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Cats ripping chunks out of each other ...Help!!
My two cats both female neutered 6 years old and 3 years old have lived together whilst not in harmony in a kind atmosphere of mutual tolerance for the last 3 years have just recently started fighting. by recent I mean for about the last 2-3 months, and by fighting I mean clumps of hair that they have ripped out of each…
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New puppy, fireworks and a show for the neighbours!
Been off to view the litter we are getting our new lab pup from. There were 4 boys and 4 girls and as we want a boy we had a choice of 3 as one had already been picked. After reading just about every pup book there is, all the advice was to pick a pup in the middle...not the most boisterous (as it will be harder to train)…
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Please help me with my puppies.... :(
Ok first of all a little bit of background info. We have 2 puppies, both West Highland Terriers. The oldest Kiki is just over a year, the youngest Odie is about 7 months. My main problem is Odie.... Firstly he still gets up though the night and messes. He goes to the same place almost every time - it can't be the smell…
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Cheap/healthier alternatives to cat food...
As some of you will no doubt be aware, we've just recently increased our family with two purrrfect kittens (well 9 months old). At the moment they have dry whiskas kitten food throughout the day, and half a pouch each morning and night of whiskas wet food. I was wondering if there were any alternatives to feeding them…
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My lovely Cat Darcey!!!
Hi All Was just reading through some of the pet posts. Some are hilarious and made me laugh :rotfl:I can relate to a lot of the stories. Ok, I'm a 31 year old guy living with this lovely girlfriend. We have the most amazing cat, a female tortieshell called Darcey. I was always a dog person as I grew up with dogs all my…
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Do you think cats are clever and loyal?
Hi It really does annoy me when friends (of whom don't own any animals, don't like animals, etc) voice their opinion that cats are stupid, selfish and not loyal.:mad: I think this is rubbish. I believe they are very intelligent and they are loyal. I wouldn't say selfish as they give love to the owners everyday. Just wanted…
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Getting a new pup - steps required!
My partner and I have decided to get a black labrador. As we have never owned a dog before and have very little knowledge on the subject I am hoping some of you can help us out! We really want to give the pup the best start possible and realise that alot of time and money will be needed. We have saw an advert in the paper…
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New cats...what do we need....?
Hi all, there's proably a thread about this somewhere on here so please direct me to it if there is. We've just been told that we should be able to pick up two rescue kittens/cats on sunday (so excited!)...but now we're wondering what do we need for when we collect them? They are a ginger brother and black sister, 9 months…
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Your Dog Magazine
Anyone know of any special offers for a subscription to this please? TPA
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Apartment dogs
What dog breed would be considered as "apartment dogs", a phrase Americans use for dogs who don't need walking? Is there such a breed or do all dogs need a walk even if the owner has a garden?
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Puppy eating its own poo!
_pale_ My mum got herself a Jack - a- doodle puppy which is now 5 months old. She is doing fine, wees are getting to be more frequently outside, but she constantly poos inside and then eats the evidence - yuk! I know this is something dogs do, but she is doing it all the time at the moment. My mum tried putting pineapples…
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Bad cats...
My two cats, who are very well fed and loved and want for nothing, have a bad scratching the furniture and carpets habit. I bought some deterrant spray which was so pongy it made us feel ill, but had no effect on the cats. Has anyone had success with any of these sprays, or any advice about how to stop them scratching?…
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how do i retrain the bf?? and any ideas for the dog!
arrrggghhhh!!!!!!!! Does anyone else have this problem! My bf loves our dog Bruno - hes a jack russell/staffy cross btu has more the jack russell gene. Hes 6 years old and a rescue dog and lovely but he needs some more training (hes 6). he was jumping up at us, jumping up at our son and only really obeys the sit command so…
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
hello we are contemplating buying a puppy, we have owned dogs in the past, but not for some years. One of the breeds we are considering is Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has any one on here got one, or had one? what is your experience of them, do they make good pets? Are they expensive to keep (ie prone to certain…
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Tumour in cat's salivary gland - any advice?
Our 16 year old cat has a growth in his salivary gland which may be a tumour. He's not been well in the past from sedative drugs so the vet won't do a biopsy but has told us to wait and see, but that if it is, it is untreatable and has a very bad prognosis. It's apparently very rare, but I wondered if anyone else had had…
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Keeping elderly cat clean
Hello everybody, Can anyone help with this please or make any suggestions (all comments welcome!) My senior cat is 21 coming up to 22 and is not as supple as he used to be, can't get into all the convoluted positions etc to keep himself clean. Anyway, he's starting to niff a bit. I've tried using pet wipes but they don't…
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Dog licking up dog hair - any ideas why?
Wondered if anyone knows why Megan might be doing this, just asked the nurse at the vets and she's clueless. Megan for a few hours has been licking up any dog hair from the floor, rug, sofa etc. Keeps making her nearly choke aswell. :confused: Anyone know why? She's got me baffled, only thing I can think of is is she…
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ARDEN GRANGE Cat Food
Been using purina pro plan for a while now but the company i usually order from doesn't have any in stock at the moment so i am thinking of buying something else and have come across Arden Grange. Does anyone use this to feed their cats and if so what do you think of it?
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Bad cats...
My two cats, who are very well fed and loved and want for nothing, have a bad scratching the furniture and carpets habit. I bought some deterrant spray which was so pongy it made us feel ill, but had no effect on the cats. Has anyone had success with any of these sprays, or any advice about how to stop them scratching?…
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Sick dog!
Got a rather sick OES at my feet at the moment. He had been very sick yesterday so wasn't fed, and I didn't feed him this morning, thinking I would leave him until tonight. He was fine on his walk this morning - lively and running about as usual. got home from work, he's been sick again - not much , but then there can't be…