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New puppy
Our brand new 8 week bichon puppy has come to her new home. 🐕 Unfortunately the family who bred her didn't microchip her. Does anyone know the best value place for us to get it done in Manchester. Any advice on training a new puppy also greatly appreciated.
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Pet insurance query
My dog, who is 11 years old, had his knees pinned for luxating patellas a few years ago. This was covered by his insurance, who at the time was More Than. I had a few problems with More Than subsequently not paying out for hydrotherapy and physiotherapy after his operation, and so switched providers. I am now with Ultimate…
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No repeat prescriptions without a consultation?
Friends and I, all pet owners living in the westcountry, have been comparing notes on buying animal medication online. We’ve each followed MSE's tip of buying a prescription from our local vets, then purchasing the drugs online, and most of us have been saving about £20 per 30ml. bottle of Metacam/Loxicam and far more on…
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Nervous rabbits
I'm a first time rabbit owner looking for advice. We recently rehomed 2 adult females from a petting farm. Due to them being adults and handled every day I thought they would be really tame but seems not. Every time I open the hutch to put in food / water they run and hide, quickly as though scared. I am always softly…
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Rental property and cat
I was wondering if anybody could help me on where I possible stand with this one! I am absolutely desperate to get a cat. I am in rented accommodation (ground floor)and have been for the past 3 years. I have asked my Landlord as to whether we could get one and he said that he doesn’t have an issue with it at all….I was…
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PDSA new rules
Just received letter from the PDSA saying free treatment is being restricted to one pet from October. I have three registered with them at present. They refer to a reduced cost charitable scheme for the other pets registered but I cant see anything relating to this on their website. Does anybody know anything about this…
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New kittens crying
I adopted 2 shelter kittens Friday evening, from the same litter nearly 15 weeks old. They have been quite shy and so far don't like us being too close and won't let us touch them, which is fine I know it takes time, but one of them in particular cries when we leave their room (I have been told a 'bonding room' is a good…
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Dirt / barrier door mats for paws
Hello, Please could I have some recommendations for door mats? I am looking for the barrier / dirt trapper type mat to soak up some muddy wet paws. The park was really wet this morning after yesterdays rain, and although we are in a paw cleaning routine after a walk - it would be great if we can get some of it off in the…
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Nothing to eat pre-op
My kittens are off to the vets to be spayed on Monday morning. I was told when I booked them in that they should have 'nothing' from 8pm the night before (their appointment is 9am). However I'm now wondering if that just means nothing to eat, or nothing to drink either?
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Dog & cat owners: Half price flea & worming treatments delivered
Hey everyone, A company I've recently discovered called Protect My Pet is offering 50% off your first order with them for flea and worming treatment boxes for your dogs and cats. Looks like a subscription service where you get regular deliveries of the treatment. You can see the discount for dog owners here:…
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First time pet owner
Hi I just recently took in a dog the problem is that this is the first time I had pet and that I'm living in a farflung town so there are no vets around so I can't have her checked out and what breed he is. I'm currently feeding him some of my food and for his exercise I have a small backyard for him to run in. What do you…
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Cat Flap problem
We have a 14 year old cat - that, all of a sudden has refused to use the cat flap - during the day - he does at night with no problems - could there be a reason for this ?
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Petplan - what to claim for?
Apologies for my ignorance but I'm new to pet insurance and claiming on insurance in general. Had to pay £172 for an emergency vet appointment for our cat and they seemed to imply that we can claim back. I don't know what the excess is, whether it will increase next year's premium, is there a general minimum to claim etc.…
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Words of Wisdom for a new Sprollie Owner
Hi Folks My sister just got a baby sprollie (springer x collie) - he's really cute - but sure to be a bit of a handful! I've known Springers and Collies before but never even heard about a sprollie until she got one , seems to me that they could be a bit of a handful - bouncy, greedy and intense ;/ but hopefully more…
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New hamster
Hey! I just need some advice about my new Syrian hamster. I bought him on Monday (I know, not long ago!) but he appears to be terrified of me! If he's awake and I'm around he just stands, stares and appears to be vibrating when he looks at me. Me and my partner have tried to make him feel comfortable offering him treats…
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Just a grumpy dog ?
My crossbreed terrier has always barked when people come to the door or something comes through the letterbox , increasingly he's finding other things to bark at like whistling on adverts , the early morning birds twittering and at 1-45 am today a cat outside ! These are all things he's never had issues with before. Is he…
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Cat scratching
One of my cats constantly scratches the stair carpet on any step he has a scratching post which he does use but still scratches on the stairs it's a rented house and its driving me crazy
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Costly pet insurance (cats)?
Hi everyone, I am looking, seriously, at how much I am currently paying in pet insurance for my two cats. My almost 9 year old Birman has 'covered for life' with PP - I have claimed once on it for dental work and some tests required, came to around £400. Otherwise, she is pretty healthy, has had 2 x bouts of cystitis but…
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Multiple claims for one condition
We have had a couple of vet bills over the past couple of days for our cat and our vet informed us that they can be submitted as one claim, presumably only incurring one excess. The first one was an out of hours emergency vet and the second was our regular vet - we have two invoices and claim forms because the vet needs to…
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Do cats become friendlier?
We have had Arthur 12 weeks now and he's still as standoffish as ever He's 6 months old now and he will still scrab me out of the blue. Last night for example he was perched on the back of the sofa behind my head which is his preferred spot, when out comes the paw and claws and he's attached to my ear drawing blood Earlier…
