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Money Moral Dilemma: Should my housemate repay me for looking after her cat?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My housemate adopted an older cat. I didn't agree as we're both busy people, and told her I wouldn't be responsible for its care. But I ended up looking after it while she was away, and began buying it food, toys etc. I bonded with the cat and, now my housemate's moving out,…
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White Vomit and constipated cat
hello everyone My wee Lily was very sick yesterday. Had her 10 years and she has never done what happened yesterday. She threw up WHITE. Not like foamy saliva but proper white.... has anyone ever seen this? Any searches suggest gastritis......she was sick a few other times yesterday but is more settled and sleepy today.…
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Diabetic dog food recommendations
My 12 year old dog has just been diagnosed today and is starting on insulin. The vet recommended the Royal Canin diabetic food but it is very expensive and the treatment is not going to be cheap! Just wondered if anybody with a diabetic dog uses a different high protein food that is not so pricey? Raw isn't an option.
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House cats escaping out front door - tips?
How do you prevent house cats from slipping past you at the front door? We are moving from a house with a porch to a house without. They often linger and greet us near the door as we walk in, so I'm a little anxious they may escape as we will not have the secondary door as a precaution. I can imagine coming in and out the…
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Male Labrador licking, nibbling around genital area.
The vet thinks it might be Atopic dermatitis, an allergy to something in the environment. In his case I suspect it is when nettles or ivy brush against his underside but no-one is sure. He's on a good diet and treated for parasites and the vet seems to think he's in good condition. However, he has a few bald patches…
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I want my dog back
After a relationship breakdown my ex partner has kept our dog. When collecting my belongings back in June for storage he asked if I was takin her then as she was pining for me. As he made me homeless I couldn't. What started of amicably while moving my belongings he then had a hissy fit and called the dog in and slammed…
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Non refundable deposit help
Looking for some advice please We paid a £300 deposit on a male puppy after some thought as we have a lively other male dog decided it would be best to have a female. Checked the ad and the sellers still had a female so called them to ask if we could swap, the lady said yes straight away so we were very pleased. Then the…
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Diabetic Rottweiler
Hi all we have today found out our boy is diabetic and is now on insulin which is fine. The vet has suggested I feed him Chappie didn’t say how much and I don’t know if he will like dry. At the mo he has dry with a small amount of meat to encourage him to eat it ? Any suggestions ??
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Fireworks
I have just seen on the LIDL website that fireworks will be in store to buy from next week, Yippee said no dog owner ever! My dog is petrified of them, tried a DAP plug in, a thunder coat, made her a den in a corner so she can hide and tried playing firework noises quietly in the background and all have failed. the next…
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Best sofa with a Springer
We're looking to replace our current 10 year old leather sofa very soon but are wondering if there is anything other than leather that we could go for considering we have a frantic and often smelly, wet, muddy springer... Has anyone got / had a velvet sofa before? I they easy to mark? Yes i could stop him from going on the…
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Does anyone here foster guide dogs?
We’ve been accepted, home checked and have done part 1 of 2 training sessions. I’m very excited about the whole thing - we’re not able to have a dog of our own as we both work full time hours so this seems perfect. Plus you are helping out a really worthwhile cause at the same time. Does anyone here do this, and if so I’d…
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8 week old pup in touring caravan?
Hi. We are collecting our new cocker spaniel when hes 8 weeks old and will have had his 1st jab. Five days later we have already booked a caravan weekend away. I realise it's not safe to have him outside yet and should certainly be kept away from dogs before he's had his 2nd jab, which I understand is to be at 12 weeks. So…
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Cheapest place to buy guinea pig accessories
We are planning on getting our 9 year old a couple of guinea pigs for xmas (this has been asked for and discussed since the beginning of the year so not a rash decision). We have a small dog that (give or take) costs us about £50pm so I was a bit shocked to hear that the pigs could cost about the same! With this in mind I…
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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit - advice needed please
I've had dogs, geese, ducks, goldfish, a budgerigar and a ring-collared dove as pets and worked with horses. DH has had dogs, a cat, a goose. Jointly, we've had two budgerigars. Although my dog died 10 years ago, DH is still too upset to get another labrador but we'd like a pet. We wanted something completely different, so…
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Aaaargh Fleas
We have a new rescue dog, she’s been with us 12 days and is settling in fine. She’s always been a bit scratchy, but today I found adult fleas on her. We got Frontline plus and a carpet/ bedding spray from Pets at Home. We’ve had dogs before but never seen fleas, can anyone tell me what to expect? Bit disappointed in the…
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Neighbour's barking dog
Hello, live in a semi-detached house. Around Christmas new neighbours moved in (similar age to us - late twenties) seemed like nice quiet professional couple. However they have a small dog, looks to be cockapoo or something similar and smaller. Don't hear a peep out of him when the neighbours are home but as soon as the…
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Vet prescription
Hi, I cancelled by cat policy. £270pm- no thanks! She gets a blood pressure medication Amodip. I am being told the vet can charge for issuing this and they think it's £13. They also say the vet can decide to have the cat in as and when they please. So every month in. New to me- never realised vets done this just always…
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Online dog discussion forum help
I recently adopted a new puppy, male labradoodle. It’s my first ever dog. My partner raised dogs growing up but it’s been a while so it’s quite new for us. I‘ve been boring my friends enough seeking advice, so I’m trying to sign up to online pet discussion forums. NONE of them will approve my requests to join. It seems…
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Help: Two cats, not exactly getting along
This is a bit of a long wrong, so apologies and thanks in advance! I am looking after two cats (on a long term basis as their owners moved abroad) and i'm having a few issues with the behaviour of one of them. The cats are a male Nebelung, Baloo (adopted, 3 years old) and a female Maine Coon, Boo (1 1/2 - 2 years old).…
