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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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Pet flea and worming treatment
As a pet servant of several cats this is a time of year where flea treatments are at the forefront of my mind as my furs all go out and I'm no fan of their supporting band the Fleatles... There are loads of options including off the shelf, vet prescribed and even plans through chains such as Vets4Pets where you pay a…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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!…
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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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Diabetic cat
We adopted a cat in December and at the time he was in remission from diabetes. A few weeks ago we found out that he has diabetes again. We kept the high protein low carb diet that we were advised about and he is on 2 units of insulin morning and evening. Can anyone recommend somewhere online to buy the syringes and…
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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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Elderly cat
Does anybody have any tips on caring for an elderly cat? Poppy is 19 and has been our much loved pet for 17 years. She's still very affectionate, particularly with children (we've always had a house full!) and eating well, but mobility has declined in past year or so. I feed a dried senior cat food, plus a small wet meal…
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Cat with allergies
Hi all, So my 2 and a half year old cat has allergies to Birch, Fleas & House Dustmites, diagnosed by a blood test I've started to use the Indorex household flea spray, as it does Mites too, so that was done in October and is, I think, yearly Have no carpet, all vinyl flooring, bed is metal frame & no sofa or armchairs, so…
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Taking cat abroad
Hi Does anyone know how you take your cat abroad or done it. We would like to take ours abroad in our motorhome she was a stray so dont know her history. Vets info seems a bit vague. Thank you
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Goldfish v herons
Is there an effective way of keeping herons at bay, i.e. not losing any goldfish? About two weeks ago witnessed - a heron near the pond in the process of devouring a large goldfish! Its head was up, trying to swallow the fish down. I still have 'flash-backs' about it! Since then, have had a visit or two - sometimes on the…
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Vet issue
Looking for some advice RE a recent vet incident with my bearded dragon. 3 and a half weeks ago he banged his leg while diving around the place as he does and was limping. I duly took him to the vet he's registered at the next day with an appointment with one of their vets who sees exotics. She couldn't feel any break in…
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Adopting a new cat!
Morning! We have decided to get another cat as we think our cat would benefit from a friend. We have seen one we like, he's a lovely 1 year old fluff ball. He has been owned, sent to a foster, adopted, then brought back to the same foster. The foster lady said that he had been very social prior to being adopted, and was…
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Food for 8 month old kittens
Hello, I am looking for some advice from other cat owners. I am wondering if I am feeding my cats enough and whether I should look at changing their food or not. They are British Longhair cats (8 months old) and they have been spayed. They are currently fed Royal Canin Kitten Instinctive wet food and Applaws Kitten dry…
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Best flea & tick treatment for dogs
When we got our current dog as a puppy I really wanted to only use "natural" products to treat fleas and ticks as I hate putting strong chemicals on his skin, but unfortunately they just didn't work (and cost a fortune) and he got fleas:eek: So I bought some Frontline as we had used this on our previous dogs and they never…
