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Is it OK to keep a dog in a shed?
I personally wouldn't dream of it as I believe a pet should be part of the family. However, one of my neighbours leaves his dog in the shed 24/7. Comes home from work, opens the shed to feed dog, closes the shed till next morning. I feel so sad for this dog. What sort of life is that. I have NEVER seen him take the dog for…
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Doggy slippers?
A friend is suggesting coming to visit for an extended stay - and wants to bring her dog. It's a nice dog, no problem there, but I have (expensive) engineered wood floors and I'm worried that his claws will scratch. Is there such a thing as doggy slippers that he can wear inside to protect the floor? Or am I just being a…
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Pet insurance costs
Has anyone complained against their pet insurance quote as mentioned by Martin, and successfully seen a reduction of some sort? My cat has had two long term conditions which have maxed out his insurance twice. His yearly max claim is £2000. He usually has a steady claim of medication for the bladder medication and for his…
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Iams Small Medium Dog Food alternative
Hi I've been successfully feeding my three terriers with Iams Small and Medium Adult food for several years. They take well to it and they are fit and healthy. As well as their health, the other benefit of Iams is that what comes from them afterwards (i.e. dog poo) is about as "manageable" as it could be. What does concern…
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Raw feeding cats
Does anyone here feed their cats raw food? Moved my dog to all raw food and buying complete raw in the 80;10;10 ration but seems to be a bit more complicated to source ready raw cat food without having to mix. Any advice from someone who already feeds raw to their cats? Thanks a lot
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Unsure what to do
I have a nearly 12 year old mixed breed terrier type girl and she is my world. Has a pet passport and has travelled everywhere with us in our camper. She has been my best friend all through my major illness and I love her so much. Around a year ago she started to have seizures and the vet after doing bloods said it was…
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Vet recommendation
Can anyone recommend a vet in the Okehampton/Hatherleigh/North Tawton area? There are a few to choose from but I don't know anyone who lives in the area to ask. Please PM me if you prefer, I'm not even sure if we're allowed to do this on MSE;)
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High Vet Medications Prices
Hi everyone, I was wondering if any could answer a few questions I have. Mainly to do with how much extra vets charge for flee and worming tablets. Now I know that if I go to one of the many online pet drugstores I can get worming tablets at the fraction of the price, the only problem is the vet I go to is now asking for…
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Kitten - flea treatment etc
My gorgeous ginger furbaby Oscar is now 17 weeks old. Our local vet do a package for £130 for first flea treatment, first worming, micro chipping and neutering (he's not had that yet). He's an indoor cat so won't be picking up anything nasty outside (until we go out on a lead, whenever that is!). So he's had his first flea…
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Golden Paste for cats?
Hi, has anybody given the turmeric supplement to their cat? I've read it s good for dogs, humans and some extent cats but some studies show coconut oil is not good for them. I've seen one made with flax seed oil which I'm tempted to try for my fourteen and a half year old Maine coon who is getting slow and stiff. I'm…
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How can I reassure my Pug that no-one is going to take her puppy away
I rescued a Pug just before last Christmas, she was in a awful state it was obvious that she had not long had puppies, she was leaking milk and bleeding from her 'foof' she also had other health issues, no-one knows what happened to her puppies but it looks like they may have died, when I got her it was obvious that she…
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Feliway
Hi all cat lovers. We are moving house in August and as it is only 30 miles will be putting Squeaky into her favourite cattery for a few days. The journey to our new home will be about 1.25 hours (it is a very rural area :D ), quite a bit longer than she is used to. I spoke to the vets surgery and they suggested using…
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Vaccinations for dogs
Just wondered which ones people go for? Have to take puppy back for second lot on Weds and can't make my mind up about a certain one:(
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Help with furniture hack for bathroom litter tray area?
Hi, we have a small bathroom with a littler tray under the sink. You can see it, it smells and I'd like to do something to make the area nicer. My ideal would be a floor standing cabinet with a counter top sink. I want a drawer or two underneath, then a two door cupboard so we could remove one door. The litter tray would…
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Kitten with the runs
I have a 17 week old boy, Oscar. Since I've had him at 8 weeks old he's had a mixture of wet food, and dry food, and always eats it. Since Monday he's been off his wet food, drinking a lot more water and has had the runs (luckily in his litter tray but it still stinks and as he's long haired, it sometimes sticks to him -…
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Cat Vs Fox
We were woken up last night by a noise outside I looked out of the window to see one of our cats chasing a large fox down the road - they disappeared round the corner and five minutes later - our cat came back in through the catflap and ran into the bedroom with what looked like a contented smile on his face ! Cat 1 Fox nil
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Cats using litter tray
Hi all, I have two cats (litter mates) who used to use a litter tray to do their business. I had two trays in total, both were getting used. I have a cat flap of which the cats are generally free to come and go as they please. However, I've noticed that the cats have stopped using the little trays (assuming that they are…
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Vet Prescription
Hi folks Just got a script from my vet for my 8 month pup who has elbow dysplasia . The total quantity to be supplied says 32ml. Amount to be administered on each occasion - 10 units. Duration of treatment is 6 months. Does this mean I can order 32ml x 10 units, or 32ml x 6 months? Just want to ensure I order the total I…
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Does anyone have a Pointador?
Our beloved lab died at the end of Jan and we are heartbroken. We'd like to get a new pup and are considering a few different breeds. Pointador has come up but we can't seem to find many breeders in the UK and obviously want to get a puppy from a responsible caring owner. Any advice on the breed or recommendations very…
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Your female cat's reaction to Tom cat?
Question for female cat staff, here, what reaction do you get from your cat, when it is in a safe place e.g. indoors - when a neighbourhood tom cat comes and looks in!? My previous cat (a female), if it saw another cat in its territory, would want to be let out and chase it away. OTOH my current cat - a mature calico is…
