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Cost of cat operation
After two years of requesting an operation for our 5 (ish - was a rescue) year old cat, the vet has finally decided that she now needs to come in for an 'urgent' operation (not emergency). The operation is to remove her anal glands, she has had to have them emptied every 8 weeks and previously the vets advised us that we…
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sleepwagging
he he sitting here with my laptop and not- so- small doggy snoring on the sofa beside me.Suddenly his tail starts quite vigourously wagging!! How weird! Anyone elses doggies do that?
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Puppy Classes
Right, some of you may remember a while ago I posted regarded what to expect from a puppy class that we were taking our DDB to. Well I'm after a little further advice now. She's gotten exactly what I wanted from these classes...she is much more confident with strangers and other dogs now. A very happy chappy indeed with…
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My cat needs an ASBO
My cat is just over a year old, and we've recently began letting her outdoors. She's perfectly happy until another cat comes near when she bolts to the threshold, hair on end hissing and making all those horrible cat noises that sound like the bowels of hell. Now, I know that cats naturally aren't the most social of…
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MISSING PETS please post here
thought i'd edit this to the missing pets thread :) x
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Arden Grange New Customer
Hi all, After reading that Proctor & Gamble perform live animal testing in often horrific conditions I switched from Eukanuba to Arden Grange. The dogs seem to love it, has anyone noticed any difference in switching or can offer any tips? I've read before that some hypoallergenic / organic / earth friendly foodstuffs don't…
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Getting a 10yr old cat?
This is probably a daft question but i'll post it anyway....me and my boyfriend have moved into our first house recently and would love to get a pet...i'd like a dog but we both work and dont want to leave it on its own too much, so think a cat would be the way to go :D We were going to go to the rescue, but my friends mum…
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Does anyone buy no-nasties shampoo for your dog?
I'm getting very conscious of nasties in toiletries, SLS, parabens, PEGs, etc. and am trying to restock my own toiletries with no-nasties type. We have just had a Bichon Frise puppy and as they're white she's probably going to need regular bathing. I'm trying to find a shampoo that has no nasties and have seen Neem Puppy…
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My Mad Dog
No not my dog (though he is slightly mad!) but a small plug for an absolutely brilliant company. I have a Westie that suffers somewhat with his skin, having tried James' Wellbeloved and a range of other hypo-allergenic dog foods my sister in law put me on to My Mad Dog. Not only is the food incredibly reasonable, delivery…
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Doggy Diarrhea
Hello everyone, Just wondering how long i feed my springer spaniel chicken and rice? She has extreme diarrhea where it is equivelent to water, shes had it since yesterday, theres a bug going round in the local park. Any advice is appreciated
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for those of you who show your dogs
I just wondered how many shows a year you attend (approx obviously lol) and also what do you do if you are looking at a breed that doesnt always seem to have its own classes??
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new kitten....older cat.
Hi there, long time lurker and have found some really useful advice, but couldn't find exactly what I needed on any other threads. I have a cat that we rescued from a box about 6 years ago (think she had been dumped, and then was attacked -we think- by a fox) so nursed her back to health and she has been our only pet since…
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RIP Aussie
Hi everyone, been a while since i posted. had a lady call at my door today asking about the cats described my aussie perfectly but said she'd seen him in the road after being hit by a car :( it was bin day today and she said the bin men removed the body, does anyone know what would happen? it was obvious he was well looked…
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Any way to salvage/reuse/disguise a crushed Drontal?
Hi, I'm awful at getting my cats to take tablets and they're equally bad at swallowing them. On the advise of the veterinary nurse I've crushed up a Drontal and hidden it in my cats' favourite food, tuna. Typically my cats can tell that there's something not quite right with their favourite treat and not eating a scrap of…
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Where's my thread? Explanantion please
My thread about the GS that was found abandoned appears to have been removed. I hope the mod that has removed it can sleep knowing that they may have put a dog at risk of being pts, however it may have been saved by someone reading it. Some pet carer you are. :mad: If the mod concerned had had the decency to pm me and tell…
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Advice welcome - Rabbits fighting
We got two boy bunnies back in April who were about 2 months old, a Dwarf Lop (Dave) and a English/Dutch cross (Chas). They had already been "paired" when we got them and apart from a few little incidents had been doing well together in the same cage. About two months or so ago we had them "done", they are also up to date…
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Rabbit Proof Wire.
Have built the basic carcas of a run extension to our rabbit hutch. Now need some wire he can't bite through 8 foot by 2 foot, or 8 foot by 4 foot, depending on whether or not I add a roof. Any ideas where I can get it cheap?
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Beware ASDA cat play tunnel !
We got one of these for our kitten last week. He loves it !!! But after playing manically with it for a good 30mins, he suddenly went very quiet. Upon investiagtion the two pieces of elastic (with balls on the end) had become entwined around his neck we freed him and removed one of the balls, and have let him have it back…
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High Protein Grain Free Dog Biscuit Recipe
This makes fantastic dog biscuits that are suitable for dogs with intolerances to grains. It's my own recipe, so the quantities are a bit rough, but it's very easy. For a single batch of basic mix you'll need... * 1 mug Gram (chickpea) flour * 1 egg * 2 tsps Baking Powder To this you can add various flavourings. Our…
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P@H Purely dry cat food on offer
DH went to stock up on cat food at the weekend and the boxes of dry Purely were £5 each (instead of about £7.99, if memory serves me correctly). I know quite a few people on here use this so thought I'd give you a heads up, if you are anything like me and don't go to the shop often - don't want you to miss out!…
