!

31/07/2024

31/07/2024

31/07/2024

🐾 Is your little senior dog still full of love but needs tailored nutrition?

VetsBrands Mini Senior Super Premium Dog Food is specially formulated for small breeds over 7 years old, it's packed with high-quality proteins, joint support, and omega-3 for a healthy heart and coat.

https://vetsbrands.co.za/

26/07/2024

Pure happiness, being able to feed their beloved dog

26/07/2024

1 day of Pop a Balloon done, 1 more to go! All sales over R350 are eligible for a prize, no empty balloons, everyone gets something! We're open tomorrow from 8.30am to 2pm, see you there!

25/07/2024

Are you ready for our Pop A Balloon day?!🎈🎈🎈
All sales over R350 will be eligible - wide range of prizes as well as discount on your purchase. We'll be running the promo tomorrow and Saturday, 26 and 27 July.

25/07/2024

25/07/2024

Available at Horse & Hound Vet Shop.

Wondering where to find your nearest VetsBrands representative? 🐾

Visit our website or contact us today to connect with a representative near you.

https://vetsbrands.co.za/

25/07/2024

Thank you PAWS - Plett Animal Welfare Service (Plettenberg Bay, SA) for always assisting us with Sterilizations. 2 Brownie's and Stompie waiting patiently to get sorted.

25/07/2024

Scratching serves as a behavioral outlet for cats. It allows them to release pent-up energy, express emotions such as excitement or frustration, and relieve stress. Providing appropriate scratching surfaces and regularly trimming their claws can help redirect this natural behavior in a positive way.🐈 Keep checking back on our page for more reasons that your feline family member needs to scratch or scroll back if you missed anything.🐈‍⬛