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Rabbit
For privacy reasons I have to leave out explanations of some facts so please just trust me. A friend rents a room and has a rabbit and wants the rabbit to have exercise. However the landlord says it can't run about in the room as it causes damage. Any solution or will they have to get rid of their rabbit which is quite…
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Which animal tears open the plastic bags I leave outside containing litter and cat poop?
Second time it happens and it kills me because of the work required to clean the mess (one big bin bag containing many small bags full of litter with poop). Who's the likely culprit? (foxes sometimes visit my garden. I've seen rats too. And various cats of course) I don't get it because what's the point of doing this?…
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Unexpectedly high Vet's bill - is there anything I can do?
Our cat was unwell recently, so we took her to the vet. My wife thought that it was likely that as she was suffering, it would likely be best to put her out of her misery. When she was at the vet, she felt "guilt-tripped" into pursuing treatment options - including a scan to identify the problem. We were advised that the…
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Vet bill and insurance
Hi Sorry for such a long post, but I've tried to put as much info in as possible I took my 6-month-old Bichon Frise to Vets4Pets to be spayed at a cost of over £350. The operation was successful on the day, my dog came home and seemed fine. There was however an extra charge of £17 for painkillers, they said they gave her…
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Pet insurance - timing of diagnosis, renewal, treatment
My mother has a 10-year old cat, insured with Coop since she got her as a rescue 6 years ago. She had a routine vaccination appointment on last Friday (27 October), and she asked the vet to look at the cat's teeth as she hadn't been eating all of her dry food in the previous couple of days (of course, she's back to…
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Dogs teeth cleaner.
My wife has taken our dog to the vet for his 6 monthly health check today and the vet advised her to get some teeth cleaner for him. The vet said that you can get drops that you put with water that will help clean his teeth but my wife can not remember what the drops was called and to be honest i have never heard of drops…
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Coping with Cat Dementia
Hi - out 'stray' cat is about 13/14 years and over the last couple of months has gone downhill - we think it was a stroke or soemthing - but she has symptons of feline dementia now (we did take her to emergency vets and get given anitbiotics and I think cortisone). She does not have the quickless she had and is sometimes…
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Rodents
I have Rodents that are coming under my airing cupboard door , I’ve had the council out to fill holes either side on the wall but the rats/mice are coming in from behind my big cylinder boiler , they won’t remove it to fill the holes and I’m at my wits end , in the summer I can catch up to 15 a day and I have a dog who I’m…
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Vets4pets cost
My dog caught herself on barbed wire resulting in open wound under arm pit. took her vets they put her under and repaired the wound. total cost £806 wound fairly deep about 2-3 inches wide. cost seems extortionate I had other dog spayed last month at same vet for £300 which I would consider a larger operation. Do these…
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Goldfish expert opinion request
Our fish are around 20 years old. What volume is required for 2 fish 21cm in length?
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How does pet insurance work for long term conditions?
My dog has itchy skin. We have been recommended apoquel to help, but I'm concerned about the costs. I worked out that if he's on it long term, then it would cost about £60 a month if get the prescription from the vets and buy from Pet Drugs Online. How would this work if we decided to claim on the insurance we have, which…
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Forgotten pet insurance policy need advice please
Hi. About 10 years ago, I must have taken out an insurance policy with lifetime cover, for one of my cats. This only came to light at the weekend when I was going through my regular payments and noticed I had more policies than pets. My email address that was used when I took out the policy was defunct about 9 years ago…
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Cat Having Funny Turns
Hi, Just wondering if anyone has ever experienced this with their cat? My cat had a couple of incidents in Dec 22, and the vet said that it was epilepsy but only based on my descriptions and nothing other than blood tests, which were clear. He never would never take the medicine and it was making his life a misery, (he…
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Cat flea collar
We’ve been looking at flea collars, one of our cats is a nightmare to put flea drops on, so been looking at a collar, I’ve seen one called seresto that lasts 8 months but it’s about £38 😬. Happy to get one if it’s got good reviews, or any others we can look at. Thank you 😊
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Help with pond pump
Hi. We have a pond which is about 10ft x 8 ft x 3ft deep. It has a pump and a waterfall in it already. I'm thinking about getting a pump with a fountain attachment just to use for the fountain. Do I need to get one for the total water in the pond or can I just get a little one like a lotus pond pump 400
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Dog doors - advice and tips please
Hello All We are looking at putting a dog door in our conservatory door to allow her to come and go as often as she likes. I have mobility difficulties so its not as simple as it once was. We have asked local company that built conservatory and they have said they can make a new shaped piece of glass for door if we choose…
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Can insurer refuse to reduce cover because of previous claims?
My GSDX has been insured with everypaw for 9 years. She turned 10 in February and her renewal has come in at double the previous amount. Because of her age I won't put her through surgery or invasive treatment, so thought I'd reduce the level of cover. I've called everypaw and been told that because there are claims on the…
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Aquarium Air Pumps
Hi. I have a 120L fish tank with a few small cold water fish. This week I have been testing air pumps, as apparently they pump oxygen into the aquarium, which is good for the fish. However, I've found that all three I've tested are unusable due to the volume of noise they make, even though they claim to be silent or quiet.…
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Obtaining a vet prescription
Our dog has itchy skin. We've been to our vets several times about it and have basically gotten to the point where we think he'll need lifelong medication. Our vet has suggested apoquel. They gave us the name and we wanted to go away and do some research on price etc first. It looks like we can get it for about £28 a month…
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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 -…