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Pets and Pet Care Sticky
Hi all! Here are some interesting Forum discussions: * Welcome to the MSE Pets and Pet Care Board 👋 * Pet Insurance Guide Discussion area 🗣 Pages you may find useful from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Cheap Pet Insurance 🐾 * MoneySaving for Dog Owners 🐶 * 'I Fostered Cats for a Few Months... Here's How You Can Care for Dogs,…
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Would you always claim on insurance for Vet Treatment
Hello All, My dog got an ear infection, took to vets expecting a consultation fee & a few £ for ear drops, but total bill over £160. Looking online, this doesn't seem unusual. They did suggest claiming on our pet insurance if excess was lower than the total charge. Policy is a lifetime plan, the paperwork suggests the…
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Removing cat fleas
My two cats were crawling with fleas and expensive vet approved chemical spot on insecticide has no effect. I had an old nit comb from years ago, and tried it on the cats, and hey presto it caught adult fleas straight away. I put them in a bowl of hot water to kill them. Much better and effective method. Both cats enjoy…
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Creating a dog play park in my garden
We have found ourselves with a second dog and this one likes to be outside. He's fine to be outside but we have some steep steps and he keeps finding things to put in his mouth which is rather he didn't. So I'm planning on turning the garden into a sensory doggie delight! I'm thinking a sanded area, swing toys, sniffy…
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Pet wellness plan help
Hi every month my husband pays into a pet wellness scheme offered by our vet. One of the benefits is that they will deal directly with our insurer if we pay the first £100 of a claim. Today we found our dog will need to see a vet- fairly uncomplicated claim, no health history at all. The vet receptionist has informed us…
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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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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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ManyPets pet insurance and lack of pre authorisation. Advice please.
Advice please. Anyone insured with ManyPets, please could you engage with me? I want to open up a discussion forum concerning a pitfall I was unaware of the ramifications of when I took out my policy. My question is I have adhered to the dental check so as to satisfy ManyPets terms and conditions, but I have been told the…
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THIAMACARE 10MG 30ml - where can i get this prescriptive drug?
Hello All, Hope everyone is well? My moggy has an over reactive thyroid and therefore needs to take Thiamcare (prescriptive drug) every day. I have seen the drug on a few sites for £22.99, plus tax, plus postage, are there any other sites which are trusting, i can get this medication from???
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Insurance renewal or changing insurer with a “pre existing condition”
Hi just wondering if anyone can offer any advice or had a similar experience. my renewal for my dogs come through, it’s gone to £49 a month from now £34 a month. It’s a lifetime cover with £4000 per condition per year. There are however, better options from comparison sites with a better level of cover for cheaper (£41 a…
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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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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…
