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Pets and Pet Care Sticky
Hi all! Here are some interesting Forum discussions: * Welcome to the MSE Pets and Pet Care Board 👋 * Pet Insurance Guide Discussion area 🗣 Pages you may find useful from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Cheap Pet Insurance 🐾 * MoneySaving for Dog Owners 🐶 * 'I Fostered Cats for a Few Months... Here's How You Can Care for Dogs,…
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Apparently it’s a privilege to have....
Hedgehog and hoglets in your garden. Meet Mrs piggy, Tom, !!!!!!,
and Harry. Hand fed so wild pets...
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Show us your Christmas pet outfits
Do you get your pet kitted out festively? If so, I'd love to see a photo. Especially if it's a homemade outfit. Please remember not to share anything containing personally identifiable information, such as photos of your face. Here's one of the MSE pets modelling his hand-knitted hat.
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Pets when someone dies
I have recently seen lots of sickening videos on YouTube of pets abandoned on the streets by relatives of a deceased person only interested in their assets and not their pets.May I urge everyone to make proper provisions in their wills (particularly if someone lives alone) of what should happen (where to go etc.,) of their…
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Hedgehogs and other wild animals need water this weather
Please could people leave a dish of water (not milk) out for hedgehogs and other wild animals and birds. West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue are receiving hedgehogs that are very dehydrated and are not surviving. It is a small thing to do and will help to save a species. Thank you.…
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found cat sick.
my cat who sleeps on my bed, suddenly jumped off the bed at 5.30 this morning, and I could here him being sick somewhere. so went to the kitchen, and armed with some kitchen roll, I duly went in search of some cat sick. but alas it was no where to be found. asked him where it was, but no reply. and now I've just found it.…
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Shoulder to cry on please
Our little cat is now 20. I’ve never had one that age before and am struggling. she was diagnosed with kidney problems 2 years ago and has been doing well with the special diet. She managed to run up the stairs and was eating well. However she is now getting ragged and thin, struggles to walk upstairs and cries a lot. The…
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I'm so lost, the pain is unbearable!!!
What can I say, I'm reaching out to fellow animal lovers at what is a terrible time for us as a family. Yesterday morning we lost our beloved King Charles cavalier at 06:25, we are heartbroken and the tears are full flow writing this. She was our first dog and we were blessed in having her in our lives for just over 9…
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Cats Protection Neutering Scheme
Just in case this is of any use to anyone: You are able to get your cat neutered and microchipped at one of our participating vets for £10 if you meet any of the following criteria: * you are in receipt of any of the following means-tested benefits: universal credit, income support, housing benefit, council tax benefit,…
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Knowing when it's time - but how?
At 72 I've had cats and dogs all my life, they all seem to live long and mostly pretty healthy until the end when I've always just known when it's time - and the vet's agreed with me. Although obviously heartbroken I've always felt it was the right thing to do. Until now. My cat is 16, has arthritis (daily painkiller…
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Theresa Tortoise
I was privileged to own Theresa from February last year. She was an unsolicited gift from a friend. However, reluctantly I rehomed her in October as I was not at all confident about hibernating her and couldn't bear the thought of her dying during hibernation, as many tortoises do, and would have worried all winter. I…
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Bedtime routine
Do you tuck your cats into bed, now that the nights are a bit colder? I tuck my 2 into their beds, have a wee chat with them and give them bedtime cuddles. Or am I turning into an old mad cat lady? Happy Halloween everybody. Now where did I put my broomstick ...
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Maybe it's better not to insure your pet?
Hi, If like me your pet insurance is increasing by a lot, you might be wondering if it is worth it and what the other options are. I've made a simple spreadsheet to look at what insurance costs would be vs just paying yourself. Clearly this is specific to my dog (8 year old spaniel) but it might be useful to others -…
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Thank you
My dog Lottie had to have spinal surgery last year. Animal Friends refused to pay hospital bill. This left us in debt £5800 . We had to take a loan out to pay bill. Reading through MSE site one afternoon I read about Resolver financial ombudsman. I put a claim in and I have received email to say that Animal Friends have to…
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Cheap 'n' cheerful homemade pet toys
I'd like to get a few examples going, if possible, of people's homemade pet toys. If it's true for your pet, as it is for my cat, that bits of packaging can elicit more excitement than any full-priced toy, please show me your free/cheap 'n' cheerful makeshift pet toys. My cat loves feathers. Especially if it's a really…
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What's the Worst that your Cat's Done?
We have a large fish aquarium which takes forever to clean. I have to keep one eye on the fish, which I put in a large bucket and the other eye on our cats. At the very end of one of the cleans, as I was getting ready to put the fish back in the tank after giving my hands a wash, I saw our youngest with his paws on the…
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Do animals say thank you?
My feline, Bob an 8 yo rescue, cam home a week ago carrying a poorly paw/leg. Nothing obvious so a bit of Matacalm and lots of TLC. He's outing more weight on it now. He's become super affectionate - lap sitting (a rarity for him) , sleeping on the bed, purring. Is he saying thank-you ?
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Solensia and cat arthritis
My Bengal Cat Tushar 16 years old has mild arthritis. Still happy and active but slight limp, pain. A few years ago started on Meloxicam with good improvement initially. Regular blood test required for Meloxicam showed slight renal dysfunction. Raised urea and creatinine. Nothing serious though no treatment required. Three…
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Purely Pets - Alarming email pre-warning of increased renewal
"We are
truly grateful that you have chosen Purely Pets to insure your beloved pet, you
are a hugely important part of our pet community. You are receiving this email
as it contains important information about your upcoming renewal.In these
challenging times we want to be transparent with you. Over the past year we
have…
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Pet insurance
Thought I should share this experience for any help to someone in the same situation. We have had our golden retriever covered by the same company since 2017. We got the renewal in yesterday and it had risen 28% to £1100. It had always been expensive but the dog is currently 10 years old and has only had one small claim…
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Is it time?
I know a lot of people say when you’re asking if it’s time to put your dog to sleep it is actually the right time but just after some advice… 13.5 year old dog - has dementia, hip arthritis, and degenerative spine disease which means he doesn’t have much strength in his back legs, trips often, and is incontinent from his…
