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Neutering adult male dogs - does it help?
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Stay vigilant for signs of seasonal canine illness
Its that time of year again folks. PLEASE SHARE. Lets keep our furkids safe. If you do walk your dogs in woodlands please make sure you look out for the litle red mites on tummies and feet, and give their undercarriges and feet a good wash after walkies. Lets not hear of any furkids dying from this, this year. x If in…
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Dog smells of pee
As soon as CD got back from his walk with the dog walker, I noticed a strange smell. I thought he might have an accident on the floor but there is nothing there. Then I noticed the smell is following him and it's coming from his head. It smells like another dog has maybe peed on his head or he's rolled in pee or something.…
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Female Cat question
I have a She who has been spayed - she is around 4 now. The past week or so she has been comming indoors and hiding behind the door, or in the small loo to sleep and being very twitchy. On closer inspection she had scratches on her tummy and around her genital area underneath her tail. I assumed she must have been…
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Moving Zara from Orijen Fish to Orijen Senior
Zara is going to be 8 yo next week... time flies.. :( Wondering about moving her from Orijen Fish (her current food) to Orijen Senior which is 7 years plus food. Looked at ingredients and wondering if the chicken will upset her stomach... Hope not. Has anyone done exactly same switch from Orijen Fish to Orijen Senior? Any…
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BETA breed specific dog food - anyone feeding that?
Just had a notification that we are getting a 12kg bag to test and review. Is anyone feeding this brand to their dog?
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Harness rubbing fur off back
Hi I have a 6 month old labradoodle, and I have a no pull harness like this one :- http://www.amazon.co.uk/COA-NON-PULL-HARNESS-BLACK-Medium/dp/B0062ME8WG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408641017&sr=8-1&keywords=no+pull+dog+harness Well, it has started to rub all his coat off on the top of his back where you attach the lead.…
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Cat debate
I have been told that someone is poisoning cats in the area! :eek: It does tend to happen alot nowadays I understand cats like to roam and they tend to 'mess' in other people's gardens, much to the land owner's annoyance. I would hate for my pet to be a nuisance to the neighbours or anyone in general. I also live on a busy…
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Dogs barking at all times
Hi, My neighbours 2 dogs seem to bark constantly whenever their owner is out of the house (last night it was from about 7pm to 11pm). It can be various times throughout the day and it gets quite annoying. We were on good terms with them until I mentioned it to them (just asked them if they were aware of their dogs barking…
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Wowo Campsite, breed specific dog ban
There's a huge fuss going on on the Wowo Campsite Facebook page. The campsite owners have decided to have a breed specific ban, on boxers, Rottweilers, pit bulls and Alsatians. http://www.wowo.co.uk/faqs.html Comments on the Facebook page are over 800. Either have all dogs or have a no dog policy, how will they recover?
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Cat hairs
I have two indoor cats who I love to bits but I can't get on top of the hair they shed, especially on my bed duvet. I've tried the hose on the vac which sucks up the quilt, those magic hair removal sponges, a wet cloth, rubber gloves, putting a cover over the quilt for the cats to lay on but nothing seems to work. Any…
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jabs for dogs
I have insurance with petplan for my dog and just wondering if anyone knows if I have to keep up with jabs (yearly ones). I did keep up with it until this year(had a lot on and just totally forgot). Will this affect my insurance? Also, I know petplan ask for dental checks of dogs at least once a year. My vet tends to do a…
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Insurance... Can they do this?
Hi Bit of a long one, so please bear with me. I've been with the same insurance company since both CKCS dogs were pups.... I have a policy with lifetime cover, and £2k per condition policy limit (it seemed like a lot of money back then, I know different now!!) also £70 xs and we pay 33% on all bills due to dog age. We had…
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Anyone use Arden Grange White Fish & Potato?
My dog was recently diagnosed with Pancreatitis. Whilst I am happy in the interim to feed her the Hills Prescription I/D Low Fat I also need to find a food I can leave down for them both if ever I'm unable to supervise their meal times. The Hills I/D Low Fat dry food is approx. the same price as the JWB they were on so…
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Ratty and Spinal Degeneration
So over the last few days, one of our rats (usually the least tame and disinterested of the three) has been very lethargic and not moving properly, very wobbly on her front feet, dragging her tail and back legs. Last night we noticed it had gotten worse so I picked her up, and she let me for the first time ever, and sat…
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Tick bite on ferel cat
Our cat was feral as a kitten, although we have managed to tame her, so she is now very loving and normal apart from we cannot pick her up or contain her in any way. Yesterday we noticed she has a tick bite on her neck, just in a place where she can't lick it. We bought some cat antiseptic spray to try to keep it clean.…
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Scabs on my Cat - why?
My tabby (6) has been getting scabs around the front of his body (3 on neck and 3 below collar/shoulders) for the past month, and I don't know what is causing this. There was an outbreak of a flea infestation in the house, but he didn't seem infected when he wasn't scratching incessantly, or was I finding any fleas on him.…
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Hairballs, cat with kidney problems
Fred has been diagnosed with kidney failure some time ago - he is fine, nobody would say he is not well. Looks good, eats like a horse (prescription diet) but started throwing up hairballs almost daily now. I know there is dry food from different brands to prevent hairballs but Fred has never ever eaten anything dry in his…
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Query for a confused mind..
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Guinea pig owners?
Any guinea pig slaves about? I noticed on a other thread about trying not to fritter away our money (in debt free wanna be I think) that 3 other posters have guinea pigs. I have 8 myself. Just curious to see if there are many of us on this forum.