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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…
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How to stop cats sh*tting in my front garden...
Ideas and suggestions please!!? Without any cats losing there lives!! Fed up opening my front door and a new parcel having been dropped off!! Thanks
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Pedigree dry food changes again
Has any one noticed pedigree appear to have changed their Vital protection food again? I have a giant breed dog and have been using their Maxi since they stopped doing their better by nature range. I now need to obtain some and a lot of places are not listing it at all, and it appears the rest of the range has gone from…
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Cat - annual vaccination cost
Does anyone know what the approximate cost is?
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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…
