Pets & pet care

Just a quickie - can you put Kongs through the dishwasher?

Hi I am thinking of getting a cat. I wanted to know how much will it cost me a year, all in, including food, litter tray and litter, milk, vets, insurance, toys, gifts, large cat tree, grooming etc... I have a budget of £300 to buy it so it will be a indoor cat, as I dont want it getting lost or hurt by a car etc... I dont…

In case anyone is in a similar situation and searches and stumble on the previous thread and wonders what happened. About 18 months ago I asked the good people of MSE about a dilemma I had about possibly amputating a back leg from one of my dogs. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5102184 In short, 12 year old…

If so how are you managing to buy it? Price increase from £35 per month to £130 pm!!

Hi All, I have a cat who has an itching problem, which results in ripping out huge chunks of fur from her bottom. She definitely doesn't have fleas. We've been to the vets multiple times and they have no clue what is causing it. She's had steroid injections, tablets and all sorts of other things. The injections stopped her…

Hi, I'd be interested to know what others to in terms of keeping their dogs up to date with flea and worming preventative medicines. We currently pay pet plan £21 per month for two dogs for flea and worming medicines and this covers their annual vaccination. We have just adopted another dog and am wondering if there is…

I am devastated the local vet has charged me over 200 pounds for a diagnosis of an over active thyroid I went back for second time and the charge is the same for a further blood test and more medication I have not paid this part of the bill I have since found out that another local vet charges a third of the price for the…

Might be a bit of a long post, apologies in advance but I want to give all the details. We adopted 2 kittens in Feb this year, 1 male 1 female from different litters but the same rescue shelter, they are about 8-9 months old now. The male had diarrhea which the shelter was aware of when we collected them. 2-3 weeks later…

Where is the best place to look for puppy insurance ? She is covered under the breeders cover for another 2 weeks - but we will need cover after this What companies to avoid etc etc ? Any advice welcome

Hi, I am looking for some advice from dog breeders, specifically breeders of large/giant breeds. Is there anyone in here who is willing to chat to me and answer a few questions I may have, please. Or if anyone could point me in the direction of forums, or the like, for dog breeders then that would be great. TIA Mel x

After at first trying these with an open litter tray and not rating them I'm now using them with a covered tray and am finding them great. Anyone on here who uses them, how often do you change the whole tray? I have read where it can be changed once a week as long as the poo is scooped out daily which I'm doing but I can…

We are in the process of getting a puppy, and I just wanted some advice regarding choosing the right one... We saw the litter for the first time when the puppies were just two days old, and then again yesterday when they were two weeks old. It's obviously at a very early stage and difficult to tell how they will turn out,…

Does anybody know of an insurer that offers pet insurance limited to 3rd party public liability cover without the vet care? For the last few years we have used the Dogs Trust that includes this but on closer study it's not quite as comprehensive as first imagined. Our dog is about 9 years old now and good natured but I'd…

Hi all, just adopted cat from Battersea cats home and checking around for insurances gave me headache only. Not really sure what type of cover to go for so if you could spare some time and advise? Cookie will be 3 years old in July, if of any help for . Many thanks

It has been reported that a number of dogs have fallen ill and subsequently died today, 17 May 2016, after drinking water from Brookland's Lake in Powder Mill Lane, Dartford. Please keep your dogs away if you happen to walk them in this particular area. Police are investigating.…

im needing to have a stairlift installed.But i have a dog,how do i stop her from going upstairs. i know from previouse experance,one of my dogs injured her self.

What is the best flea and tick treatment for dogs that doesn't need a vet prescription please? All opinions welcome! Thanks .

Last Saturday we bought a dog from a classifieds ad. It's more of a puppy really - it's either 6 or 7 months old. The guy did not give me a receipt. The dog was being left home alone 14 hours a day, didn't own a toy and hadn't been walked. The following day the dog had a seizure. We took it to the vets first thing Monday…

We have a 9 week old toy cockerpoo puppy that cries LOUDLY every time that my wife leaves the room - even for a few seconds - she also terrorises the two cats (who are at least 5 times her size/weight) - She chases them out of the room. She also pees and poops on the floor indoors (she is not yet toilet trained) - despite…

Hello I picked up two new kittens yesterday. They are not litter trained and keep trying to eat the cat litter! We are keeping a constant eye on them during the day and every time they squat we are placing them in the litter tray to try and train them but I've seen them trying to eat it and I'm worried about them. I was…