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Red blotches on skin after petting chocolate lab.
I have two labs that live together. A chocolate one and a golden one. Both healthy, beautiful coats, immunised, exercised and have that advantage treatment once a month. Tonight I was giving the golden one some hugs and all fine. When I moved onto the chocolate one I immediately felt itching and burning on my arm and now…
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End of PDSA Veterinary services.
I have received today a letter and leaflet from the PDSA stating that they can no longer afford to fund veterinary services for people who are in receipt of state benefit. The previous scheme is to run until the end of the six month certificate previously awarded to each client to be presented at their vets and a…
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Food guarding
Has anyone else had this issue with a puppy? Have never experienced this before with any of our previous dogs, but this one is a real problem. I thought we had completely resolved it as he has been so good for ages and then today out of the blue my OH went to pick up a bit of food that had come out of his bowl and he…
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Rescue Dog Problems - advice please
I volunteer at a local dog rescue and one of the dogs there is really beginning to get to me and I'm wondering if I'm about to lose my senses by adopting him!! All the dogs are lovely and it's great when you see them go off to loving families. However this one has twice been rehomed and twice come back. I'm pleased that…
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Unhappy with vet - should I pay?
Hi all, long story cut short - vet operated on my dog to remove a lump from his leg. He admitted that there was not a lot of skin left to seal the wound and that the wound was tight. Ive done everything by the book and despite antibiotics and complete bedrest the wound continued to become more inflamed and the stitches…
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Old dog, strange behaviour.
Hope someone who's experienced this, might shine a light on what my old dog is going through and how to help us. I wrote about Jaffa's death and Paddy's adoption years back. I adopted him aged 9 I was told, a Cocker Spaniel. So 16 or 17now is the Vet's estimate. He is now completely blind due to cataracts. He's happy. We…
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BOGOF Flea Treatment for Pets (Advantage)
http://www.petshop.co.uk/Brand/Advantage Good deal at £10 per pack. Even better deal on BOGOF so £5 per pack Usually about £14 from vets per pack.
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The joy and the agony - a tribute to my cat
I've made the agonising decision to have my 17 yr old Fido cat euthanised tomorrow. She lives up north with my parents and over the weekend she developed sudden onset blindness. Parents took her to the vet yesterday morning and she thinks it's due to heart disease. She detected a grade 1 heart murmur 2 years ago when Fido…
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If Bertie could read this...
Hello, I'm after a bit of advice please. I have a gorgeous lovely cat called Bertie who is 5 and a half. He's an indoor cat and has been ever since we got him when 7 weeks old. I'm conscious that we pay too much for Insurance. We pay £32.78 per month with Petplan. We've paid this figure roughly since getting him and we…
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Cat Fleas! Advice and help please
Hi, I offered to look after my friends 2 cats when they went away for 18 nights. Never noticed the fleas until the cats went. I have been bitten, I am wearing long joggers and tucking socks in, I have sprayed with flea spray (got wilko £4 then bobs £6) i am hoovering everyday. I have no pets here. Does anyone know how long…
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Pet insurance premium hike, no claims. To change or not to change?
Hi, we have insured our cats with Direct Line for many years and always been happy with their service so we insured our latest cat with them two years ago. Our renewal notice has arrived with the premium increasing by £6 per month (it was £1 the previous year) from £12.50 to £18.50. It is the advanced policy £8,000 per…
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Dog owners lowers early death risk, study finds
Dog owners have a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease or other causes, a study of 3.4 million Swedes has found. The team analysed national registries for people aged 40 to 80, and compared them to dog ownership registers. They found there was a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in owners of dogs,…
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Barking - Rescue dog
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any helpful tips. We adopted a rescue dog almost 2 months ago. She is a beautiful, affectionate 5yo boxer cross. She was in Dog’s Trust (DT) for almost 2 years after having lived with a family for 3 years. She was given up as she showed aggression to a child (growled). She was at DT for so…
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Automatic cat feeder
We have a rather large and lazy cat who, much to her disgust, is on restricted rations. She's currently fed small meals throughout the day but, due to a change in work pattern, she's going to be on her own from breakfast time until dinner time. I'm looking for an automatic pet feeder so we can leave a small amount of dry…
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Scabby Mutt...
Or at least, that's what I call him :-) In fact we have 2 dogs and over the summer they have had dark brown splodges on their underside. Occasionally the odd flea was spotted. The fleas appear to have gone now, after treating with frontline or similar (cant remember exactly). We took them both to the vet, who did skin…
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Westie puppy?
I'm thinking of getting a puppy as I've a lot of spare time. I have owned a dog before so I know that research is important to get right dog. Thinking of a westie puppy. Seems like it would fit perfectly in my household. The only drawback is lots of websites state they are dogs that bark alot. Has anyone experience of…
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Adopting a snr cat - which food, insurance... etc
We're rehoming an older cat (10yrs) who we will pick up next weekend. Very excited!! She will have outdoor access when she's settled in. I've had a cat growing up, but I'm a little lost on what to get in to be prepared. Food - at the shelter apparently she is eating whatever is donated and isn't particular. I was thinking…
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Microchipping puppy
Hi , we are getting a puppy at the end of this month and the breeder is having the puppies microchipped before we pick it up. i assume it will be logged to her name and address ( as she didn't take our address when we put the deposit down) - is this the usual way of doing things and how do we re-register the microchip? Is…
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Halti Harness
Has anyone used a Halti harness? Specifically for an energetic Whippet that pulls a lot!
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Cat Collar with bell
So my nearly 2 year old cat is an extremely efficient hunter. She brings in approx 1 mouse a day - yesterday she brought in 3!! Two alive and one very much eaten. :eek::eek: So, before our house is over run with a mouse infestation (we are pretty good at catching and releasing the alive ones - just don't know if we have…
