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Negligent vet?
My 8 year old !!!!!! has been unwell for a couple of days. I took her to the vets last night...nothing major, no vomitting/diarrhoea, just a bit quiet and off her food. So, the vet took a urine sample - it was very dark, indicating bilirubin. She did basic bloods, and said it suggests a liver problem. She also had a temp,…
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5th November
And it begins:mad: Kicking off here like you wouldn't believe tonight. so I have my CD's on at ear-bleeding level, which the immediate neighbours will love but with 4 dogs ( 3 on temp ) and 3 cats they will have to suck it up or help me track down the morons who were never taught their months of the year. Happy Easter!…
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Bell on cats collars. Cruel or not?
A debate raging at my workplace this past few days. People are saying "A bell on a cat's collar is cruel, jingle jangle jingle tinkle tinkle tinkle two inches way from their ear all the time." And "A bell is important to warn small animals and birds and bats that kitty is about to pounce. AND it's not cruel!" An array of…
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2 baby kittens found in TW13 - happy updates :)
Ewa, friend of mine have found 2 tiny kittens near her workplace - mother nowhere to be seen. They may have been dumped there, no idea. Anyone is Feltham area, TW13 knows who could look after the 2 babies/have a nursing cat mum? Ewa will nto leave the kitties alone, she will take them home but they seem to young to be away…
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petition to make sure lost animals are scanned
http://www.vetsgetscanning.co.uk/ Can I ask you all if you would sign this petition, never know when you may need it if your animal goes missing. It will be a law that we have to microchip our dogs next year, but and a big but, Vets, police, animal rescues do NOT have to scan.:mad: Some of them do, but some don't and dogs…
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Doggy hell!!
Hi All, I have a 6mt old German shepherd cross, and had her from a rescue centre 6 weeks ago. She is very loving, minimally destructive and is starting to sleep better at night. The only issue we are having with her is her poop, she seems to have pretty much had diarrhoea since we have had her, I have changed her food 3…
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Arthiritis and cruciate
Having been lame on and off for a while and the vet initially thinking and hoping it was a strain, we took Bas, our mixed breed 51/2 year old to our new vet on Saturday morning. He's been a bit under the weather, started being really lame and it's been horrible to see. Vet was amazing, just had a really caring personality.…
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Fireworks
My dog hates bangs. I have tried keeping music playing, the lights on, stroking and soothing but nothing stops him getting completely wound up. He also hates the sound of guns or bird scarers when out walking. As the firework season approaches what can I do to make it more bearable for him. Thanks
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Cat deciding to come to us
Hi everyone I am stuck on what to do we have had a cat coming round the last week or so and they are very tiny, and looks like they have fleas, she has a collar but nothing with an address just a blue collar I know she belongs to no one on the road, cause I know everyone I was wondering what is the best thing to do, I cant…
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Advice On Taxidermy Please
Ok I only want serious answers no jokes or nasty comments please. I have a cat who I adore and she has seen a lot with me and I have had her 17 years now. I really don't want to just bury her in the garden when her time comes and I have seriously considered having her stuffed so she will be around forever. No I am not…
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Stray Cat
Hi Hoping for some advice. There is astray cat in our area, only discovered she was a stray a few weeks ago. Since then I have been feeding her and trying to find a rescue to help rehome. The first stumbling block is that she hadn't been checked for a chip, after trying to get her into a carrier I am asking our local care…
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Cats and their 'gifts'
How do you cope with them? We adopted a three year old cat a few months ago and she is getting more and more generous. For the last few weeks she has been bringing in mice every night, sometimes more than one. We are often woken in the night to find her chasing one around our bedroom. Often she leaves remains by my…
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What do you feed your cats?
We adopted two 4 year old male neutered cats from Battersea about six weeks ago, and now they're settled in I want to sort out their diets. However I'm finding all the choice on Zooplus a bit overwhelming so wanted to know: what do you feed your cats? At the moment they have a Sainsbury's pouch in gravy every evening and…
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Cheap but tough balls for dog
I've been trying to find some dog 'tennis' balls which fit three criteria. * As durable as a genuine tennis ball (rather than those awful dog ones which fall apart) * Coloured differently to vegetation so they can be seen in the undergrowth (red, orange, blue, not yellow or green) * Less than a quid per ball including…
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Argos Pet Insurance Premium hike
Hi, Is it right for pet insurers to increase premiums by rediculous amounts? Last year the insurance for our Westie was around £300 which had increased by £100 on the year before, this year i have just got the renewal and it is £540, this is with no claims made, ever, since we started insuring our dog. How can this be…
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Golden Grey users
I have been using Golden Grey for agessssssssssssssssssssss, Golden White for several month and was always very happy with clumping, minimal tracking, smell reduction etc etc. But the last 2 deliveries I noticed clumping very bad, sticking to the bottom of trays (I always fill in very deep and it never happened before),…
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feeling sad
I posted a while ago about Bonnie my lurcher being diagnosed with KidneyFailure, took her the vets this morning as she is losing a bit of weight. They have advised they think she is in the final stages and have given her avitamin b injection and a steroid injection. Dont really know much about how long left or if these…
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my lovely girl put to sleep this morning
Am devastated. She was 15 and over the past few weeks deteriorated so quickly. It went from not eating well to not eating at all for last 2 days so rang emergency vet this morning and arranged to see him at surgery. He said she was very poorly and her kidneys were failing. So with his advice agreed to put her to sleep.…
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Daschund advice
What food do you feed your dog on and do you have any advice for new owners of the breed?
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Dog ownership, divorce and changing microchip from previous owner
Hey everyone, Not sure if anyone can help me here but I'm not too sure where else to ask. I'm intentionally avoiding names and using terms like 'the dog' as I'm worried about my Dad coming across this thread. I'll try to keep this brief and to the point but it's very complicated and there's a lot to explain. It's really…