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Cruciate Ligament Surgery - implant needs to be removed
Long time no see everyone .. Zara had one cruciate ligament surgery in May last year and the other early November last year. The one done in May is fine but the one done in November - suddenly big issue. The seem to be small wound on the inside of the knee for a while nw but few vets that have seen it did not worry about…
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Gitdog’s Guide to the Annual Vet Visit.
You like the vet’s reception area. You call in regularly for a belly rub and a treat from the nurses.So being in the waiting room is a doddle. You have your settle mat, you have practiced your best angelic expression and you are milking it for all you are worth. So exceptional and virtuous is your behaviour that another…
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Dog on dog attack - advice please
A friend was out with dogs and the smallest/oldest one was attacked very badly by 2 dogs being walked by someone else. Not much skin was broken but serious internal injuries to stomach muscles that required surgery, the dog is still at the vets. Owner of the 2 dogs that attacked said it never happened before (all 3 dogs…
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Moulting Gitdog
For a short haired mainly black dog, Gitdog is making a fair job of shedding handfuls of white stuff everywhere whenever I stroke him. He's also a sensitive little soul who flinches whenever a bristle brush goes anywhere near him. So I'm thinking Zoom groom, furminator curry comb, or any cheap rubber alternative that he…
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puppy advice
Hello Daughter 12 yr old is desperate for a puppy. We had settled on a Lhasa Aspo. I have now having serious doubts whether we should go ahead. This would be our first dog. DH doesnt want a dog. DS - 20 yr old, isn't bothered either way, DD who is 16 would help and would like one but not desperate. I would like one but…
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What's your breed, and why?
Dogs, cats, rabbits, whatever. For those that stick to a particular breed, how did you choose it and why do you stick with it? I'm a bull terrier woman. The first one was an accident as someone told my mother they had a terrier that needed a home. She was thinking little cute thing then a pig ugly obstinate clown arrived…
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Smelly Newf pup.
Hello, Can anyone recommend a spray or something to spray on my smelly Nefoundland pup? She is 5.5mths old and she stinks :p . i have washed her a couple of times and I have also used a dry wash foam on her, but she is still pongy!! Any advice :D Mel x
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Vet Bills
Hello, How long does a vet practice have to send you an invoice? Sadly my dog passed away over a year ago and I sent the specialist practice who was treating him a letter telling them about it and asked them to send me a bill for what I owed them after they had claimed what they could from my insurance. I have also rang…
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Looking for a tough cat flap
We currently have a Staywell catflap fitted in our door, the most recent of many. Problem is, when we lock it, the cat just throws herself at it, eventually breaking it open. She's snapped the flap itself, broken the locking catch, burst the inside panel off. I thought I'd seen a flap with a panel that dropped down to seal…
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Schnauzer stink eye
My boys not happy.
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Cat flap issues
My nine year old cat Butters has suddenly started to avoid coming in through the cat flap. It's a sureflap microchip cat flap and I know it's working with his chip because he will go out using it. He just sits by the door and miaows until we let him in. I'm getting a bit fed up with being woken in the night by piteous…
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English lop rabbit
Has anyone have any experience of them.My daughter came in yesterday morning with this huge rabbit which i believe to be an english lop.Have posted it in local shops and facebook.But so far no one has came forward,also contacted local vets.I f no one comes forward we were thinking of keeping it,outdoors only.So any advice…
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Anyone have experience of cat cancer please? And when to say goodbye :(
Hi, basically just wondering about other peoples experiences? My beloved cat that I have 7 years (originally a rescue) has a malignant tumour behind his ear which is a secondary tumour. So its terminal -and the tumour on the head came up very quickly - I would say within a week! He is hyperthyroid so was only at the vets 4…
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Newbie needing advice on pet insurance
Hi all I am a newbie to this forum and I just wanted to ask about pet insurance as it looks so complicated online. I do not know which one to go for, yearly one or life time one? My dog is 18 months old and I have had him since he was 6 weeks old. The insurance I did have was with Pet Plan but theirs has gone right up and…
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low calorie treat for Cav King Charles Spaniel
beginning of the year we put our 5 year old CKCS on a raw diet, and shes lost weight, her coat is better and she now runs around like a crazy puppy again, she looks great. What sort of low calorie treat can we give her please? And is there anything that she'd like that would keep her entertained for a while?(a bit longer…
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Mouseaggeddon
Idiot Cat is strutting around as though he's the Toughest Tiger in the Jungle. We are now shutting the bedroom door again for fear of being brought Midnight Snacks. Nobody dares to step foot out of their bedroom without hobnail boots and every time we hear a scrabbling sound, miaowwwwwww or churoooop from the direction of…
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Cat flea treatment question
I gave my cat his spot-on flea treatment earlier this evening and he immediately stormed off out the catflap as he always does after being subjected to such an outrageous ordeal. It's been raining torrentially here this evening and it's occurred to me that the formula might have washed off. Does anyone know how long it…
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Two new kittens - help!
We have adopted two kittens from the RSPCA - they are 11 weeks old. We have experience of cats, have had 4 over the years all from kittens. We have one cat who is 13 years old and now the two kittens. As it has been a long time since we have had kittens I am asking advice. The two kittens have settled - eating, drinking,…
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Dogs poo is quite hard
We switched our 5 year old cav king charles spaniel onto raw food at the start of the year and she loves it, only thing is now her poo seems almost rock hard when i pick it up, is this normal?
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Quite long, Feel so down since getting kittens.
I have wanted to post this for a few weeks but have been putting it off because I know it will make me sound like a terrible person. I plan on being honest about my feelings because keeping things in and hiding it will just drag this whole thing out even longer and that is not fair on any of us. We have two six month old…
