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How to foster cats, dogs, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils & more for FREE
If you're an animal lover without an animal to love... there is a solution. Many people don't feel they're ready to commit to a pet for its lifetime, whether for financial reasons or uncertainty about the future. But fostering a pet can help you find a (temporary) furry friend, as well as help out a charity. Even better,…
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Escape Proof Dog Harnesses
There are several escape proof harnesses on the market, but some I think are not very well built. My dog is a Labrador cross and needs a large very strong harness. Most of the escape proof harnesses have three straps going around the body instead of the normal two straps. They have one strap around the neck, one around the…
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Dog breeding - Costs?
Hi I am having initial thoughts on breeding my 18 month female Golden Retriever. I know it's a costly / timely process but wanted to get some approx. breakdown of costs involved before I take it further? Can any one provide details of costs on stud dog, vets fees etc. or point in the right direction of a good web site? Any…
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Pet insurance
Hi everyone, I’m looking for recommendations on pet insurance for my puppy? They all sound great but I want one that I can trust will actually pay out! Would anyone like to share their experience please? :j thank you :)
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Puppy / Smell
Hello all, We have recently got a puppy. He is great, very well behaved and we have enjoyed welcoming him into our family. He is a collie (not really long hair but definitely not short). We have a large rug in the living room which he likes to sleep and rest on as hes not allowed on the furniture. The rug is on a laminate…
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Alternative to Hi Life cat food
My fussy cat really loved the old Hi Life fish ( the gloopy one with squid.) The new formulation is OK, but not a patch on the old one. Does anyone know of a substitute? I can't seem to find a gloopy fish flavour. He likes Thrive and Applaws which are fish flakes. He's not keen on very solid or mousse. He doesn't eat raw;…
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Cat Neutered
Hi, i was hoping you could help out with some advice. My friend who lives in Buckhaven in Fife and is on low income working 19 hours per week only. When i vister her last month her female cat who is 1 was in heat. She is currently now also in heat. Having had only boy cats (3 off them at one time!) She appears under…
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Over the Counter Acid Reflux Medicine?
My 11 year old Lab started making a hiccup sound a few days ago, and was bringing up his food. We saw a Vet. She wasn't 100% sure of the cause without further investigation but thought it was a Gastric problem, probably acid reflux and give us Zitek (cimetidine), which was very expensive per tablet, but I don't mind if it…
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Anyone recommend which poop bags to buy
I'm after poop bags, not sure how much to spend, is there a particular brand fellow mse members always go for. Is there a particular website you buy your accessories eg flea treatments from ?
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Would you get lump removed on cat
My cat has had a lump for about 7 months. It's a lump on top of the skin rather than underneath. A bit like a wart but it's not a wart. I took her to the vet after finding it and they used a fine needle to take a sample and sent it to cytology but the results came back inconclusive. Took her again recently and she had a…
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Anxious dog
I have a little chihuahua x yorkie (tiny little dog). I’ve had her since 12 weeks old. And I live alone, we have a very close bond and she’s very well trained. I am not surprised as it’s been a progressive development watching how reliant she is on me. Ever since a baby she’s been totally glued to me. But it’s very…
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Monthly vet bills
Our family has been with the same vet practice for several decades. We have always paid our monthly vet bills on account. They send us a bill at the beginning of each month for any work done the previous month and these have always been paid promptly. This week the receptionist embarrassed me by asking for payment as I…
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Prescription for Metacam?
Afternoon everyone, We need to get some Metacam for our cat. The Vet wants £55 for a 30ml bottle, it's £17 online! Asked for a prescription for it, and got 'Yes sir, that'll be £45'!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know vets take the Michael, but this is just insane. Anyone know how to get the prescription without the vet taking the p***?
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Pet Insurance 15% increase every year?
Hi all, When we got a new kitten 3 years ago we insured with PetPlan on a lifetime policy for the fairly reasonable sum of £34 / month. Every year since this has gone up by around 15%, and projecting this into the future we could expect to be paying around £1500 / year by the time the cat is 10. Assuming the cat lives to…
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I can’t stop crying.
I lost one of my pet cats 6 days ago after having to be put down, and literally bawled my eyes out ever since. He was sick for a long while but no vet ever got to the root cause, until the other day, when he deteriorated within a matter of 24 hours. You always assume there’s a treatment for everything. So I took him to the…
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Cats - Help!!!
My cats are tearing my furniture and carpet to shreds, despite the fact they have a cat scratcher which they only use when they feel like it. My sofa has been ruined, my carpets have been pulled up, and no matter how many times I shout, they keep doing it. What am I supposed to do?
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My dog just bit someone
I am absolutely mortified. My 5 year old dog with a normally beautiful temperament just went to attack a dog in the park, and accidentally bit the owner's arm and broke the skin slightly. I said "I'm so sorry, I don't really know what to do. What would you like me to do?" to which she replied, "don't worry about it, it's…
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How best to make new cats feel at home?
Hello to everyone We have just adopted new cats to our household after our dear oldie was PTS back in April. So we have taken on a pair of 5 year old cats, a brother and sister which both adore each other. They came directly to us from their previous owner, not via rescue place and are understandably overwhelmed and…
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Cat Litter Suddenly Getting Really Expensive
I couldn't help but to notice that at the same time, both Tescos and Sainsburys seem to no longer have their cheap store brand Cat Littler. It was about £1.70 and now the only stuff left on their websites to buy at bags of Cat litter that cost £3 to £6 or more a bag. If you have an Indoor cat like me, that can be really…
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Toilet training a puppy - help needed
We have just got a puppy (8.5 weeks old now) and he is a lovely little boy except for the toilet training. When we got him we were told he was using the puppy pads and wasn't having any accidents (I don't think this was a fib). However since we've got him home he is just having accidents everywhere (wees and poos) and I am…
