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New dog
We've only gone and done it!! Sadly, we were unable to find a staffie who didn't have separation anxiety so they suggested a dog that was coming instead. We waited 2 weeks and met him today and DH just melted immediately. He is fab. We get a home check on Monday and should get him home next Saturday. He's a spaniel cross,…
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getting a kitten with old cat in house
Hi I am thinking of getting dd a kitten for her birthday she adores cats and has asked for one every year, we love cats have always had one but we have an old girl, 15 and I am realky not sure if it would be fair on her, she is pretty much a house cat now and spends most of her days upstairs in ds's room but I wonder how…
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Canine Epilepsy, Epiphen and light at the end of the tunnel
We have a 3 year old dog, who had his first fit on 1st March in the wee small hours. Very scary at the time but we were advised to wait and see whether he had another one as occasionally they can have a cluster of fits and then they stop or decrease etc. Anyway, within a short space of time he then had two in one day and…
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Dilemma about letting cat out
We used to have several cats, but over time they got old and died, apart from one, who is 13. He was very lonely on his own, so three weeks ago we rehomed another of the same breed and age from a rescue organisation. He is settling in well, except... From 2008 till now, Shadow was an indoor cat, living in a flat. Before…
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guinea pigs
Hi, can I use shredded newspaper as bedding for my guinea pigs to save on wood shavings? Also can I give them my children's old bamboo blocks to them to chew and are there any veg they shouldn't eat? I want to save money but obviously want to keep them safe and healthy. If there is a thread on cheap guinea pig care please…
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Jack Russell Cross problems
Hi When my Ex boyfriend left me last year he left me his dog as well (we hadn't been together very long living together a year with the dog) I kept him for the kids as much as anything as they adored him and there was enough going on in theirs lives at the time. Now bit of background I have never owned a dog in my life…
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Poorly kitten dilemma
Hi I recently got two baby kittens and one of them was taken really ill this morning- she was shaking, her back legs were weak and her eyes were "shaky". i rushed her to the vet and they have kept her in to do bloods etc. It turns out she is dehydrated and has a temp and her white cells are up - so indicating an infection.…
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anyone used animeddirect.co.uk?
I would like to buy some feliway and other products from animeddirect.co.uk but I'm not happy with their return policy (looks non compliant with DSR). Anyone else used this website? Are there any website with good prices and a legal return policy?
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Using various vets (more than one) - insurance
Just wondering - I use different vets for different issues and when Zara had an operation and I had to make a big claim, the insurance asked for history back till she was a pup (had to contact few different vets to get it) and then paid with no problems. Currently Zara is registered with 4 different vets. Her "general…
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Should I bother with insurance for dog
I have a 1 year old rescue dog and the free 4 weeks insurance is about to run out. Should I get insurance? Should I wait until she is slightly older? I have sufficient savings for emergencies at the moment.
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Best retractable dog lead
My sister is about to adopt an 18-month old female Staffie dog. (Rescue: tied-up and abandoned, with a broken rib! :mad:) Anyway, just wondered if there are any go-to leads for a dog of this breed? (I say retractable lead as I've offered to help with some of the walks and don't want to let her off the lead!) Thanks guys.
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vacs for life?
Has anyone taken out this offer? My local vets4pets have this offer but I was just wondering of any downsides, my cat is just over one, so his 1st boosters are coming up, nothing wrong with him that I know of so hopefully he will be with us for a long time. I would generally use another vets as vets4pets seem to me to be…
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Dog aggression
I have a 4 year old staffy x who to me is is a very sweet dog. He has got dog aggression problems- i.e. he doesn't get the chance to but I know he would physically attack and hurt another dog given the chance. We have taken him to various training classes and nothing has helped this so far. Most recently have been…
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Pet insurance for unimmunised house cats?
I am currently trying to find some insurance for my cats. They were both immunised until the age of 3 when we stopped taking them to the vets every year. (my mothers cat died of what can only be connected to being immunised. My vets inject on the right shoulder, within two months of the injection she had a lump growing on…
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Abandoned Cat
I think neighbours (not immediate neighbours ) have moved out and abandoned their cat there. He's gorgeous and I used to see him occasionally, he was quite chubby and I think he just used to stay outside, but at least he was fed. now when I went out today I saw him emaciated and starving he was really crying too it was…
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Two Stolen Dogs - FOUND SAFE & WELL
Emma Clarke is ... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201063432128460&set=a.1131542329245.2021855.1247867079&type=1&theater
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Will my dog think ive abandoned him?
So i am going away for just over 2 week mid June. We have a rescue dog from Spain who we have had for 6 months now. He is our best friend. He is a very well behaved dog but he gets nervous easily (he was found abandoned on a beach at 8 weeks old battered :'( We have found a lovely kennels (30miles away) in the country,…
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Dealing with an aggressive collie
I'm looking for a bit of advice really. I have a friend who rehomed a four year old male border collie from facebook (I Know!) and unfortunately he is very aggressive. She says she is scared to take him out because whenever he sees a person he is up on his hind legs barking, growling with his hackles up desperate to get to…
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Anti-social doggy - good progress - but what next
Well here's the story. I am the proud owner of a two year old jack-a - doodle. He is lovely but is still anti-social with strangers (especially men) and other dogs He was living with a lovely family and his older brother (different litter), but one day when they were out he was attacked by a much larger dog (collie). He…
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Is the garden safe for my new pup?!
Hi, We picked our pup up from the breeder yesterday and we want to start housetraining straight away. She is already going to the toilet on newspaper a lot of the time, but I've heard that its better to train her to go outside as soon as possible. We have a garden, is it ok to take her outside at this age? She had her…