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Dental
Hi, I have my dogs booked in for tomorrow for a dental. They are both 12, I have just received a call from vet explaining in detail how much extra it will be if they need teeth extracted. The cost is £210 each plus bloods £87.26 each then tooth extraction if needed is from £48.00 to £96.04 depending on what ones need to be…
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Price of Petfood
I swapped a long time ago from Whiskas to Tesco own brand cat food sachets. Today they were £14.70 for 40 sachets. They have definitely gone up AGAIN since I last bought a box. When will this end?????? Another item I am now going to look online for the best price. Sorry cat, I might have to swap brands. This is crazy. We…
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PerfectPet Insurance Discussion
Hi, This is a feedback thread on pet insurance provider: PerfectPet Please share your experience with other MoneySavers. Click reply to take part: * Have you experienced problems? * How quick did they help? * Happy with the overall service/premium? The feedback comes as part of the Cheap Pet Insurance guide. Thank you, MSE…
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Raising a puppy (1st time dog owner)
Puppy is 20 weeks old, sweet as can be when calm but very mischevious, she loves to bite bare feet or feet in slippers, she loves to bite arms especially if you wear a jumper, or dressing gown etc but even if you don't when she has her hyper moments as all puppies do she bites and barks and nothing seems to stop her, I…
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Unhappy with dog behaviourist service
We got a Romanian rescue during lockdown and have had quite a lot to work with since we got him. He is getting better when out and about but still have issues at home to work with, mainly trying to get him to be calmer when visitors or deliveries come to the house. We have already seen a number of behaviourists but I came…
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The cost of pet food
How are People handling the cost if pet food. I’m don’t want my kitty cat to lose just because of the cost of living crisis. Have any of you cut Back on this item? What did you get as a replacement?
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Puppy - what's worth buying and what's not
We pick up our new 9 week old puppy on Thursday, eek! We got two cats as kittens last year and I feel I spent too much money on things that didn't get used. But then there were items I bought at a later date that ended up being really useful... so curious to what people think is worth buying? We're being given a crate from…
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Hair removal
Anyone try those things that you pop into the machine and they are supposed to remove pet hair from clothes and bedding? If so, do they work or a waste of money? Or any other tips anyone has, Ive a year round moulting pug and cat here and my house is getting very very hairy
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Giving Medicine to a cat
My cat recently had what appeared to be a couple of fits and now has heart and seizure medication. Blood tests were normal but the Xray discovered an enlarged heart chamber, but no reason for the fits. I was originally given the medicine in liquid form, but when he tried to eat, he tasted it and had a really bad salivating…
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Adopting an Older Cat
Big mistake going on the BBC and reading about abandoned pets.My wife is contemplating extending our pack further (beyond 4) but looking at adopting an older cat.We presently have a 7 yrs old female, a 6.5 yrs old male (2 Burmese and biological siblings), 2.5 yrs old Maine Coon female and 2.5 yrs old (ish) malebundle of…
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Royal Canin food price increase - grrr! (just a rant and warning)
We have an extremely fussy cat (won't eat most foods), and 99% of foods make him put on weight (unless we feed well under the guide level, then he's hungry and miserable). We've all been happy - despite the cost - on Royal Canin Light Weight Care for a couple of years now. It crept up in price by probably about 10% last…
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Cancel pet insurance or not ?
Our dog is 10 years old. We claimed last year and now the premium has almost doubled. The limit they pay out is £2000 but because she is over 8 years old, we pay 20% plus £100 excess. This means the most we could claim in a one year period is £1500. The premiums are £40 a month. The thing that makes me more reluctant to…
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Best way to find a puppy?
I don't know if this is a silly question but how do you go about finding a puppy to buy? (in terms of ensuring it is from a reputable breeder, had the right health checks etc). Have had dogs before but always had rescue so not sure of the best way of doing things. Lots of sites like the RSPCA site etc say "find a good…
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Felix AGAIL 120x 100g meat & fish £23.12 amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01A6KBFXY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 To get the £23.12 price (standard price £37.50) - accept the shopping list offer £5 from amazon.co.uk main page panel - select subscribe & save on this product - select 20% s&s voucher - opt for free delivery As regular amazon…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Is it wrong I don't want to adopt the cat I feed and have to pay vet bills?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Last summer, a cat began coming into my house. It didn't have a collar and looked thin, and when it began spending most of the day at mine, I started buying it food. Eventually I found out it belonged to a neighbour, who has several other pets. They asked if I wanted to adopt…
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How could i prove pet ownership in the courts?
So this ongoing saga about a cat we took in seven months ago. It's registered to us on the microchip (it was originally blank), we have the insurance, vets bills and vaccine certificates etc as well as medical history. We went through charities and the vets to take it in when it was poorly and pregnant. Nobody attempted to…
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Pet Insurance
Has anybody got any recommendations on pet insurance companies? With my previous cat I had a very bad experience with the company I insured her with ( I probably shouldn't name and shame on here) - they went to great lengths to not pay out on my claim, but I was very persistent and won in the end. I can't face that sort of…
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MediVet puppy plan
I've had to give my puppy up as I am no longer am I in the position to care for her (long story) - she is with my ex-in laws, they are hardcore dog lovers and she will have an amazing life. I was paying medivet puppy plan (supposed to be for 1 year / £14.50 a month) which covered 2 shots, microchipping, monthly flea and…
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Any vets here? Cost of sedation - Ridiculous
We had to have our old boxer PTS last week, and asked the vet to give him a sedative before hand to make his passing less stressful. When we rang the following day to pay, we were told the cost was £154 for the euthanasia and………….£290 for the sedative. I went ballistic and made a formal complaint about the ridiculous cost.…
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Renal cat food
At her checkup yesterday my vet told me that my ageing cat should now go on to specialist renal cat food to support her kidneys. Her readings are normal but on the low side of normal so although she doesn't need medication she's getting that way. He gave me some sample pouches of Royal Canin but she isn't keen and I can…
