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Dog hair and car seats!
I'm trying to work out the best (and cheapest) way of protecting my car seats from dog hair and I'm going round in circles! I have a Ford KA so very small and my dog sits in the back with his harness on so I need access to the seat belt. That's ok but the problems start when I need to transport anyone else in the car -…
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Dog ''loo''
I have been considering one of these type of products: http://www.petstuffgalore.co.uk/dog-products/dog-loo/clean-green-dog-loo.html?gclid=CIbljPnY8qECFRI-lAodUW0rnA but I am haunted by the memories of one my parents had stinking and not working properly. Also because I have very big dogs, who ''produce'' a lot, I'm…
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Thinking of taking on a rabbit and guinea pig
We've been thinking for a while about getting our two boys (aged 5 and 3) some form of pet - the younger one in particular loves any animal he sees! I had a dog and cats when I was a teenager, but neither would be suitable for us now (dog wouldn't get enough exercise time due to my work so not fair to get one, and I'm now…
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Any other duck owners here?
Over the weekend, we added 2 Indian runner ducklings to our pet family. They are very comical, cute and cheeky and have settled in really well. Has anyone else got any pet ducks? These are our 2 babies...Jemima and Justin (9 yo DD named them)
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How not to pay for a dog bed...
I've had my dog about 8 years (he's ten years old though) and I got my cat about 2 years ago (probably four now). After about 6 months of owning him my cat took to the habit of using the dogs bed as a urinal! Eventually with the help of a cat-fanatic we worked out that it was all due to not liking cat litter and I put a…
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cocker just runs and runs
Hi Back here agian about our little cocker. I still have problems with her recall, but in general once she has a run round it is not too bad and will come to us abeit in a slow manner. Anyway new problem we have is we took her out into open country and walked her through the little tracks made by everyone. For half the…
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Where can I buy a Liberator cat collar?
Hi, My lovely new (we've had him for 4 months but he's 18months old) cat has been hunting birds. I've heard of a cat collar called a Liberator that beeps when they're about to pounce but I can't find anywhere that sells them. Or a similar item. Can anyone help please? Kind regards, Tammy86
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Advice needed. I am afraid that I may have to put my dog down.
Hi, looking for some helpful advice please. We have a cross bull mastif/boxer aged 4 years. We have always kept dogs and would consider us as responsible owners. He has recently started to become aggressive (barking, growling) to anyone who comes into the house (even if he knows them - he was fine before). We no longer…
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I got a new puppy!!!
Have been wanting to get a little baby puppy for a while so called in at the animal shelter on Friday just to have a look around. We called back on Sunday to pick up a nine month old beagle cross who we have named Izzy lol!! She's an absolute delight. Interested in everything and everyone and has responded really well to…
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Gourmet Cat Food...
Just watching TV & the came on an advert for Perle cat food,the food contained vegatables,seems a lot of pet food makers are adding veg to the food.Considering cats are carnivors,my question is that are pet food makers simply adding veg to the food to bulk it out so they can use less meat & save costs? Does adding veg to…
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Best place to buy pet stuff
I need to buy some frontline flea stuff and also wormer. I think I have bought from Petmeds before, but my web of trust tells me this site has a bad reputation and can't remember if it's this site I've bought from before. Can anyone recommend the best (and cheapest) site(s) to buy this sort of thing from? Thanks in advance.
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Kittens Littering the place...
Hi pet peeps, I have friends with litters of kittens and wondered what the best worming syrup would be for them? :)
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a puppy for DD ( Costs, insurance...etc)
Hi, everyone... MY DH and me are thinking of getting a puppy for our 3 yo daughter. We live in the countryside and hve a big garden but a small house.. i want a little dog but dh wants a labrador... i guess i am here to ask for some ideas and to plan a budget... how much do you spend on food per week ? does it worth having…
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Feeling threatened by uncles dog
I have an uncle who has a Staff/Rottweiler cross. Im sure some of you might recall a post of me feeling very unhappy about a partner of mine's attitude towards 2 dogs. Well anyway my mum took the dogs and I moved out and my mum has come to an agreement with me to have the dogs whenever I want. During that time I have…
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Feeding birds but not Squirrels
I have a thug of a squirrel who regularly visits my garden. I put food out for birds which he seems to eat. I was at the point where I was filling the bird feeder about three or four times a week. I brought a squirrel proof one but he just worked out how to hang from the branch and shake it to get the food out and then…
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Treating paw pad injuries on a cat?
Some of you may remember i posted on here a couple of weeks ago about my cat and the abscess i was having trouble with on his leg. Well i am pleased to report that it has now completely healed and the fur is just starting to grow back. However, last night i found a new problem with my troublesome cat. I noticed there was a…
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cat repellent for the garden
Okay so I have 4 cats and need to stop them using the garden (more specifically my recently dug flower bed) as a toilet!!! Can anyone recommend any type of repellent to deter them please? I have a dog who loves nothing more than to dig up and eat cat poo and my flowers are suffering!!!! Thanks :)
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found a cat & her 1 day old kittens
im looking some advice please! over the weekend we found a cat hiding in the garden - a few hours later she just gave birth to 4 kittens we have never owned cats so have no idea what to do! we have been feeding the mother who is a only a wee young thing herself - she is very timid so we think she is either wild, or has…
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Talking of insurance ............
Whilst doing a bit of research re the query on petinsurance.co.uk (its E and L :eek:) I came across as site with insurance reviews and noted the good reviews for John Lewis. Ive had a quote exercise and it seems reasonable too. I always like JL, wonderful customer service. Just wondered if anyone used them for dog…
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Pet-insurance.co.uk ? any good anyone?
hi all. have had a good quote from above company.around £12 for my new puppy.can anyone recomend them or have any horror stories? what about argos platinum,also a good quote.
