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Pet Plan Advice
Good Morning, would anyone be kind enough to share their thoughts. We are about to buy a puppy (approx £1000) , never taken out insurance before. Reading this site Petplan seems to be recommended. But I'm not sure whether on-going (£45 per month) or short-term cover (£22 per month) would be best. Short term gives £3000 for…
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Dog Ear Mites - Canker Powder
Can anyone recommend home remedy please? Anyone can share experience with canker powder or recommend brand? Thank you Edit: Dome some research and going to purchase Cosmo Canker Powder from their website ( www.canker.co.uk )The same ingredients as Thornit but much cheaper. Will report back if it works
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Healthy Cat Adoption - turns out I got an ill cat
I adopted a cat and went to the old owners house to pick the cat up. I was told by both the old owner and the adoption agency that the cat was healthy, etc. The first day I raised that the cat pee'd a lot more than I believe it should but I put it down to stress. On day 2 I noticed that the cat was dribbling blood so…
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Good cashback rates today for Petplan
https://www.topcashback.co.uk/pet-plan/
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blood in the eye and personal consequences
Hi all, We noticed last week that our 10 year old male GSD had blood in one of his eyes. We took him to the vets and was given antiflamatory/antibiotic meds (which i thought was a strange decision but im not a vet so..) Since then he had 2 unusual behaviour incidents (looking confussed, dazzed, looking around, not…
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Options when a pet passes
What options are there for when our beloved dog passes? She’s 13 1/2 and is like a child to me (I don’t have children) I’m going to be devastated when the time comes. I remember grandparents burying their dogs in the garden but we will be moving one day, so that’s not an option. cremation, But I have heard from contractors…
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Vet complaint
One of our pets went through a traumatic few days, at the start of the year and had to be put down. Errors were made. I can't go through explaining everything. The complaint is against the vet practice and a hospital. Has anyone used the vet mediation crew -are they any good? Their reviews are awful. Do i complain to the…
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Can't get rid of flea problem, over a year!
Hoping someone can help as at wits end. Either our dog or cat has brought in fleas and have been suffering on and off with recurring flea cycle for over a year now. We've done all the usual vacuuming, spraying everywhere throughly several times now. Most recently tried Indorex Verbac which has twice *seemed* to have done…
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Cat Spikes
Hi, I share a driveway with my neighbour and on her side of the driveway is a small piece of land measuring about 8ft by 3ft. She has covered the whole area with cat spikes (secured by metal pins) and then on top of this she has put brambles with spikes. The piece of land leads directly onto a public pathway. Is this legal?
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Vet's liability (dentistry)
My dog needs 2 teeth extracted and I have just received the pre-op info pack from my vets. There is a list of outcomes that they say they are not liable for and treatment would be at my cost, including fracturing the jaw and damage to the tongue or eye. I have not had a dog that needed dental treatment before and these…
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Pet insurance - selecting the right firm / policy
Mum's previous cat has now passed away (claim is going through with the Coop), and she now has a new rescue moggy who is about 18 months old. She had 28 days' free insurance from the RSPCA but now we're looking at a proper policy. I'm going round in circles (analysis paralysis!) and would value others' comments. 1. What…
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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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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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Amazing Bargains on Raw Dog Food
Hello! This is a post for dog owners who feed their dogs raw dog food. So, I have been looking around to hunt for some deals on raw dog food as I missed out on the Black Friday sales recently... I found that Paleo Ridge are still running a Black Friday promotion where you can save up to £20 on their hampers! I hope that is…
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Clawing cat
Hello all. I'm hoping that you lovely people can help with choosing a new living room suite when one of my cats is a nightmare with clawing the current one. Any suggestions for the best fabric in that situation? Ideas to reduce her clawing the carpet would also be appreciated! Any time she's excited, that's her favourite…
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HEPA filter to help wife’s allergies
My wife and I are looking after my mum’s cat whilst she is in hospital. He’s a lovely and sweet natured cat but after a few days with us my wife is showing allergy symptoms. In the past she’s spent many a weekend in a much smaller house with him so has been used to him without many problems before, but after about 4 days…
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What made you choose your pet?
7 months after I lost my previous dog found this one 4 weeks old 4 years now
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Should I get pet insurance?
We have just adopted a Beagle from a shelter and we have got 5 weeks free insurance with Agria. I have got the option to continue with policy, but am not sure whether I should really. We have had cats before and never had insurance before. Luckily we never had any major vet bills with them, the biggest expense really was…
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Pet Illness - Foreign Travel Curtailment
Dear Fellow Members, I hope this message finds you well and enjoying your day! I wanted to reach out to discuss a concern regarding our upcoming trip abroad, as I will be leaving my beloved cats in the care of a pet sitter here in the UK. The sitter will be responsible for feeding, playing with, and cleaning up after them…
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Pet insurance claim
My dog has underlying health conditions, I manage these myself. I switched to another provider on 21st July 2023. At the time my dog was 8 years old. The wording of the policy is as follows: Section 7 of the policy included the following exclusion: Any pre-existing conditions or any claims costs relating to the applicable…
