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Fussy cats?
Ok.. where to start? I have seven cats. Two are newbies in our household and are eating and settling well. Since they arrived they have been on a mix of Whiskas pouches and Animonda Carny kitten, Smilla kitten and whiskas biscuits. The Whiskas is just bought when I run out of Zooplus stuff. The adults, two female and two…
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Non slip flooring - dog/cats
I am moving in a little bit and will need to look at some suitable flooring for the new place. In my current one I have laminate/tiles all over and both too slippery for Zara my old girl to get up from lying down so ended up having yoga mats everywhere. Now, I do not want to have yoga mats or rugs all over just for the dog…
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Cat proof Christmas Tree
Hello, Does anyone have any great ideas for a cat proof Christmas Tree? We need to buy a new one (artifical), but have not done so yet as we have a bonkers cat who tries to kill the tree and eat the ornaments each year. She is an athletic cat and can climb / reach most things. We did joke about suspending a tree from the…
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Dog Steps
My staff is finding it hard to get on the sofa these days. I've looked on the net and have found steps that means she won't have to jump on the sofa. Just wondered if anyone else had used these and if they are easy for the dog to get their head around what they are supposed to do and easy for the dog to use?
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Kittens trying to hide water bowl?
Our almost 5 month old kittens - one in particular - have frequently tried to hide their food (scratting around it, basically) in the past month that we've had them. I made the rookie mistake of "aw they're saving it for later" then googled and found out they were instinctively trying to stay safe from predators. This last…
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Natures Menu dog food. Buying online
Hi does anyone know where I can get the above dog food online? I have a client whose dog is on this food and has dietary problems so needs to stay with this food but this person is in extreme financial difficulty. Currently he is paying £6.99 for 700grams Thanks in advance
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Is this such a daft idea?
My kids think I'm mad but I'm moving house next week with 3 cats and for a house warming present I suggested a solar powered water feature for the cats! Bear in mind that they all drink from the muddiest puddles anyway - would i have to change the water more than once every few days? I did buy an indoor water fountain but…
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Teaching cat to use a cat flap
Inspired by you lovely people I have bought a microchip cat flap for Breadcat. This is because instead of sleeping she now fancies nipping outside at 4.50am. This is currently achieved by her jumping on my face until I wake up, then a ritual of me standing by the open door in my scanties saying "go on then are you going…
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Gitdog will now graciously accept your apologies
For all the unfounded slurs on his good character over the years he has been gracing this site with his much maligned presence. Or in other words, he may still be an @rse, but he's now an officially certificated gold plated @rse. We are very happy tonight.:D
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Watchdog
How pleasing that this programme, tonight, highlighted the terrible suffering caused by 'puppy farms'. One such, in Yorkshire, checked by the programme has been exposed and prosecuted by the RSPCA (footage of what the RSPCA found is heartbreaking and the scum have been give a suspended sentence). One big problem is that,…
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Dog scratching
Hi Can anyone offer any natural remedies for my Lola She has no fleas, her hair is very short, she is a Shih Tzu, have to get her anal glands done very frequently, but lately she just wont stop scratching, I mentioned it at the vets but he took a good look and said well there isn't any fleas. her skin doesn't look…
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Getting a cat
Most have seen I've had to let my darling Alfie go last week Neither me nor hubby are coping with the silence of the house, but neither of us feel we can take on another dog at our ages and with what's going on in our lives So we went to the local rescue centre and looked at the cats, and have thought long and hard, and we…
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Litter mat?
Any recommendations for a good littermat? Pickles loves to come flying out of his box scattering litter far and wide!! Read about one called black hole looks American but available on amazon but expensive! :o
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New pup advice
Hi all we have recently rehomed a 5mth old border collie. So far so good, he was rehomed due to his owner starting full time work and she didn't want him left, so she totally did the right thing. Good points (they do outweigh any worries) He's already been trained to a certain extent, sit, etc. He knows not to go on the…
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**Urgent recall on Armitage cat and dog flea treatments**
Take a look at this thread if you've bought any of this product: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5558025
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Natural treatment of fleas
I have a dog and two cats and live in the country. We have very long grass around us as well as sheep. I currently use Advocate on the cats and Advantix on the dog but am not happy with how ill they seem to make the animals, if only for a short time. Not to mention the amount in one little tube seems to run down the…
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Armitage cat flea treatment - product recall (potentially fatal)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/armitage-pet-care-flea-and-tick-drops-for-dogs-and-armitage-flea-drops-for-cats-and-kittens-product-defect-alert The company have accidentally put their dog flea and tick treatment in their cat flea treatment packaging. The dog version contains a substance that is poisonous for cats -…
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Cat knocked over multiple fractures on pelvis
My 10 month old cat Dave got knocked over at some point in the early hours. We have taken him to the vets who initially thought it was a broken spine and gently suggested pts. Husband asked for xrays to confirm this before we made that decision. Thankfully his spine is ok, BUT as the title says multiple fractures on…
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New puppy has fleas!
We picked up our 8 week Springer puppy on Sunday and when we took her home we noticed what we thought we're scabs where her litter mates had been over rough with her (she is the more timid one out of the pups). Last night I was checking her over and looking again I noticed it was more like flea dirt, and sure enough I…
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Advice needed re buying a new puppy - breeders?
Would anyone be able to give me some advice and opinions on a sad situation that has arisen? We have just bought a pup from a breeder (ready to go end of december) we know and trust and already have a happy healthy dog from, the pup we chose was pick of the litter and accordingly priced but sadly he passed away last night…
