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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dog needs to diet, can't find calories anywhere.
My Staffie cross girl (neutered) age 7 needs to diet. She weighs 25kg and should weight about 22.5 or 23 kg, I don't think she over eats so I need to find out the calories she needs and the calories in the food. She eats Wainrights wet food with mixer, I can't find the calories on dog food anywhere. I'll have to find this…
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Puppy is struggling to walk at 10 weeks
Hello, I am concerned about my 10 week old lab x golden retriever. At 8 weeks he came home to us unsteady on his feet but he could walk, very clumsy. Since then he has grown a lot but very unsteady on his feet. He cant walk more than 3 steps without falling over. I've started to carry him out to the garden for the toilet…
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Guinea Pig
My daughter has collected various pets over the years; some have passed away and I've inherited others. Her latest is a guinea pig which I said I'd have nothing to do with. She's working away from home for 3 days and the little blighter is lonely so I've brought him downstairs. She lets him roam in her bedroom; the room's…
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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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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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Puppy - a pre-exisiting condition or not?
I'm looking to get pet insurance for my 4 month old Chocolate Labrador, Bella. Bella had a small limp a few weeks back and the vet said that one of her elbows is slightly rotated, and we should keep an eye on it as these breeds can be prone to dysplasia. The rotated elbow is on her records. Do I need to disclose this as a…
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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).…
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Advice needed on insurance claim for new puppy
Hi guys, I'd like to get views on whether or not we would be covered for insurance claim on our new puppy. Here's the lowdown: - day 1 picked up puppy. Super long day due to journey so came hoem and crashed out - day 2 took out lifetime insurance policy and had vet 'introduction' same day. Had also pencilled in a date for…
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Micro chipping
Hi, does anyone know, if I get my dog chipped at pets at home do they then register the microchip number on one of the tracker sites? Included in the price ? Thanks x
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High vet and Insurance fees
I pay £20 a month for worming tablets and vaccinations And two checkups a year I think it’s expensive then I am looking at insurance which is another twenty is there a combined or cheaper way of doing this
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Pet insurance for new puppy
We're getting our puppy at end of month. From when should I insure him? Right now, or wait until we get him? I was looking at PetPlan are they the best bet?
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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…
