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Since the arrival of our baby , the dog walk has become a little more complex:
Never have I had to make such a detailed assessment of the weather before the walk ( Metcheck is by far the best tool for this.) I need to work out what gadgets and extra layers must then be […]
Feliway is a marvellous product. It is a natural way of calming cats. Some clever person has bottled the pheremone cats emit when they are relaxed and happy and turned it into a plug-in diffuser that spreads happy cat vibes all over your home. It has countless uses for stressed-out felines; when you move house […]
I’ve had a baby! As far as I can make out, babies are just like kittens or puppies. Cute, adorable, cuddly also expensive and messy.
…the cat plays… on their beds
I blame it on his mixed up kittenhood. He was fostered at such a young age by us, the Spaniels are his only point of reference.
He also chases sticks and eats dog biscuits.
I am now the owner of 2 designer dogs after parting with large amounts of cash in the pet extraordinarium, a new posh pet boutique that has opened down the road.
I was toying with the idea of buying the old boy, Spot, a winter coat as he does tend to feel the cold, especially if he gets wet. So […]
Betty is pregnant. She turned up at the surgery 1 week ago and appears to have no owners coming forward so we have opened a special maternity wing in The Kitten Academy (AKA our nurse Ros’ house)
I scanned Betty’s tiny tummy and can see 4 or 5 kittens. I think she will give birth in the […]
I have been dog-sitting this week. Pringle has joined the Spaniels.
Pringle is a typical Jack Russell. She’s game for absolutely anything. Totally tireless , irrepressible. However, as the well known saying goes; two’s company, three’s a crowd…
This saying bears a lot of truth when it comes to canine companions. Staying in control of three dogs is totally impossible. This is how it works: […]
I spoke a few weeks ago of the vet’s perspective of putting a beloved pet to sleep. It’s not something that any vet enjoys doing but is a form of treatment for intractable suffering.
This week we lost Molly, my parent’s beloved lurcher. The painful decision to put her to sleep was made.
So I saw things from the […]
Spot weed and pood all over the kitchen floor overnight. It’s not the first time and it won’t be the last. He does it because he lived in a kennel for nine years and didn’t have to worry about where he wasn’t supposed to go.
I am trying to re-educate him but it’s slow work with a dog that only has a […]
What fun we had today at Radio Berkshire on the Nicki Whiteman show. Just sorry not to have enough time to talk about everyone’s problems in more depth.
There was the terrier with the anal glands, cat with eczema, yowling tonkinese and the German Shepherd Dog with hair loss. I’m particularly sorry about the last dog because I don’t […]
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