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Pets and Pet Care Sticky
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The Paw project UK
Hi. Has anyone adopted from here: https://thepawprojectuk.com/ We are wanting to adopt a dog, but not sure how legitimate they are? Has anyone got any experiences with them?
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Solensia and cat arthritis
My Bengal Cat Tushar 16 years old has mild arthritis. Still happy and active but slight limp, pain. A few years ago started on Meloxicam with good improvement initially. Regular blood test required for Meloxicam showed slight renal dysfunction. Raised urea and creatinine. Nothing serious though no treatment required. Three…
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Advice - neighbours XL bully dog
Hi all I have my relatives dog staying. I normally take him to the beach. I have not been well enough for a big walk, so took him to a green area in middle of my cul de sac. Just 10 mins throw ball for him and back to house. Yesterday, a dog came out of nowhere at such a speed I didn't even see him coming. Went towards my…
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Is this acceptable after an operation?
I would just like some views on this please- Our dog had an operation a few days ago. She was sent home the same day with a 10inch stitched area across he belly and side and bandaged up. She was given 2 follow up appointments which were free of charge as aftercare as they had been included in the £2780 cost of the…
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Purely Pets - Alarming email pre-warning of increased renewal
"We are
truly grateful that you have chosen Purely Pets to insure your beloved pet, you
are a hugely important part of our pet community. You are receiving this email
as it contains important information about your upcoming renewal.In these
challenging times we want to be transparent with you. Over the past year we
have…
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Identibase confusion
Hi! Newbie here. I have been having a back and forth with Identibase (microchipping) all day. They have been fairly (deliberately?) vague in answering my questions. The system doesn’t seem fair and after spending an age researching it it seems like there is a grey area in the law that they and others are taking advantage…
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Outrageous Vet charges
I am a newbie here so, not sure of the protocols, I won't attempt to name and shame. However I do recognise that it is not just me but many people are reeling from the way the veterinary profession has become totally concentrated on money grabbing rather than pet care. I live in Downham Market in Norfolk and have two…
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Anallergenic/hypoallergenic/hydrolysed wet cat food?
Hello, our cat lost quite a bit of weight despite having a pretty good (and consistent) appetite, and was also sick a few times in that period. We contacted the vet who did some checks and said everything was okay, he did a blood test and again that came back okay, and also asked us to get a urine sample. For whatever…
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Micro chipped my moggy - £15.00 per year, is that money saving???
This is the second year of my cat being microchipped. Identbase charge £15.00 per year to be on their database. For £15.00 they advertise as follows: Annual keeper certificate Secure data storage Missing pet helpline Unlimited changes to your account Covers all pets in your household with an identichip microchip Instant…
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Vet has sent an unjustified invoice
Hi I am looking for advise on how best to manage a vet that is chasing an unjustified invoice, and if there are any forums to complain about them to. Over Christmas my dog ate a couple of mince pies, so we rushed him to the out of hours emergency vet (not our normal vet practice). They gave us various options to help him…
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Dog bite
Hello . I have a large dog what has bitten someone . What happened I was walking my dog on a lead and he was attacked by 2 dogs off the lead and received a punture wound. The gentleman that own these two dogs push and punch me and knock me over . He just walked off . I got up and walked off scared thinking he will come…
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Cost of anal gland removal for a Labrador sized dog
It appears that my Labrador-GS will need an anal sacculectomy ( removal of a canine’s anal glands). He recently had a more limited operation which involved disinfecting the infected gland which we hoped would last for 6 months+ but the gland is starting to smell and stain again after 2 months. I've been given a ballpoint…
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Pet Insurance: 8 weeks old & pre-existing before managed to insure
Hi everyone, really need some help and advice. i bought a puppy from a terrible breeder because I couldn’t just leave them there. They were being sick pink and therefore I had to take them to the vets straight away (the same day). they have noticed he has an eye problem and I haven’t managed to sort his insurance - the…
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Paid the vet hospital bill - now they're asking for more
Our little dog had to be admitted to a veterinary hospital just over two weeks ago, where sadly he passed away. The hospital asked for payment before we left the premises so I settled the account there and then. Before we had even got home with him, they'd sent an email asking for an additional £150+ for treatment which…
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Insurer insists I continue to pay premiums for a deceased dog!
Have other pet owners come across this? We had to put our beloved old boy to sleep. Went to cancel the insurance policy and was told that because we'd already made a claim in the policy year (for something unrelated to the cause of his death) we have to continue paying his monthly insurance premiums until the end of the…
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Cat Litter Woes
Hi, hopefully I can get some advice. We have two kittens, both now around 6 months old, male and female, siblings. At first they happily shared the same litter tray, but in the last few weeks the female won't use the same tray as the male, so we bought another. Now the male is using both litter trays (we think) and the…
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Cordless vacuum
Can anyone please recommend a good cordless vacuum cleaner, especially for pet hair.
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Sainsbury’s pet insurance - how not to auto renew?
The insurance for the cat comes due for renewal early next month and while I have a renewal invitation there seemed to be no obvious way of declining that save for cancelling the extant policy. With other insurance policies I have usually found somewhere in the relevant ’portal’ to do so but it has eluded me so far in this…
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Overground pond for goldfish?
We've had our goldfish for over 20 years. I think they're close to outgrowing their present fishtank. Has anyone had experience of an outdoor overground pond? I've a couple of cats who go outdoors and I feed a fox, who lives close to our back garden, so don't think a 'normal' pond would be safe. Do they freeze over in…
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Has your dog had its anal glands removed?
My dog is 15 in October and 3 weeks ago she needed her anal glands emptied by the vet. (she is on a hypoallergenic diet and dry food upsets her stomach). To cut a long story short she ended up with an infection and had to have her anal glands emptied three times in just six days! she had antibiotics and steroids which came…
