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Advice on poorly stray- update in post 32
Hi- been to the emergency vets today with a stray cat which turned up with a raw wound on its neck where it used to have a collar. Vet says injury is superficial but made worse by allergic dermatitis due to heavy flea infestation . Puss has scabs and soreness all over it's body and is very underweight. Vet treated her with…
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Cat nibbled stew
I cooked stew this evening, enough for tomorrow as well. It was too warm to put the left overs in the fridge and the cats were out!! It has now been nibbled by one of the cats. Question - should I just heat it through well tomorrow or dispose of it? After 19 years of being owned by cats you think I would have learnt :o .
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kitten has fleas - i think
Hi, im just looking for advice/ see if anyone else has been in the same posistion. I will be ringing my vets in the morning Basically I got my kitten on Sept 3rd and flead him that day, he was later seen by the vet for first injections and de wormed on the 9th. I gave him his second lot of flea stuff on the 3rd Oct and he…
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Strange cat visiting
over the last few days a kitten has been visiting my parents place, I've only seen a picture myself and think it maybe approx 4-9 months old. It's been wolfing down bird seed and bread my nan leaves out for the birds as if it's really hungry. I really don't know if the cat itself is just a little strange or this cat is…
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chocolate lab with conjunctivitis, vet bill for £50?
we've a 4 yr old choc lab called wisper who we adore. i work shifts but the OH works from home so is with her all day. unfortuanlty she occasionaly has to visit head office meaning staying over night. when this happens by brother looks after wispa with my nephews. sods law when i take her round the other morning her eyes…
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Preparing my dogs for a newborn
Hi, I'm currently 21 weeks pregnant and have two Dogs, I love them both to bits but i'm worried about how they might act around or react to the baby. This is the first baby in the family and neither have ever been around children much. We have a 4 year old rescue dog ( had him since he was 16 weeks) who is a cross breed…
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New bed for new puppy..
only, don't tell the cats it's not for them. I do want it to smell of the cats and us and the other dogs so that new pup becomes familiar with the scents of us and eventually associates them with comfort and restfulness, not 'eat those cats' but I did not expect the bed to be so popular. One of the cats slept in it all…
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Not pets but lovely programme
Did anyone watch the Natural World programme - Queen of Tigers last night? It was on BBC2 at 9pm, I've just watched it on i-player. Really enjoyed it, although sad.
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Duck Billed Dog
If you can't handle the idea of your mutt resembling Bane or Hannibal Lecter.....
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Best option for new dog
To me this is like entering into a relationship for life, so I want to get it right. What is my best option from housing a dog or pet? Rescue, pup - or are there any other options, I think you can take a dog temporarily until it is fully re-homed? My situation: I am single I live in a suburban 'terraced' (modern back to…
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How best to clean dog bedding?
Hi all I have a medium haired border collie and everytime I was his bedding it makes my washing machine stinky and hairy!! I like to was his bedding regularly as it can't be nice sleeping on a muddy blanket, his bedding can consist of old towels, blankets or sheets from charity shops etc. he has a large plastic type dog…
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How to get my dog "fix"
Work life (10-12 hour days) and home life (1st floor flat, not really allowed pets even if I could stretch to a dog walker) mean I cant have a dog, but not having one is killing me!!! I get to walk a neighbours now and again, but its just not the same. I have applied for Cinnamon Trust 3 times and never had a answer. No…
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Advice on re-homing Mothers cat (possibly with us)
Hi I could do with some advice and thought where better than my fellow MSE'rs. My Mother has Alzheimers and will be going into a Care Home (hopefully before Christmas). She has a cat, a lovely female that she got from the RSPCA about five years ago. We dont know how old the cat is, vet thinks about 7 -8. The cat is a house…
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baby recsue
not exactly a pet, but made my eyes leak....:o http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19998236
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Dog helps elderly owner trapped in a bog for 24 hrso
Just seen this, what a lovely story, both ended up safe and well. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/loyal-dog-stays-oap-24-hour-bog-ordeal-183611946.html
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Flashing Dog Collars
They seem to be a bit hit & miss. Does anybody have any recommendations?
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Alvin needs a home - currently with celebrity foster parentss!
Alvin needs you! He is looking for a comfy sofa to call his own. After a really rotten few months he has been very, very lucky and we want his future to be just as starry. Alvin was found straying in Torquay in January and is probably about five years old. He was in a pretty bad state and needed an operation but he is now…
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Bereft!
I've just had my beautiful little dog Katie PTS and I am lost!
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Do dogs smell of death?
Our dog is 15yrs old next month and was diagnosed with cancer in the summer. Due to her age we made the decision not to have her operated on, as advice seemed to suggest it may do more harm than good. She's bobbed along since then, she's definitely slowing down but hasn't seemed too bad. However, when I came downstairs…
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how to stop 8 month pup "annoying" older dog
Hi everyone. We have an 8 month old crossbreed pup - Blaze, full of life, and apparently full of testosterone too - he is constantly trying to hump our 7 year old spaniel !!!!! - Posy (yes, she is spayed). Up until the last few weeks they have got on famously, but now he won't leave her alone. She occasionally snaps at…
