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help getting a young cat!!! first in a long time...
I need mucho helpo :o We are getting a cat from a small local rescue. He is an 8 month old boy, typical story stray shows up at random house house owners feed but can't adopt unti a space in cattery comes avaible, he has been in rescue for 11 weeks now and he is coming to his forever home on Saturday now the formal home…
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How much do you pay for a vets prescription?
We have to get 2 lots of prescriptions from the vets for a long term health issue. It is SO much cheaper (around 50%) to buy both online, which will save us massively during a year. So we're going to get the prescriptions from our vets & then buy online, but they charge £13 a time for one, and then another £5 for the…
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cat fleas
hi we have fleas in our house, it really bothers me becaise most of them seem oto be in my room where the cat doesn't go (i keep the cat out of my room for this reason) we have treated the cat with bob martin flea and tick spot on but have noticed no improvement. i have read a lot and seen that bob martin flea and tick…
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pet insurance excess question
hi, not sure if this is the right place, apologies if it isn't. I'm looking into quotes to insure my cat, i can see there are varying levels of excess charges and just had a question about those. Does the insurance cover the whole cost, the final bill that you get from the vets or just for treatment? so for example if i…
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rabbit vaccinations - which one?
Hey everyone we're going away in Sept and have booked the rabbits and guinea pigs in the kennels. (obv they have a separate bit!) now they are saying the rabbits need vaccinations but my vet offer two types and the girl at the kennels didnt know which it was - there is one for myxy and one for VHD. Anyone know the…
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How long before steroids take effect?
Got the diagnosis I'd dreaded this week that my 12 year old dog has cancer throughout her system, heart, lungs, liver and lymph nodes. She has been given steroids to try and give her som extra time but I'm seeing very little difference in her (2 days now). I don't want her to suffer (she is eating very little and has no…
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Wagg dog food: 2.5kg bag £1
Currently in Wilkinsons they have both varieties of Wagg- £2.5 kg bag for £1 instead of £2.25. Sorry don't know when offer ends, I understand it has been on for at least a week. Also they have their own doggy treats- I buy the flat hide chews 5 for £1, at present 2 packs for £1.60. See they also have IAMs half price…
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Keeping rabbits/guinea pigs warm this winter.
Hi! I have two guinea pigs and they live in a hutch outside. It has a waterproof cover for it and a bedroom compartment. Anyway, my question is will they be ok in the garden in winter? We get snow for about 2-3 weeks where I live. They have a snugglesafe heat disk thing and I will put blankets and extra straw in their…
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Personalised cat collars
Does anyone have the link to that site where you can buy the personalised cat collars with say your phone number on or whatever? I know someone put it in a thread I posted ages ago, but I can't find it. Thanks in advance.
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best puppy training book from Amazon
My son and daughter in law acquired a cockerpoo today, she is beautiful and 8 weeks old. They will take her to puppy training classes, but would like a good book as a start, what can you recommend as a 'bible' - I just want to buy one good book as a present! Many thanks
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my first pet, rabbit, please help
hi im considering getting a rabbit or a guinea pig. ive never had a pet before. i am afraid of all animals. so id like to go see some somewhere, and see how i feel, and try picking them up, overcome some fear etc. ive got loads of questions. ive gone through popular pet lists and decided on above two animals. i dont want a…
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Need advice, is it safe to move guppy?
Ok, so I'm in charge of my son's tropical fish. There's a very pregnant guppy being hassled non-stop by two males, so my son set up a second tank at lunchtime, with water from the main tank. The heater and filter have been on all afternoon, temp is at 26'. Son told me I could move the female this evening - unfortunately he…
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Cat fight!
Our cat has just been over the road to pick a fight and I think he came off worst. He has a wee lump out of his lovely nose and a bit of blood from his nostril. Not sure if its a bite or a scratch. Is there anything antiseptic I can safely put on it [if he'll let me - that'll be fun] that wont harm him if he licks or rubs…
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Introducing solid food to kittens...
The kittens are now just over 3 weeks, one is pretty much walking others are almost there. All four of them are quite chunky, few people have commented on their roundness lol. Ive googled re introducing solid food weaning with kittens but pretty much conflicting advice. Can anyone head me in the right direction anythin…
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Update on Aggressive Kitten
Hi there Some of you may remember me from such posts as this one. Well I'm really happy to report that my kitty seems to have turned a real corner in the last week. I'm honestly not sure what happened: he turned 16 weeks which has maybe been a bit of a milestone. Right now he is actually curled up in my lap, is purring…
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VERY ill dog, possible arthritis
My dog suddenly started not putting weight on his back leg on thursday night, we took him to the vets friday who said possibly arthriris and gave metacam. He deteriorated over sat/ sun not eating or drinking (just a little bit of milk). We went back to the vets sun morning and they gave him a pain killing injection into…
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Dog Drinking alot
I am looking for a little bit advice about my brother-in-laws dog, She is 15 year old Yorkie and she has been drinking alot, she seems to drink all the water at once and then look for more. This is quite a recent thing as she used to go hours without looking at her food or water. Over the past couple of days she has also…
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Getting Cat into a Carrier.
Hello All, We're going away tomorrow for 3 wks. Cattery is booked for today. My cat is 2yrs old, not been in the carrier for over a year and has never been to a cattery. Operation, get her into carrier, began at 9am so far no joy. She's now not interested in treats or tuna. Is lashing out and hissing at us! We've decided…
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Poorly Cat
My 1 year old cat has been suffering with diarrhea since last Tuesday, I took him to the vets on Saturday who checked his temperature, which was fine, and noticed he had slightly sore gums, so she did a blood test for leukaemia etc and that came back fine. She gave me so easily digestible food for him which seems to have…
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Difficult subject - cremating a pet who is currently buried in garden....
To cut a long story short, I have discovered today, that where my beautiful pooch (avvy) is buried in the garden, is actually smack bang on the boundry line of a hitherto communal garden. A 5ft fence is being erected in 2 weeks time.... The day she died, it was unexpected and I was a complete and utter mess. I KNEW I…
