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Money Moral Dilemma: Should we start charging our friends for looking after their dog?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Twice a week, my wife and I look after the dog of a couple we're friends with while they're at work. It started off as an occasional favour, but has become regular. They give us a small thank-you gift now and then, but a professional dog sitter would charge £20-£30 a day.…
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To raw feed or not to raw feed?
We have a 3 year old Spaniel, Mum was Sprocker, dad full ESS. Beautiful, well behaved, and above all healthy and loved . I frequent several Spaniel forum/ facebook groups and almost all answers to almost all questions are raw feed them.... I do understand that a dogs diet is paramount to its wellbeing, I too offer/give…
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Bringing back licensing for pets
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO PUT THIS "SUGGESTION" ON HERE IN LIGHT OF THE VAST AMOUNT OF STOLEN, MISSING, LOST & FOUND PETS, ALONG WITH THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS (- REMEMBER THE INFAMOUS DUMPING OF THE DOG - ON THE NEWS - WHICH RAN AFTER THE CAR AND IT'S OWNER)! We need 10,000+ signatures before Parliament will…
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Cat - three hairballs in a fortnight, doesn’t normally get them
Should I be worried? Kitty is 7 years old. We’ve had him since age 2. He’s had maybe two hairballs come up in five years. Now we’ve had three large ones (think dead mouse sized!) in about two weeks. Totally fine and normal otherwise - eating/toileting/behaving normally. He did have a fever and runny eyes/nose a week or so…
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My cat died alone and I feel so guilty :(
I wrote a thread like this 3 years ago. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4955121 And now I'm writing one again. I got a call this morning to say my beautiful bombay [edit:not bengal as originally said, not thinking straight!] beast of a boy Sinbad passed away last night. He had been at a veterinary hospital…
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How much does my dog need?
I've got a 9 month old Bracco Italiano and I'm trying to pin down exactly how much I should be feeding him. At the minute he gets about 400g of natures menu meat and 400g of red mills racer dry, spread across two meals...I'd estimate weight at 35kgs of dog. I'm wondering if this is enough...sometimes he leaves some kibble…
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Long holiday
First off, I imagine I wont be having a long holiday, but after 7 in 28 years i would like just a once in a lifetime holiday and fancy a round the world cruise which takes three months. However i have three dogs and besides the practicalities, i wonder if it would be fair on them. Has anyone experience of an extended break…
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Diet for cat with kidney problems
Hi there, Hoping someone has some suggestions, any very gratefully received. I have a cat who is not quite 2 years old and has just been diagnosed with kidney problems. I have some renal food for him but he’s not interested. I’ve tried warming it a bit but no deal. He’s not eating much at the moment (other than a bit of…
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Cat won't eat
One of our cats (a large black crossbreed) aged 15 has given up on food He won't even touch tuna or chicken We have a vets appointment this afternoon - and we fear the worst He has been extremely nervous for the last week - jumping when ever there is a tiny noise - running and hiding on his bed ! He has been sick several…
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Just getting old or...?
Hi all, I have a 10 1/2 year old Chihuahua x Norfolk Terrier. Over the last 3-6 months he's started slowing down a bit. As we go on a walk he goes from a excited jog and skip and run to a slow stroll and regular stops on the way back. We used to go on two 30 minute quite low impact walks a day, but he seems reluctant to go…
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Rehomed a cat - partner wants to get rid of him
Hi everyone, Around 2 weeks ago me and my partner adopted a 2 year old cat from the RSPCA. I think he's settled in really well and is a lovely, playful cat. The issue is my partner now wants us to get rid of him. The main reason for this is that he has attacked both of us a few times. I have noticed this seems to be mostly…
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Is Advocate Really Necessary
Hi, I have a small, 4kg, rescue terrier cross and have joined a scheme offered by my vet which includes Advocate and Milpro, The size I've been given for Advocate is for 4 to 12kg dogs and as my dog is only 4kg there is loads of the liquid in the pipette ( which is a devil to open! ). To be honest I'd rather not put this…
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Pet Breeder Asking for extra charges
Hi I'm new here so I'm hoping I'm posting in the right place. I've just got back into the rat owning hobby and opted to find a breeder over buying animals from Pets at home for example as there are a lot of welfare issues the animals usually come from rat mill farms. I couldn't get my rats from a rescue as I couldn't find…
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Dog Biting
My friend had a new dog a few months ago. She bought it from a private sale from a family who said they had to rehome him. I'm not sure how old he is, but he is a young dog, although not a puppy. When we went to see her today, she told us the dog bites and has bitten her son, his partner and the builder. As we were walking…
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Cat being sick
My cat 4 years old ish 20 mins after eating she lets out a cry and then sicks it all up. Not all the time maybe once a week. The sick is just the food, very little hair. We feed her harringtons which has grain in it. So when she starts doing this we switch to plain roasted chicken. She been on chicken for about week, 2days…
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Holidog - what a rip off
I WISH I'D NEVER COME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE AND SINCERELY ADVISE ALL PET-OWNERS TO AVOID I needed to find a trustworthy reliable cat sitter before going on holiday, I came across Holidog on Google and they sounded great - you join and browse/message potential pet-sitters in your area, then only if you find someone pay to…
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Grain Free Quality Dog food
Hi, Im looking to find the best priced, high quality Grain Free dog food for my pooch. This is probably the savviest place to ask haha!! Ive googled for what feels like days!! Needless to say there is many brands offering Grain Free but many have low meat content (a third or less %). Why do they all hide this important…
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Butcher's Tasty Bites
Now that they have stopped making them does anyone know of a similar dog food the same size in the same price range? Dad made me a whole lot of toys with holes in so that he could put the food inside and I get to play with the toys trying to get the food out again. Smaller foods come out too quickly and the fun is over too…
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Neighbour's Dogs bark all day
My neighbours dogs bark constantly all day while they are at work. I have moved into my mum's house and now renting it off of her to save for a mortgage, but quickly thinking about moving back out! My mum had a serious problem with them and got into many arguments. I actually know the couple and have spoken to them on…
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Help please , new rescue dog has anxieties
I have taken on a rescue dog of two and a half straight from someone's home and he was delivered Thursday. All was well until last night when out the blue he started displaying anxieties about being indoors , constant pacing ,panting etc. He wouldn't settle for ages and fell asleep exhausted and today the same anxieties.…
