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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,…
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Metcam
Can anyone tell me the dose of metcam i need to give my dog, she is an American bull dog and about 55kg
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Given cat by neighbour but original owner, her son, wants it back.
Hi, around a year ago our neighbour at the request of her son took in his cat because the son had just had a baby and his wife considered cats dirty, they didn't like cats, and they didn't want it in the house ruining their expensive furniture. This was their third cat they had taken on and given away, their first two cats…
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Veterinary rules regarding prescription costs
Hi folks Can anyone clarify please? My elderly dog is on prescription meds costing £76 for 180 tabs (3 month supply) from the vets. I called to order more, was told they're not available and they would need to give me a prescription to take to a human pharmacy to get it filled and they can only give me a month supply. I…
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Problem Neighbours
Hello, I would appreciate some advice. New neighbours moved in a few weeks ago and said they didn't like cats, fair enough. I have 3,and other neighbours have cats too. Neighbour has started waiting at the entrance of my door and hisses at them all the time, he mentioned he has other'methods' in his garden to keep them…
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cat pee on the bed again!
I can't work my cat out! We adopted another cat and they both get on really well, they share the sofa, play together, I even saw Unicorn groom him yesterday! When we first got Uni she had a habit of peeing on the bed/floor. She eventually stopped when we changed the litter + added a litter tray to the bathroom next to the…
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Grieving Cat
Had two cats from the same litter from 3 months old. Last week, we received the call from the vet that one had been found and brought in by a neighbour. They were/are only 14 months, so of course, it was all a shock, but me and my kids are coping. However, the other cat doesn't seem to be so well and I just want some tips…
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Cat proofing a garden
Just musing and interested in any thoughts. I have an indoor cat (FiV+) and a very small courtyard garden. A fence (not cat proof!) on two sides and the house on the other two. I am on a new build estate and can't construct anything permanent in the courtyard nor raise the fence. My guy is an ex stray and it would be nice…
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Good vacuum for dog hair
Hi, I have a pet dog and cleaning up its hair is really taking too much time. Have any one use this before? “Botvac D7 Connected" It seems to have a good review. Thanks
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Opinions - pet insurance
My dog is 13 this year. He has been insured since a pup. He has a couple of pre existing conditions. One was a bout of Pancreatitis 4 yrs ago. My problem is his renewal has landed in the post and they now want £90.80pm 😦. I can’t afford that! I thought £56 pm was bad enough for the current insurance year! I’ve only claimed…
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Cat insurance incl dental and kittens
Hi, We have just acquired a kitten and am looking at insurance. It's all a bit overwhelming so looking for advice, specifically as we intend to breed and I noticed some don't cover if you will "earn from your pet". Also, would like dental to be covered but apparently this is complicated as you have to have check ups every…
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Where to find a dog
We've decided we want to add a dog to our family, but where is the best place to find a nice little dog? I dont want to spend hundreds of pounds on something pedigree, and I dont especially want a puppy, but i'm more a cat person, so I dont want a rescue that will need lots of extra specialist help, I've heard lots of dogs…
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Letting older cat outside for first time
Hi all I have a 4 year old cat who has been kept indoors since he was a kitten. We've always lived in fairly busy city areas so it just felt the safest option. Next year we're hoping to move to a quieter suburb with a garden. Would it be ok to start letting him out there, assuming we introduced it gradually to him? I've…
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New house
I’m really upset, we have just bought a house in a new area. It’s about 20 mins from our old area. My cat is an outdoor cat most of the time. When we came to look around the house, it was very quiet and the road seemed fine. A few cars, but nothing major. Since being here, I’ve spoken to the neighbours and apparently no…
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Cat pooing on the floor
Our cat is a 14-15 year old boy (not sure how old, we had him as a rescue cat 13 years ago) and he's recently started pooing on the floor rather than his litter tray, not all the time, maybe once a week on average. We remove any deposits from his 2 litter trays daily and completely clean them weekly (wash the trays and…
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Non prescription painkillers
Is there any non prescription painkillers available for dogs? (I'm not giving my dog any human painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen) I only ask as we had some metacam from the vets a while back & whilst we didn't use it all for the initial complaint, we've used it all now & it would be handy to have pain relief if…
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Pet insurance recommendations
Hi I'm looking for pet insurance for our two kittens that we got from a rescue. I am not looking for the cheapest pet insurance. I want either life time insurance or the type that allowed for claims on the same thing in following years. I know the obvious is Pet Plan & I already have a quote from them. However do you have…
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Vet Prescriptions
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me, my vet has recently refused to give me my prescription, insisting that they send it to the online shop on my behalf. This is causing problems as I can't order online without emailing a prescription as I used to do. The practice has recently changed hands and I feel they are just being…
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Can I get pet insurance cover before I collect my kitten?
I am collecting a new kitten in just over two weeks. I am wanting to arrange pet insurance now as there is a standard 14 day period before you can make a claim. However you obviously have to put your address/ where the pet lives. At the moment he doesn't live with me as he is only six weeks old, but by the time it would…
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You do pet, anyone used it?
One of my cats is getting too expensive to insure as we discovered the hard way that he is sensitive to certain medications a few years ago. Needless to say we are extremely careful what the vet gives him now so that is generally not a problem any more but we are still paying the insurance annually what they paid out once!…
