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Devastated
Woke up this morning to find my sweet 16 year old cat dead. She was on the windowsill in the living room. It was one of her favourite places to sit as she could keep an eye on the garden from there. I'm devastated - it was totally unexpected. She had been in good health and playing with her sister in the garden yesterday.…
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Awkward
hellowe live in a flat and we have new neighbours - moved in about 3 months ago and recently noticed they have a dog.at the weekend I went to put out a washing in my allocated area and it had quite a bit of dog poo in it - so I came back into house with my washing and got some newspaper and put in on it as I have no gloves…
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stray kittens?
My Son has found what could be stray kittens and Mother. They are living in a run down shed, windows are broken which is how they get in and out. I went to have a look and knocked on the house door, the owner didn't know anything about them, they said they would inform the landlord but not sure if they will or even if the…
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Considering buying a Shih Tzu pup - advice please
I am considering buying a shih Tzu pup next year and would like any thoughts or advice on this. Obviously it is not something to enter into lightly so using the next minimum 8 months to think this through thoroughly. We are a family of 4 with 2 kids (current ages 2 and 6, but would be a year older by the time we got a…
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Alternatives to Hill's d/d feline diet
Hi everyone! My lovely little lady, Purdey, has inflammatory bowel disease and I was wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as me with their cat. Let me explain: Purdey has been on Hill's D/D (both wet and dry) cat food since she was diagnosed. This is because it is a single source protein (venison & pea) which does…
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Anxious cat marking indoors
Hi everyone. I often read, but don't post, so I know there are some fantastic posters on here. I'm hoping you can help. We brought cat 2 home two years ago, at 12 weeks. We introduced her slowly to Cat 1, not best of friends, but zero problems. We then added to our family with Cat 3, one year ago. Again, introduced very…
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Carcinoma
Our lovely almost 10 year old cat Gizmo has been diagnosed with cancer, its attached to trachea and surrounding areas, the vets think it started in the throat or tonsils. Anyone have any advice based on their own cat experiences, we have a very tough decision to make, cat is in pain. Awaiting call from Langford…
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Advice needed please
One of my cats has just had a tumor removed from his neck area! He cannot have a lampshade on to stop him from scratching the stitches, so I need a solution for his paws? Any suggestions for paw socks please?
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Should i get another kitten?
I have Oscar at present, who is 19 weeks old. He's a very serious kitten, with a penchant for waking me up and being kittenish around 5am! He's adorable and I love him to bits tho. He's an indoor cat, he always will be. I'm out at work most of the day but when I'm home he's with me all the time, we play lots, he sleeps on…
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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…
