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Help needed keeping the dog away from plants
Im tearing my hair out. Ive got a little cocker spaniel who Ive had for just over 12 months. He is just over 2 years old and I love him to bits. But- Ive been planting bedding plants in pots. The little so and so is biting the heads off the plants. Ive not really got anywhere to put them out of reach. Ive got pots for all…
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How have you given your pets the best possible send off?
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Will He Come Back
This is not really a pet issue but maybe someone will be able to give some advice. I walked into my kitchen this lunchtime to see a fox staring at me through the patio doors. He was lying down on the grass. He spotted me at the same time as I spotted him and became alarmed. As he got up I saw that he was gravely injured…
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Preloved
Just wondered if anyone had experience of buying a puppy advertised on Preloved. There seem to be quite a lot of genuine puppy ads on there. I am very aware of the pitfalls of buying a puppy via an online advertisement with all of the scary stories of puppy farms etc. However, there are very few advertisements now in local…
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Whistle & Clicker training.
Hello. I'm bringing my new Cavalier puppy home in mid-April, so am doing some research on training. I don't want her jumping through hoops or doing tricks, i am just training her to behave well and also attempting recall. From what i can see, there are 2 main ways of training; clicker and whistle. Apparently whistle is…
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Luxating patella and lifetime insurance
Hi everyone, Currently I have More Than platinum (lifetime) pet insurance for my two 5-year-old cats. When I took out the policy last year it cost £150 for the year, for both cats, with a 10% discount. A few months ago, when taken to the vets for something else, one of the cats was found to have luxating patella. The vet…
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white horse wood pellets
If anyone uses white horse wood pellets as horse bedding I have a code for 5% off.code: Macchr21736. Hope it helps someone.
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Dog and visitors
Our dog loves people, especially making friends with children. We have friends coming over with their young child (2yr old). One of the parents is scared witless of dogs, in fact, any animal freaks them out. I sympathise, fear is irrational and difficult to control. I'm worried about how to handle the visit. I'd love to…
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New puppy and chickens
We got a new puppy. We researched the breed, checked it all out and she seemed very timid which we thought may be a good thing with young children, cats and chickens. The timid didn't stay for long! We have chickens and mostly they are shut away but they got out of he pen and the dog has chased them and grabbed them. Is…
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Cat scratching furniture/carpet - at wits end!
Hi everyone, hope some of you lovely people can give me some suggestions here! Rehomed my queen around 3 months ago from a local rescue centre. All good at first. The (main) problem is her sharpening her claws on the arms of sofas and the edges of the stair treads. I've bought every conceivable type of scratching pad/post…
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Raw feeding for dogs
Hi All, I've been struggling with my dogs food pretty much since he came off puppy food. He is very fussy and dosent want to eat dry food at all, I have tried Hills Science Plan, James Wellbeloved, Tails.com complete dry foods with varying success. Basically he will eat it for a bit then will go completely off it and wont…
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Cat on table / kitchen surfaces
Looking for suggestions please. Since we moved house our cat walks over the living room table and climbs up and walks all over the kitchen work surfaces. I don't like this as I think its unhygienic. I tell her to get off which she does if you gently push her but 5 mins later she does it again. She never did it in our old…
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Dog Allergy Advice
My dog, gnaws and licks her toes and paws,. she obviously has an allergy and after not responding to a food trial, weve ruled out foods. She seems to lick alot at night and when she wakes up. not during the days. Its odd, as when she wen away on holiday with me it stopped. Now being back in my flat it started up again? Ive…
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Guinea Pigs
We've recently added two guinea pigs to our family (of 2 adults, 2 children and a cat). Looking for the best places to source things such as hay, food and veg from - as obviously places like Pets at Home are a little bit pricier than alternatives. Does anyone have any Money Saving tips with regards to Guinea Pigs? (I would…
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Housebound due to dog's separation/isolation anxiety
I am honestly so worn out with this. Not working now and when I do go back to work it ill not be on the same pay level I was before so having Zara looked after by someone on a full day basis will not be an option any more. She will NOT stay alone for any amount of time without barking/howling non stop for the whole time I…
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Dog barking in car
After our dog died 13 weeks ago at the age of 16 we got a 12 month old from the dog's home. It's a long slow process to undo the trauma that's been done to her in the past and to gain her trust but she's a lot better so far than the dog we brought home with us. My husband is disabled and cannot work so he takes me to work…
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vets4pets for cat plan
I joined vets4pets health scheme today. £10 a month - vaccinations, monthly flea spot ons, quarterly worm spot ons, 6 nail clips, an annual health check, either a second health check or a vets appointment. I paid a £20 surcharge as two vaccinations are needed. I think it's a brilliant deal. Any others on it? I joined…
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Plaque control for dogs
I feed my dogs a raw diet but still their teeth have plaque on them. One of the dogs will let me clean his teeth, the other (a rescue) won't. I am sure I read somewhere that there is something you put in their drinking water which softens the plaque to make it easier to remove and also prevents more forming. Does anyone…
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Worth getting a second opinion
Hi A couple of weeks ago we noticed a little bit of blood in our 4 year old female Pug's urine. We took her to the vets and after examining her they diagnosed a potential infection and prescribed some antibiotics. We gave her the full dose of these for 2 weeks but the symptoms didn't clear up so we took her back. They then…
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Vets Fees.
Why have vets fees risen so high lately? Our JR terrier has picked up an ear infection dispite drops etc still shaking and scratching his ear.Been to vet for examination ,they cant see anything so said he needs ear flushed out,at £180.Seems a lot to me?We haveinsuranceso will have it done but still think its a bit steep.
