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Degus..
Anyone got some? Im wanting some and im wondering what owners think of them? Also if anyone knows of a good rescue centre for them? :confused: Im in Yorkshire :D Ta :j x
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Dogs With No Gardens
Those of you who have dogs in flats or places that have no gardens how do you cope with your dogs toileting? Like how many times a day do you take them out, how often etc? Does it work with no garden?
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dogs and staying in cottages!
hello fellow dog owners! i'm hoping you can help me with a question to see what others in the same position do? we are going to be renting/staying in a cottage soon and obviously want to visit the surrounding area but not always take the dogs with us. all the cottage companies say that the dogs should not be left…
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Lump on cat-possibly caused by boosters???
Yesterday on stroking my cat, i felt a lump under her skin, about the size of a large marble. It is on her back roughly between her shoulder blade and spine-nearer to the spine. I immediately paniced as lost my much loved dog to cancer a couple of years ago, so 1st thing this morning i called the vets. They told me that it…
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Sour crop in chickens
does anyone have amy remedies for sour crop/impacted crop in chickens I have a chicken who keeps stretching and twisting her neck ,,we have tried maggots but to no avail ,,can some one help please,,,,:confused: I have palpated the crop and the smell coming off it is really yukky:eek::eek: please help
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Complaint made about our dogs barking!!!!
We recently received a letter from the local council stating that a complaint had been made due to our three dogs barking. This was the first time we had been made aware of any problems with them and was rather shocked, we've racked our brains to think of any instances when the dogs barking could cause anyone a problem.…
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getting a puppy - questions
Hi I am hoping to get a new puppy soon but have a few questions I hope can be answered by you kind people! Firstly I should mention that this is not a quick impulse decision we have been looking at getting a family dog for over a year. I realise that most breeders will have rehomed puppies during the summer, but as we had…
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blood in my cat's poo...
Sorry not a very nice topic, but my oldest cat (1,5 yrs) has a bit of blood coming out with her poo... It has been like that for about a week now, and the poo is also more runny than normal. We incidentally had a vet appointment with her on Friday, and she said just to keep an eye on it, as everything else seemed normal.…
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What Size pump
we've been very lucky and our neighbour as given us a fish tank! The children are over the moon! i'm a bit of a novice, so any help would be appreciated main questions are what size air pump do i need, tank measures 12inch x 24 inch and 12 inch deep what about lighting? its going to be a cold water tank as its our first!…
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Online Advice For Pet Owners
I found this in a magazine the other week Basically its like the NHS direct site, you answer the questions following the flow charts and come the end it either tells you to see a vet and how soon, or offers first aid advice http://www.vethelpdirect.com/index.php
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another cat???
hello, I got my 18month old rescue cat about 6 weeks ago now and I was wondering if she would benefit from having a companion? The reason I am thinking this is she wants to play the WHOLE evening and in the morning. We do play with her for a couple of hours but we need a break to eat and do other normal things like…
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Do you let your dog on the sofa with you?
I've been giving the (rather large) puppy a cuddle on the sofa recently, I'll lift her up and give her a cuddle on my lap and so will the kids. However, this means she sometimes wants to sit on the sofa beside me if I am working and will climb up and cuddle beside me (she is here now). The sofa is leather and tbh the kids…
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Why can't my CRF cat have an anaesthetic?
I took my 9 year old cat to the vets last week because he had smelly breath and thought he needed his teeth cleaning or maybe a bad one removing, although i hadnt noticed it was causing him a problem eating just the bad breath. The vet said they needed cleaning and if he needed any removing they would do it while he was…
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Missing kitten :(
My 6 month old boy has gone missing, he has never ventured out of the garden before, and has been gone since this morning. He has a name tag with our number on and is microchipped. We've been out looking for him and put up a few posters, but other than hope he comes back when he is hungry, do we need to ring the microchip…
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council microchipping
i hadnt heard of this before so there are bound to be others and i thought i would pass it on. some councils have a campaign on microchipping and offer a cheap home visit service, mine offer it for £10 and it is non-means-tested :money: looking around, a few councils seem to offer the same kind of thing. the cheapest vets…
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Barking
Hi everyone i was wondering if anyone has advice for an year old boy dog thats barking quite bad. I tried the aquiesse machine that lets out a noise when he barks but its useless, have a grumpy neighbour that hates dogs and i take him in the minute he barks but its ruining our lives because we love him so much and dont…
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desparate for a dog!
I have been thinking about this for at least a year and I have decided I would really like to give a home to a west highland terrier. I have been looking around and have been shocked as I didn't realise how expensive they can be to buy. It's my birthday in a few weeks and I have asked friends and family to help out with…
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Cat sitter Edinburgh
Hi can anyone please recommend a reliable/honest cat sitter who covers the Edinburgh area? Normally use a great cattery, but only going away for weekend so would prefer to use a cat sitter. Also, does anyone happen to know if cat sitters will take on small jobs like the occasional weekend away? Many thanks
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dog insurance help
my mum phoned to say e&l are charging us £22 a month for dog insurance [she was looking on her credit card bill as i queried how much we are paying these days] last i knew we were paying £13 a month. thats a big leap. he is a staffy cross 9 years old. the minimum we have found is £18.91pm with tesco. thats a lot of money…
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Getting our Staffy soon
Rescue dog, male, 4 years. He was originally a rescue taken in by a family of mum and dad, and their 2 young sons (8 and 10). Parents split up and dad had to work all the hours god sent, he was in tears when he brought him back cos his sons adored the dog :( This therefore means he is pretty good with kids and all people…