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Dog - dental
Hi all, My two 8 year old dogs are booked in to have a dental cleaning & extractions in 3 weeks time. This was the soonest I could get them both booked in together. I am worrying myself sick about the anaesthetic and looking for some reassurance that everything will be fine. I remember this worry 15 years ago when my last…
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healthiest dog treats to buy for small dog
We need to buy a bag or dog treatrs for our cavalier spaniel as our parents are looking after her for 2 weeks next week, and always feed her a biscuit or 2 (parents are in their 80's) Can anyone recommend the healthiest treats available to buy so we can ask them to feed those instead? We want to keep her as slim as…
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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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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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Upset and mislead by cat breeder need advice
We just bought a BSH kitten 2 days ago from a breeder who seemed very genuine as seems to advertise often. Our kitten is gffc registered. After we purchased the kitten I went home I was having doubts already. The breeder seemed to force us to take the kitten. She wasn’t interested in ya or our background at all! Secondly…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Eco friendly way of getting rid of cat litter?
My cats have wood cat litter, which is biodegradable. Problem is I don't like just chucking it straight into the black bin so I use a bag, which to me defeats the whole point of it being biodegradable :/ I try and get as much litter in the bag as I can so It's not just one bag per tray :/ I have heard you can compost it…
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Cat Litter tray - how freq do you change it?
I have a litter tray and daily i try to pic out the solids, and turn the litter over to soak up the urine, but i was wondering, how freq do you change the litter in the litter tray?
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Pets at home discount scheme
Hi, I'm interested in Pets at Home discount scheme where for a tenner a cat, you get spot on treatments for flea and worming. However, we have 4 cats at home, and the sales guy at the store said it would cost £40 a month for this treatment! Now, we usually buy Droncit spot on wormer, and Advantage spot on flea treatmet,…
