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Encourage cat to toilet inside, not out?
Yesterday a neighbour came to complain about our cat pooping in their garden. We bought them some repellent granules and told them to follow the instructions closely, clearing the area completely (offered to do this for them) and applying the granules every couple of days to start with. We also said we’d *try* keeping…
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Old Dog Really Struggling - Options
My Lab is nearly 12. At the start of this year he had a op to remove a tumour. He nearly died during the op. He was found to have peritonitis but no cancer. He was fine for a while after the op then he started bringing up bile, normally in the early hours after he had gone a few hours without food. None of the meds the vet…
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Any fishkeepers in here? Looking for good suppliers online
I wasn't sure which section to post this in but pets seemed to be the most appropriate place. We need to upgrade our current aquarium to a (much) larger one and have been looking around online, the main places that keep popping up are Charterhouse Aquatics and Swell UK, so I wondered if anyone has any experience with…
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Help with 5 month old kitten
Morning everyone I’m here having been woken up quite early and bitten multiple times since then. Our male kitten is nearly 5 months old and I cannot get him out of the habit of biting us. The longer we have had him the more I don’t think he was socialised very well or suspect there may have been a lot of litters in the…
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Vet fees spiralling and I can't afford it
Hi, I have pet insurance and have paid it for 3 years. My labrador needs surgery on her cruciate ligament and the insurance company will only cover £1500 of this. So far the vets invoices are up to £5000 but this doesn't include follow up appointments, xrays afterwards and any possible problems. The repair on the leg will…
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Advice needed on adopted puppy who died within 1 day of being left with us.
We adopted a 6 month approx dog from abroad (dog rehomer chartiable status in Spain) arrangments were made to view dog and also a home check. We were interested in two dogs from same rehomer so went to view first dog and had another dog still to see. The home check was carried out and the lady who came had bought the 2nd…
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Dogs attacking a dog on lead when out walking.
My daughter bought a British bulldog 3 months ago, he still has his bits, she plans to get them snipped - he’s one year old. When they are out in public areas she keeps him on the lead (He’s not nasty). Three times in three months he’s been attacked on the lead by dogs off the lead being walked. The first time he didn’t…
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How to stop starlings punching all goes food
I have lots of starlingscemtying my bird feeders at a rapid rate. I have tried feeders with guards but they still empty them. Is there any food they won't take? Any advice
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Has anyone got any tips on where to buy bird food for wild visiting garden birds?
I'm just about to buy a bird feeding station with good reviews on amazon it has 4 feeders and a couple of bowls,I haven't bought any food yet and so don't know what to buy or where to buy,so if any of you good people have found something that the birds love and you know where to buy it online(and at a good price),that…
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Bichon problem
Can anyone tell me what is wrong with my 12 year old Bichon dog?He tries to be sick a few times a day but nothing comes out,It lasts longer than the video. https://vimeo.com/435152363
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Flea and worm treatment
We will shortly be joined by our adopted rescue dog I've been looking around at flea, tick and worming treatments and it seems like for fleas and ticks it is cheaper to purchase Frontline from Amazon (£25 for a box with 6 months worth of treatment) plus £5 for a box of worming tablets Our local vets charge £17 a month for…
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Dog law. Help with getting dog back from ex.
Hello, I'm having a dispute with my ex about my dog. Last year in may I bought a dog for my daughter's birthday, when we went to look at the dogs I chose one and my ex chose one. We ended up buying 2, one that was classed as his and one for my daughter's birthday. When we registered them at the vets we put them both in his…
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Nightmare taking my cat to the vet each time
Hi all I have a real tough time taking our cat to the vets each time he needs to go as he acts like a wild animal when we get there. He wont let the vet handle him, hissing and scratching when he tries to touch him. It ends in him havng to be restrianed in a towel in order to get him to have his jabs etc..luckily we only…
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More Than Pet Insurance Increase 80% to over 100% each year. More Than Say this is correct?
I have opened a complaint with my pet insurer, More Than, as my annual premium for pet insurance continues to increase on average by 80% each year. They looked into the complaint and advised this is in line with their 'rating structure' and it is unfortunate that due to the claims I have processed (my dog has had a few…
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Tuna for kittens + Can you feed kitten food to an old cat?
We have a Maine Coon kitten who likes chicken kibble but only nibbles at chicken wet food. However she loves tuna wet food. Do the dangers of tuna (mercury poisoning) only relate to tuna sold for humans or are there any dangers in daily feeding her cat-prepared tuna? Also, this means I now have a couple of dozen pouches of…
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2 cats Overroad
I have been feeding two cats from over the road! The couple who owned them split up leaving 4 cats with the man two of them I have been feeding as were very hungry and bones showing and were out in all weathers! I had heated he wasn’t having them in! The lady came to bring children to see him I saw her and asked about the…
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Neighbours Cat Repellent...
My neighbour has purchased a cat repellent (I assume to stop my cat from going into her garden) which isn’t a problem, but the problem I have is that’s she has aimed it directly at my window - the one which the cat uses to enter and leave. Because of this, throughout my house during the day all I hear is the high pitched…
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Catio
Hi.. Hoping for recommendations please on a company who could build and deliver an outside cat enclosure (I would assemble at home). Thanks in advance
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Overnight sitting - pet care
Hi, as a business owner who walks dogs / looks after animals within owners houses. With the most recent government announcement, COVID-19 related (Tuesday 23rd June 2020), does this mean we can now offer overnight sitting as a service again by staying in owner / pets house? I cant seem to get an answer from local…
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My parents have bats in their airing cupboard
Apologies in advance if I'm posting in the wrong section, but my parents, especially my poor mum who is 86 had a shock the other night, when she opened her airing cupboard, only to find a bat clinging to her night gown. My dad managed to get it in a bucket and take it outside and it flew off. Then they asked me and hubby…
