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Dog Insurance
I'm looking to insure my two dogs and would like other people's opinions on various companies. There seem to be a fair few out there, but I've heard bad things about some of them. E&L for example, come up as the cheapest on many sites but I've heard that they are not very good at all. Bad service and lots of little clauses…
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Trumming cat's claws?
My olde cat needs her claws trimming (one in particular which has slughtly got out of hand). has anyone trimmed the claws or have opted for a vet to do it, if so, how much did the vet charge? I have booked my cat in at the vets, but would like an estimation of cost before I go.
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Canine Dilemna
Hi All Can someone help me clarify my thoughts here? I've been told, for the 5th time by my doctor that I should rehome my dogs due to Asthma/Allergy problems. The problem is so severe that I get chronic chest infections, am permanently congested and often go "deaf" i.e. pressure of congestion on ears. This has caused me…
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P.D.S.A. ONLINE Catalogue...christmas & Loads More
Please have a look at the P.D.S.A.Christmas catalogue online :T http://www.pdsashop.co.uk/default.asp* christmas * advent * cards * crackers * dining * music and books * trimmings and decorations * wrap * PDSA Petsurance.....home and motor insurance.....credit card.....Raffle PDSA Websearch - PDSA search engine, PDSA will…
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Sad news
My 7 & a half year old cat - Ted died tonight. He just keeled over & he breathed 3 gasps while I was trying to revive him. We raced him to the emergency night vet, but we were too late. He had died in the living room. He was already dead when we left the house. I was going to bring him home with me, I was in such shock i…
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Vet/Pet Insurance Advice Please
Hi folks I need a little bit of advice, if I may. 1. Vets I have 5 cats, all 14 years of age, who remarkably have had a fantastic illness free life. I am so lucky, but now, as they age, problems are arising. Today I went to a different vet to register, where one of my cats could get PDSA treatment. One of my cats has a…
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Help! we've rescued a tortoise :)
Well my Mum has him but I want him so she might have a fight on her hands LOL! To cut a long story short, he belonged to my sister's stepkids friends. Hes been passed on from pillar to post because hes a 'very boring' pet. My Mum said she would take him in because she used to have tortoises as pets as a child. However i…
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Mast Cell Tumour in a Dog
Hi Guys, I'm looking for some advice on a rather horrible subject i'm afriad. My 5 year old pug Missy, has recently been diagonised with a Mast Cell Tumour on her front paw, we noticed it very quickly so she had it removed and the results came back as a very low grade 2 on it. It has only been 2 weeks since that op and i…
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FIREWORKS AND PETS .. protect your pet ... take precautions....
here's some info from the P.D.S.A http://www.pdsaappeal.org.uk/pdf/petcare/fireworks_leaflet.pdf Remember it's not just dogs & cats that need help Rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, ferrets and birds all need to be treated with special care when fireworks are being let off. more from ........…
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Worried about my hamster (or just overprotective?)
Hi everyone,(Sorry if you read this in the other message board, someone suggested moving it here, hope you don't mind) I am after a bit of advice from experienced hamster keepers - this is the only forum I post on and I don't know any in RL! I bought a hamster (my first) from a pet shop on Friday night. She was fine on…
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Cat Hair Loss
Noticed over the weekend, That our female cat has started losing her hair. The hair is dissapearing from her back near the tail. Could this have been a disease from another cat? It looks like she has been irratated by her skin and has been pulling her hair out? Thx For Any Replies.
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How deep do you bury a cat?
We lost our beautiful ginger kitten last night. He was five-ish months old and got run over in the street. So we have to bury him, but how deep? What shall we put him in? A cloth? Box? Can we plant a rose bush or something on top?
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Keep your fingers crossed
I am on the trail of a CKCS....they have it in the centre so emailed the woman in charge tonight and I am phoning her tomorrow.....:T (pulease don't move this mods cos if I get the dog I will need the moneysaving advice :) ...and all my animal friends are on here!!! Please don't send me to the dark side - also known as…
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What do you use for furballs?
What do you use for furballs? I've used that Kittymalt, but I don't think its all that. I use Royal Canin Persian food - as it has stuff for furballs. But lately I think he's been reaching more with them. Any better preps than Kittymalt? Thank you
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My cat has lost his companion
We have had two cats for over 13years. Got them on the same day. The female died yesterday with a liver tumor. I am distraught, but the remaining male cat is crying and wont settle. He paces up and down exactly like a caged tiger. I am at my wits end. Will he settle? What can I do?
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cat hair
hi,there is there anybody out there that can give me some good tips, i have cat and dog hair everywhere
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Cavalier King Charles in flat?
Ok ok, this isn't moneysaving . . YET! I've wanted a dog ever since mine ran away just before I turned 7 (Awww, violins pls!) Anyway, now i'm almost 30 & am thinking, life's too short, go for what I want BUT I live in a council rented flat, ground floor. I have been here 3yrs in December so have done the probationary…
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blue staffie wanted
my red staffie dies 3 years ago and i have decided to buy another dog this time a blue solid colour staffie i have finding it hard as i want a decent dog which i may show a few times but the problem is there are so many bad breeders out there and i dont know where find a decent one i have tried some of the puppy sites and…
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overweight retriever - help!
Floyd - 3 1/2 year old male retriever, according to the weight charts he should be between 28kg and 36kg. However, he is currently 40kg:eek: He looks porky and needs to lose at least 4kg. He's been on a diet (no snacks/treats) for about 5 weeks and have lost 2.5kg but we seem to be stuck now. We feed him Bakers complete -…
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Would your cat love a house like this?
I want one :D http://www.moderncat.net/2008/10/08/unbelievable-cat-friendly-house-design-from-japan/