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Hair cat poop
Next doors cat has taken to having a hair poop on my driveway at the rear of my car, he does his normal poop in my garden when he gets the chance of a bare bit of soil but for some reason the ones he does on the drive are all hair with virtually no poop material in them. Should I let my neighbours know about these poops or…
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Shared Garden complaint
Hi, sorry to bore you all with this but it's nice to get an external point of view that is not a close family connection. I own the Freehold/leasehold of an upstairs flat and we have a communal garden between the 4 flats and have a 12 year old dog. I've previously had a "discussion" with my neighbour about the dog going in…
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If you think your cat is safe as it is microchiped - pls read
How absolutely awful for the owner. !!!!!! does it mean "microchip does not prove ownership"??? https://www.change.org/p/get-booba-back
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Small area of dandruff/dry skin on young JRT
My youngest JRT (23mths) has recently developed a patch of flaky skin on his side. It's within a large black spot of hair and I've noticed that his skin in the flaky area is white (with black hair growing through), whereas the skin underneath the rest of the black spot has the darker pigmentation. If I touch the flaky…
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Cat Collar Problem...as in, my cats arent being moneysaving! ;)
so my darling 16month old kitty Lola has just returned from wherever she goes to do her ninja/killer training without her collar. Wouldnt mind so much but this is collar #5 in the last 3 months. My other cat (3yr old) is much more a housecat and goes out occasionally but even he has lost 3 in the last few months. :wall: On…
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Name the kittens please!
Hey everyone, I recently lost my cat & dog, and am left with no pets at all; it is very soon after losing them but I really need something furry in my life! I am getting these two kittens, two weeks tomorrow (20th), the Tortoiseshell & White is a girl, and the B/W is a boy. I need name ideas! I was thinking of Loki for the…
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How to stop my dog eating grass
Thanks for reading. I seem to be having a problem with my dog wanting to eat grass every time we walk. I was once told years ago by my mother in law that it was a sign the dog wants to be sick but this isnt the case with ours. We walk daily on the local field and he used to love to chase the ball over and over till I was…
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New kitten having Diarrer
Hi Everyone, we just recently took in two kittens which are both sisters, they are about 13 months as went to someone else first who couldn't have them because of landlord so we took them in. One of them keeps having Diarrer all over, its been since Saturday but Saturday was a lot worse, I made the mistake of giving them…
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Cat facts I never knew
I have a ten year old moggy which i live with. She usually treats the flat like it is hers, coming and going through the back door cat flap as she chooses. I recently watched a cat programme and got some really good facts, For example, the programme mentioned that cats dislike having the end of their whiskers touched, I…
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Flea and worming treatments
Really quick question - best/cheapest place to buy flea collars and worming tablets for a small dog? Have been buying from Amazon but wondered if there's an alternative
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Dog custody and rehoming question
Hello, I'm looking for some advice. My friend and his partner have split up and he would like to rehome his dog. It wasn't an easy decision to make but will be for the best for the dog as he is only 12 months old. He paid for the dog, its registered in the vets in his name and he has paid for all the treatment so far -…
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Dog training - Good citizen
I posted here a couple of weeks ago about introducing a dog to a cat and received some very useful and reassuring advice. Happily, they can now be in the same room, with the cat only occasionally launching aerial assaults on the dog and the dog either baffled or cowed by the cat - so thanks! The dog went to a training…
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Flea help!!!!!
I need help with fleas before I go insane and lose my mind. We were looking after a cat for a couple of weeks and unfortunately she has left us with fleas. They are everywhere :( we hoovered the house from top to bottom and got the council in to fumegate 6 days ago and we moved out. Went back this morning and theirs still…
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Pet insurance
I was denied insurance when my dog had his first epileptic fit in the first 14 days of a new policy (with the same company) - has anyone ever challenged this as how could I have predicted this - it's like saying they won't cover you to have a road accident in the first 2 weeks of your car insurance - none of us would stand…
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Odd puppy behaviour
Not an issue in the slightest but very unusual behavior from my new puppy so was wondering what thoughts were out there on this. Red fox lab !!!!!, owned for less than 2 weeks from age of 9 weeks (so eleven weeks old). We have two other dogs (not sure if relevant). So imagine usual puppy - totally hyper and crazy, plays,…
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Dog attack on dog
My dog was attacked by another dog on Thursday evening, it pinned him down trying to bite him and then as my dog tried to run away it bit him on the back of the leg. Owners did nothing just walked off. My dog has been to vets as infection set in despite our tlc and deep bruising to muscle. Presented owner with bill which…
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Scratchy dog & flea treatments
Hi, My dog Dexter has had terrible skin conditions for a while - he was very itchy and we couldn't find out what the issue was, he had all sorts of skin scrapes with the vets for tests, food tests etc etc but to no avail. Throughout this I was ensuring that I spot-onned him regularly with flea and tick treatment, just in…
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Swim bladder in pond fish
We have pond fish and about 3 months ago one of the goldfish developed swim bladder I tried everything from starving him to giving him frozen peas but nothing worked about 2 weeks ago he started going completely upside down and I resigned myself to losing him the beginning of this week he has been under the waterfall…
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Puppy howling at night - need advice
Hi We brought our puppy home on Friday and ever since she has howled as soon as we leave her in the livingroom when we go to bed. I thought it would have subsided a bit by now but it hasn't. She is 8 1/2 weeks. We have a crate and I'm trying to train her to go in which she does but the minute the door is closed she goes…
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Changes to cat food
Why do manufacturers insist on changing the recipes/ingredients in dry cat food ? They are extremely sensitive to change and refuse to eat it...... !! The latest to change their recipes ("NEW IMPROVED") is Royal Canin Our cats, detected the change and now, we are struggling to find an acceptable complete dry food.
