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Dog feeling the cold??
Hi All i was just wondering if anyone had idea what could be up with my pooch. My dog Bruno is 4 years old in January. We think he is a jack russell/staffie cross but he has taken more the jack russell gene hes just a bit chunkier btu you can see the staffie side of him when hes panting. Anyway since the weather has gone…
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Teaching an old dog new tricks...
Following on from the 'where do your pets sleep at night?' thread, how can I (/is it possible to..?) stop my boghound sleeping on the bed? She has her own bed downstairs which she really only uses as a dining space once she's had a good rummage in the bins, and loads of toys and chews to occupy her. She's not left on her…
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Dog Eye Problems
We have a 2 yr old schipperke. For the past 2 months he has had very blood-shot eyes (both and very red). The vet had us give him some drops for conjunctivitis, which we have given twice a day for the past 2 1/2 weeks with no change. Now his eyes are still very red and the lenses are cloudy and have a kind of blue tint to…
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pet vax 6140
does anyone have the pet vax 6140? was just wondering if it is any good? kate
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Microchipping
Another kitten question from me! I'm going to get my 2 kittens microchipped. I'm not sure whether to get it done when they go to the vets to be neutered or whether this would be too much stress in one day. I don't know if I had it done when they are due to be neutered whether they would be under anesthetic or whether the…
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RIP !!!!!! (guinea pig) - advice required
Unfortunately we discovered this evening that our guinea pig !!!!!! has died. His hutchmate Dom (yesss I know) is looking pretty lonely bless him. I'm wondering if I should try introducing a baby boar as a companion, or whether that would be a bad idea? Dom is a 20 month old boar.
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Fresh meat/fish for cats
I was recently told that you should never feed a cat tinned tuna :confused: . I assume this is something to do with the salt but I don't know. I used to feed my cat fresh tuna steak, fresh salmon, mince, tinned tuna and smoked salmon. I didn't buy them specially for him but if we were having one of these for dinner, we…
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Cat/kitten heart murmur
It's a bit of a long story but basically I had a cat who had a heart murmur who then developed an enlarged heart, got blood clots in 2 legs and recovered. He then got blood clots in both back legs and we thought he was recovering but he ended up with a kidney problem and had to be put to sleep at 10. I now have a bsh…
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Hills v Royal Canin
I recently got a BSH kitten and am getting a second BSH kitten in a few weeks time. I had a cat since I was about 19 (I'm 30 now) which I fed on Hills for as long as I can remember as he wouldn't eat cheaper tinned food, he would only lick the gravy off! On Hills he looked really well, not fat, but he looked healthy and…
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Does anyone's kitten/cat snore?
Just wondered if anyone has a kitten or cat that snores? I have a kitten and when she's in a deep sleep she seems to snore! I'm hoping this is normal so does anyone else have a snoring cat? She has an appointment at the vets on Thursday for her leukemia injection so I will ask the vet but just thought I'd ask to see if…
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Free advice - Don't feed your pets leftovers or choccie treats
Couldn't find the correct place to post this but I'm sure a Mod can move if required. I have been watching BBC news this morning that contained an interesting interview about the toxic poisonous side effects that household pets (dogs, cats etc) incur having been fed leftovers from human meals. Stuffing was one of the worst…
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is my hamster hibernating? or poorly?
i have just noticed my kiddies hamster layed in its food tray at the bottom of its cage all curled up.It looked dead to me.? obviously i dont want to tell the kids about it on christmas eve as they will be very upset so i lifted it back into its house where it sleeps and thought i will leave it a day or so so that the kids…
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Missing kitty...advice please
Hi my 9mth old Kitten has gone missing today. I have phoned al local vets and local police to see if any dead or injured kittens have been handed in...but nothing I also phoned rspca helpline. I will be putting a poster in local shop window tommorrow and will keep checking adverts to see if anyone advertises him as found.…
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Is it cruel?
... to keep a housecat outside in this cold weather? My !!!!!cat's a 10-yr-old Tom who's very, very cuddly and spends all his time following me around when I'm at home. During the day, while I'm at work, he gets locked out in the back garden. I've got an old outside loo that he has access to for shelter (built into the…
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Will he remember me ?!?!
Am getting paranoid now! Ive been fine up until today! our 7 month old lab is going to stay with my mum in law from this evening until sunday evening as we are going to visit my parents and couldnt take him as our car isnt big enough! .... He loves being at the mum in laws as hes spoilt and she has had a dog before so…
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Think we have a dog.....
Hi there all. As many of you know we live in rural Spain and there are quite a lot of stray/abandoned dogs about. Well today we were driving along a road (quite a main road, but in the middle of nowhere) when we saw a starving dog with a bad leg limping along by the roadside. We stopped the car and my husband got out.…
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muzzle or not
Hi Everyone My beautiful great dane pup, Bailey, is 7 months old. He is getting too big for his crate, which he goes in for 3 hours, 3 times a week. He's still at the chewing stage, so I was wondering if it was a good idea to buy him a muzzle to put on him when I'm out. I have no experience with muzzles and was wondering…
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cruelest accessory ever
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/the-rage-of-aquarists/2007/12/15/1197740085390.html Yes, its real. Disgusted that some people feel this is an acceptable way to treat a fish. :mad:
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New pet rat, but has she got mites? And more ratty questions
4 days ago I acquired a beautiful little rat, 5 weeks old, female. She is very playful and already quite tame :T However, she seems to forever be itching. She's got a little patch of hair loss on her side that I noticed yesterday, where it looks like she has literally scratched it away? I've changed her bedding to paper…
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Joint & coat health for older dog?
My parents have a much loved collie/gsd cross; he's probably about 12-13 now, and he's developing a few health problems. He occasionally gets lumps under his skin, but he's had a biopsy and they're non-cancerous, and the vet reckons they aren't causing him any pain. We've discussed it and as long as we feel he's enjoying…