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Flies!
I don't really know where to post this on the forums but wondering if anyone has any ideas or solutions. The last few days there has been an excessive amount of flies in my house - the windows and doors have been shut so firstly its a mystery how they have even got in. When I say excessive in the last 2 days OH has caught…
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Important advice regarding UTI's in male cats. **PLEASE READ**
Hello everyone, I'd like to raise awareness for UTI's in male cats x On the weekend we noticed our loveable friendly cat Nemo had stopped defecating. He was his usual friendly self but did not want to eat. We tempted him with smelly food but he did not want it so we gave him some lactol milk for nutrients on minerals. We…
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To old to still be peeing!
Hi, now I know this isn't strictly moneysaving and that no-one here is a vet, but I wanted the opinions of more experienced dog owners and, I guess, you could be saving me the cost of vet bills if this turns out to be nothing lol! Any way I have a female Staffie - shes 20 months old and she was spade about a year ago now.…
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Tips to ease dogs boredom?
My mums Cavalier (who is staying with me for the next few months) has just had an op on her knee (luxating patella). They vet have said she needs complete rest, she's allowed up and about when going outside to use the toilet only, for now. She's got a cone thing on too as she's got stitches. She only came home Monday…
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Burying my wee angel cat
Hiya, Yesterday i had to have my 14 year old siamese put to sleep. :( Totally devastated even more so as my kids didnt get time to say goodbye. My youngest desperately wants us to bury her in our garden, so today i am to pick her up from the vet to do this tonight (after my big exam, sigh). What i am unsure about is…
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Cheaper alternative to Hills canine z/d food?
Hi :) we have an 18 month old male german shepherd who has been on Hills low allergen z/d prescription food (dry) for about a year. We currently mix in some tinned Chappie with the dry food to make it a little more appetising but he can also tolerate small amounts of other tinned food mixed in We are trying to reduce our…
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Stray cat & 4 kittens - advice please :)
Hi Hubby & i arrived home from holiday to find that a cat had given birth to 4 kittens in our garden. We estimate that the kittens are between 6 - 8 weeks old & we've have been feeding the mum & kittens since we found them. Over the past week the mum has become a lot friendlier & now lets us stroke/cuddle her, however the…
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Labrador is losing hair
Does anyone know why a two-year old labrador !!!!! might be losing clumps of hair? She now has a bald patch between the rib cage and hind leg. Thanks in advance for any replies.
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Help getting out of the car
I have an old lab with arthritis - he's fine getting in the car (jumps into foot-well then onto the back seat) but getting out is starting to become more troublesome. He leaps from the backseat to the ground (have tried getting him to go back into the foot-well but he won't!) - although it's not a great height, I'm sure it…
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Kittens being spayed-advice
My 2 girls are going in to be spayed tomorrow morning and im wondering what i should do for them coming home. I have a very large crate that i could keep them in if need be or do i leave them as normal? should i also get something light for feeding them when they get home? All i have really been told is not to feed them…
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zubrin anyone?
my 12 yr old dog has been prescribed zubrin 200 mg by my vet, for the relief of her arthritis. has anyone else's dog been given the same? and what effect did it have on your dog?
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Want a wee dog - advice please
On behalf of someone else: My friend is looking for a wee dog. The majority of dogs at the rescue centres are medium or big dogs. She's looking for a little dog, with little legs that likes walking. By no means does this dog need to be pedigree, just friendly, good with children and cats and like fresh air, preferably…
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Hamster behaving very weirdly (pics)
I got this hamster a very days ago, it seemed very settled straight away and is generally very chilled out. It's apparently about 8 weeks old.
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Real food for cats?
I'm on my mobile so apologies if this has already been covered but I'm looking to understand more about what to buy my kitten to eat. I know u can buy bones from the butchers for dogs, and would like to know what I can get for the cat that would be more closer to what they should get instead of packets of Goo that humans…
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Petwear Wash Bag Any good? Any alternatives?
I was browsing pet care shops when I came accross these; http://www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp?dept_id=302&pf_id=8248 Apparently you put your dog bedding in and it stops all the hair straying into your machine and bunging up pipes,or redistributing the hair over the next three loads of washing. I cant find out what it's…
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How do you know when the time is right to PTS?
Hi I have a boxer dog who is now 13. Since April he has been going downhill, really showing his age. He went for blood tests, which have indicated that he has a malignant tumour somewhere, but as he is so old we decided not to do any further tests to find out where it is. He has lost so much weight, at the moment his ribs…
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puppy is driving us crazy
Alphy is a mad one. He rips up the paper we put down for potty. Keep's jumping up at Molly (she so far just walks away) BUT When Molly is on the sofa, he jumps up nips her paw, she then growls and I put Alphy back in his cage, But he can't live in there all the time. :( We do let him in the kitchen leave his cage open just…
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Infected tick bite....
Pulled a tick out of the side of Zara's.. what do you call it? Half way between nose and eye, on the side... Anyway, it was not the first time I pulled a tick out of an animal, never any problems but.... Noticed that the place where I pulled it from looks nasty - it is about a week since I pulled the horrible thing (it was…
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What would you do? Dog has cancer :(
Really just looking for some advice My 14 and a 1/2 yo dog has been diagnosed with cancer in the mammory glands. I took her to the vet for reassurance about an over sized teet that hadnt gone down after her season, and was given anti-biotics which have seemed to take away half of the redness/swelling but she found 2…
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Housetraining a Beagle
Has anyone got any tips on housetraining a 3 month old beagle pup? We've had him for 3 weeks so I know its early days but it seems in respect of his peeing, we're going backwards and not forwards. For example, before I put him in his crate this morning, I put him on his training pad, he didn't go so into the crate he went…
