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Raw dog food
I'm sure this has been covered before, but I can't find any links. We are adopting a puppy at the end of July, and looking at the various puppy foods available. They all seem to have 'reconstituted meat by-products' or some such in them, together with lots of artificial additives, (which I gather from the internet is not…
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Cat 'attacking' mine
Hi, there's a local cat who I think may be an entire male & who has no collar . . . he's a big lad, a long haired tuxedo black & white boy who looks very broad faced lol Anyway, as gorgeous as he is, whenever he is in my area on his travels he will take any opportunity to chase my two (brother & sister, turning 1 on 19th…
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Advocate 80 for cats - flea treatment
Attempted to buy the following as it is highway robbery when buying from the VET, however they replied to say a prescription is required. I sent a copy of the previous prescription when we bought it from the VET (and got fleeced) the first time and so assumed that would be enough, apparently not. Anyone bought this off the…
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Fleas and their prevention
I have two cats and a dog and all have Advocate in the treatment of fleas. However, they become very ill afterwards (especially the dog) with runny poo etc for a few days. The cats used to have Frontline and we didnt have as many issues with this but I had heard fleas have become resistant to it. Please can anyone…
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Help - kittens food has run out!
Hello everyone, Was hoping I could get some advice on this - I've been feeding my new kittens Tiger Kitten food from Asda, which is what they've had since their foster mum had them. I bought them several boxes but I'm now only two sachets away from running out. Asda has completely run out of this food for some reason!!…
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Storage mites in dry pet food problem?
My dogs allergic to storage mites and I don't want to only feed her wet food forever. If I put the bag(unopened) in a freezer and then once opened only decanter the small amounts that day out for her (keeping it air tight) will this assist the Problem of storage mites ?
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Rehousing cats temporarily when you already own one ?
My BIL is having major house renovations and has asked if we could home his 2 cats for a couple of weeks. We already have a cat who is very territorial, no cats can get in our garden and he had the run of the house. Would it be unfair on our cat to agree to house 2 others even temporarily ! One of the other cats is…
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How do I stop him barking at vans
Any tips on how to stop my 10 month old Border Collie barking at vans/buses/lorries/noisy cars, it seems to be the noise that he is barking at rather than just a 'blanket' bark. I have tried shouting at him, spraying water on him, spraying him with compressed air, dragging him back on his lead just before he barks but all…
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There is a Peacock in our garden!
This was the only place I could think of to put this. Yesterday I heard a strange noise. Thinking there was something wrong with the dog I went to investigate. She was fast asleep in the kitchen so I went outside. There sitting on the patio was a peacock. When it saw me it walked away into the bushes but kept coming back.…
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Bulk buy dog food?
Apologies if this is in the wrong place and/or there's an existing thread but I can't seem to use the search facility. I've got 3 dogs, my parents have 2 and we take them to training and a walking club so we're in contact with loads of dog owners so I thought about seeing if we can buy some things in bulk, starting with…
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Fleas, now "walking dandruff"... are we just unlucky?
Feeling very down today. We had a flea infestation in the autumn which really affected me psychologically. Ever since, I've been extremely hyper-vigilant and have inspected every tiny speck of fluff in case it's a flea. The house has been treated very thoroughly with Indorex several times within the last few months…
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Two kittens - brother and sister?
Hi all, I'm about to venture into the wonderful world of [STRIKE]kitten ownership[/STRIKE] being owned by a kitten in the next month or so, and I'm VERY excited! :j A friend of mine is currently fostering two kittens (boy and a girl) at the moment - they were dumped at the side of the road in a box when they were 5 weeks…
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Goodbye my precious Tao
Today we had the call every pet owner fears. My lovely Tao had a fight with a car and unfortunately used up all of his 9 lives in one go. Tao was only 18 months old and hadn't been the same since we sadly had to say goodbye to Blue earlier this year. I was looking back through pictures of Tao and was happy to find that…
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Why is tinned cat food disappearing from shops?
Hello - my first post! All the cats l have had have been happy with tinned food, plus the dried variety for variation and snacks. Currently we have three cats, happy, healthy and energetic (when they're awake) which of course means a fair weekly expense. I have always bought brands such as Whiskas and Kitekat, and…
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Chickens! How Big a Coop?
So I'm in a position to buy some chickens. I've been looking at this coop: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141975960306 They do a 4 nest version (£200) and a 6 nest version (£240). I haven't got money to waste as I'm looking at spending a good bit of money on a shed, but I don't know what size I should go for. I'm thinking the…
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UV lights to detect urine?
I am at my wit's end... can you help? I watched a Youtube video showing a guy finding cat urine using a UV light. So I purchased one to find any rogue urine spots in my house (one of my cats suffers from stress related cystitis & so once or twice a year she sometimes 'spots' in places other than her tray). The UV light…
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Poorly cat.
Unfortunately we are goung to let our 16 yr old cat go. She has major 3rd stage kidney disease and going downhill fast. She is eating so little now. And just struggling . Do vets carry out cremations and give you the ashes, i have ansolutely no idea what happens never having done this before. What cost is involve ...…
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Dog flatulance
Sorry for the topic but I cannot stand much more of it. My foster dog is currently in 20mg of omeprazole with another 5 days to run. I suspect this is the cause. Has anyone else has a dog on this medication who has had this problem? Any solutions?? The smell is beyond offensive! Any advice appreciated.
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Roundworm
We just discovered a worm in our 9 week old puppies business. I phoned the out of hours vet and they told me it's round worm but they don't stock the treatment and I need to go to the vets in the morning. What I'm interested in known from others who have had this issue is what does the treatment intail also how many…
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Help teach rescue dog about play and treats
Any advice more than welcome. Just over a week ago, my daughter and I adopted a dog from RSPCA who had been previously locked in a pigeon shed for 3 months whilst her owner was in hospital. Following his death, his wife took the dog to RSPCA, saying she knew nothing about the dog and didn't want it. As it turns out, the…
