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Buster RIP.
This is a strange one this, so please bear with me..... Firstly, Buster was not our dog, he was the pet of a neighbour of ours, and an Avon customer of our daughter, so we got to know him and them well. Some of you will remember when we got Stella in 2008, and her successful fight with Pyometra in 2009. When she was old…
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What does this mean?
When I sit down to stroke my pup, (staff) and she gets comfortable, she puts her paw on me. Now my oh doesnt like it, he says shes trying to be dominant over me, but shes a very submissive dog. When she does it, he tells her no, but if she does it again my oh shouts at her and sends her back to her cage but i think hes…
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Paw help please.
Harley, our lab, is suffering in this cold weather. He loves being out in the snow but it's taking it's toll on his paws, the pads are dry and cracked looking. Today, when he was out, I noticed a small smudge of blood in his pawprints, it's coming from the cracked area of his pads. He doesn't seem to be in pain and he's…
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Puppy Advice......
Ok my Blue Staffy Puppy is now 16 weeks old. He is now housetrained, sits on command, can give 1 paw & then the other...... Now I want to train him to lie down - how do I do it? Also how much should he be walking at his age? I dont want to over-walk him and sometimes when we have been out in the cold, when he gets up from…
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Another One Bites The Dust
This morning, my cat Chubby, who was given a slim chance of seeing Christmas and New Year, was sadly to put to sleep at 9.39am. The extra days we had were an unexpected bonus. Her tumour was starting to take over and it was the right time. I hope she has gone to see her sisters who have both passed in the last 8.5 months.…
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Should I keep or get rid of Japanese Akita
Hi Any help please, 3 days ago I was asked to home a japanese akita, I took this dog in (male) and after 2 days my 8 year old son leant over the dog whilst he was asleep (was told not to), The dog snapped and brought blood to sons lip, nothing serious and no stitches needed, The question is what do I do now, As a family we…
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harness minefield!
Hi, I'm sure I am just faffing and being ridiculously over the top over this. I am looking for the perfect harness for my puppy. I bought her a nylon lead and collar and she was getting used to it. However I noticed last week that it had chaffed her neck and there was some irritation on her skin. I have bathed it and used…
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Catsan 20l offer @ Tesco
Hi, just to let all of you cat lovers out there know, Catsan litter 20 litres is on offer at tesco for £7 a bag, currently about £9.50 for the same at Pets at Home, so quite a saving! I find it to be about the best litter for my lots needs, but its usually too expensive, so Ive stocked up.
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Cat litter to grit outdoors?
Which is best? I used the cheap clay stuff but noticed that can turn to `slime'. Is any cheap cat litter better than others (note: the caretaker & council should do it but normally wait until things are dangerous & with the reports of running out of grit on the news recently am going out to buy some more) - or should I try…
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Changing cat litter
Hi, we currently buy wood-based litter from Mr T's which costs £4.46 per 10 litre bag. I'm finding this to be expensive as we use a bag per week - or maybe we are just changing our cat's litter too much?? We clean 'his business' twice a day - once in the morning and by the time we come home of an evening it's a bit full so…
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Fox entering garden and sending my dog scatty
Hi, Over the last week, we have noticed our dog (chippo x yorkie) go manic in the garden in the evening, he would run in circles around the perimeter distraught. A few days ago we noticed a fox slip down our neighbours drive, so we realised what was driving our dog nuts. now after 3 sightings in as many days, yesterday…
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Dog Microchipping
Can anyone please tell me if theres a way to get a dog microchipped cheaper than the 35 pounds my vet wants to chip her? Im not trying to dodge my pet owners responsibilities but when I had my cat done it was only 10 pounds so the price has really shot up I will have her done no matter what the cost but I just wondered if…
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smart price cat llitter
Has anyone else noticed how much smart price litter has gone up in Asda, Went to buy it yesterday and it has gone up from £1.14 to £1.49, there was only two bags left, when I said to the lady at the till about price rise she said people were using it as grit on there paths so wounder if this is why they put the price up by…
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How do you know when to have a pet put down?
Or is the mere need to ask the question the answer in itself? MY cat was a rescue cat. I've had her for nearly 12 years and they think she is somewhere around 16/18 now. She has a thyroid problem and has to take tablets every day but she usually won;t take them. I'm lucky to get two or three into her a week despite trying…
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Good prices for canned cat food
My cats like Felix but as I now have to budget more, we switched to 12 cans of Sainsbury's own brand for £5. I thought I was saving but now I'm not working I have time to search out better deals. Asda are doing 12 cans of Whiskas for £5 so the Sainsbury's deal doesn't look as good any more. Poundland are selling 3 cans of…
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any legal eagle helpers out there ?
hi peps, i will need to explain this further as you question me. the brunt of this is our elderly dog barks and the neighbours have complained to the environmental health. I do accept responsibility for the situation i am in. He came to us as a little puppy and has been treated as a member of the family. When someone comes…
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Jack Russell Owners
I know they are energetic dogs and need plenty of exercise but are they good to have when they need to be left up to 4 hours a day? I had fostered one during the hols and fell in love with it, it was a pup and I could have adopted her but I work 4 hours a day. I can only foster dogs who are ok at being left. From a young…
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Help needed with dog / cat relationship
I need some help getting my dog to accept a cat My dog is a 10 year old Border Collie ( very young at heart and races round like he's a puppy ) who hates cats on sight I look after 4 strays and have built them a shed and its all done out with cat flap, bedding food etc and called Hotel Meow :D 3 of the cats are fine to…
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Any other peeps having trouble getting lizard food due to weather?
Both of my pet shops were out of crickets and only had tiny locusts due to the big freeze! And I cannot order any online. So my poor cresteds are currently sticking to their Repashy diet, my poor dragon is on veg for the next few days only, and my poor fat pac-man frog just doesn't know what to do with the titchy locusts…
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For life dog insurance
Does anyone please know the names of any puppy insurance policies that cover on a lifetime basis? Im told m&s but as they tripled the price after my 1st year with my cat after I hadnt ever claimed im worried what they will do to me year on year Thanks
