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Pet insurance - separation advice
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice on my situation following a relationship breakdown. Myself and my ex partner are joint legal owners of our dog. Neither of us is prepared to give up the dog so we agreed to share custody on a one month on/off basis. Initially things were amicable and we agreed to share the cost of the…
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Advice on dog costs at vets and insurance
I'm just looking for opinions please as I'm a first time dog owner and want to make sure I'm covering things properly. I have a 4 year old border collie who I've had for about 18 months. Up until now I've been self insuring (aka I have a credit card and prayed he didn't need anything major doing) and sticking all the vets…
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Ordering online - check the dimensions....
Sooooo... I was doing a Zooplus order and was near the order size for free delivery, so grabbed a toy without paying much attention. Thought it was a fairly normal cat toy mouse. :rotfl: http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_toys/sisal_scratch_toys/281923 (I know the word "jumbo" should have been a clue, but I just…
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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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Petplan - excess increase
Bit confused as do not remember hearing about that. I have 4 cats insured with PetPlan and excess was always £85.00 Had to put a claim in for Teddy, left £85.00 with the vets expected PetPlan to cover the rest as I do with Argos claims for Zara (she is the only one with Argos). Got a letter from PetPlan about how much they…
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How to know how much to feed my cat?
I'm getting very confused about what to feed the cat that sort-of lives with us. She's an elderly cat (about 10 years) and started off living across the road but they've now got about 15 cats and so this one has decided she likes our house better. The problem is that she never eats a whole bowl of food - I've got a strong…
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Kitty - change in diet = change in bowel habits?
We switched kitty's wet food from Sheba (4% meat!) to Thrive Complete (70% meat, no grain or rubbish!). He's been on it for two days now. Eats it just as happily as the Sheba, but in those two days he's only done one small poop. Normally he poops once a day, and a larger amount. Is it him getting used to the new food? I'm…
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Poorly or just ageing cat?
My daughter shares a flat with a couple who also have a cat. The cat has access to outside whilst they are all at work during the day. Just recently the cat has stopped going outside to toilet but has been going inside. My daughter has been helping to clean it up but it has gone on too long and she has said she is not…
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Found dog - what to do!
Hi there, just after some advice. My friend found a small dog yesterday, being kicked out of a shop. She is covered in mange and fleas. My friends checked for a microchip and nothing was found. The dog seems to be of good temperament but is skinny too. We assumed she'd been lost for a while. Alongside this the dogs nipples…
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Cat flap training
Any advice please on training a mature cat to use a cat-flap. Cat is eleven and too used to going out/in via the French doors. Have had a new kitchen door fitted with micro-chip cat-flap - probably three weeks ago now. Tried to make sure she comes in via the kitchen door rather than the French doors - to get her more used…
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Getting a dog and cat to tolerate one another
Some family got a dog a week ago. They went to a rescue which didn't require any home visits, didn't have much information on the dogs, and they were told they had to take her immediately if they wanted her (sigh). They already have a cat. No information on how the dog feels about cats, but it has tried to chase one on a…
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Cat size
Cats can come in a rage of different weights depending their breed. But, apart from weight - which can vary depending in under or over weight. I wonder instead I wonder what sort of variation with people's cats here - in terms of length! So, how long is your cat from the shoulder blades (bottom of the back of the neck), to…
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Opinions please ...
I just witnessed a man smack a dog in the stomach/rib area because it got out of the garden and started harassing another dog and its owner. The dog is a small terrier-type and the smack was so hard that the dog's feet left the floor. I know the dog is regularly shouted at by its owner , but this is the first time I've…
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Best grain free dog food
My GSD is raw fed and has been since birth but, for practical reasons, he's going to need to switch to a wet/dry complete diet temporarily. This needs to be grain free and the best quality available. Any raw feeders out there who have had to do similar and can recommend a brand they've successfully tried please?
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Anyone own a macaw?
Hi Have been keeping my little fishies for 3yrs now and thinking of getting a Macaw parrot. Does anyone have one themselves and can tell me their experiences? Pros cons tips etc. THANKS
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Can you have a dog if you work full time?
First post in the pet board so be gentle with me! :) I love animals and have always wanted a dog, and now that I''ve moved from a flat to a house I'm re-visting the idea. The only thing that stops me is that I work full time, is that a total no for having a dog? I would of course employ a dog walker to come in every day so…
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Newbie Dog Owner Advice
Hi In the next few weeks I will be purchasing my first dog, I'm looking for a bit of information re medical care etc. 1. Fleeing and Worming, how much does this cost? How often should it be done? Can I buy over the counter treatment or will I need to book a vets appointment? 2. Vets, wil lI have to register the dog to a…
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Does anyone keep Guinea pigs outside?
I know this was common years ago but nowadays people seem to keep them in sheds in winter. I don't know how much warmer a shed would be. I imagine it would still be very cold to live in and possibly quite dark. Are they are happy outside, even in a shed, or are they just surviving and miserable?
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Idiot Cat's Latest Escapade
I was having a lovely night's sleep - for the first time in years, I drifted off within a few minutes. OH woke me up at about 5am (after about 4 and a bit hours), saying 'the cats are being weird'. Tempted to grumble 'when have they ever been anything else?', but thought I'd probably better humour him, so stumbled…
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Dog chewing and licking paws
My 1 year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier does not stop chewing and biting her paws. I took her to the vets about it and all they said was 'Staffies are prone to allergies so she's probably allergic to grass' I took her back as she was still doing and they told me to start giving her hayfever tablets as they thought it was…
