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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: is dogs’ saliva harmful, how toxic is algae to dogs, stopping cats from peeing on the lawn & dealing with rabbits’ sharp claws
Tweet To find the answers to the questions above, read the column by clicking here. This week’s rescue pet is Emerald, pictured above. Last month, world famous animal charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home welcomed its 1000th dog of 2013 … Continue reading
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Tagged Battersea, brown patches on lawn, cat urine, dogs saliva, rabbit claws, toxic algae, wedding dogs
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BlogPaws2013 – photos of booksigning, breakfast and more
Tweet Pete the Vet signing his books at BlogPaws2013 I don’t like hair dye in dogs, but here in the USA, it seems to be much more accepted than back in Ireland and the UK
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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: a lactating male cat, a bird obsessed with a mirror, an itchy Westie and a fat Labrador
Tweet To read this week’s Pet Subjects column, click here. Bath Cats & Dogs Home has launched a new campaign – “Rescue Me: Rescues Need Your Love” to highlight the many benefits from taking on a rescue pet, and to … Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: a tortoise with a hole in his shell, a cat without a miaow, feeding fruit to dogs & stopping cats from catching birds
Tweet To read the answers to the queries above, read my latest column by clicking here. Pet owners across the UK should be aware that theft of pets seems to be an increasing problem. Dogs, horses, parrots and cats are the … Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: a terrier that dislikes iPads, a wasp-catching cat, a bald & itching Westie and the expense of pet rabbits
Tweet To find out the answers to the above queries, read this week’s Pet Subjects column in the Daily Telegraph by clicking here. This week’s rescue pet is Rizzler (pictured above) is an adult male crossbred Staffordshire bull terrier between … Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: a Yorkie’s fear of listening to singing on tv, a sneezing cat, an escaped corn snake & myths about tortoiseshell cats
Tweet For the answers to the above issues, read my weekly column online by clicking here. This week’s rescue pet, pictured above, is Monique, a two-year-old cat. The carers who have been looking after Monique say: “Monique may be perched … Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: an anxious Staffie, a “naughty” cat, preparing an “only dog” for a new baby & using rabbits to mow the lawn.
Tweet You’ll find the answers to the above questions in this week’s column: click here to read it. This week’s rescue pet is Robin, a two-year-old male Lurcher, pictured above. For more information, contact Battersea Dogs and Cats Home (0843 509 4444). … Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: getting rid of mice humanely, feeding processed ham to cats, making hamsters active in daytime & helping grieving cats
Tweet To read the answers to the queries above, read this week’s Pet Subjects column by clicking here. This week’s rescue pets are Womble and Raisin, two Greyhound brothers, pictured above. Contact Dogs Trust in Harefield, West London on 0845 … Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: do cats have nightmares, how do you know that a cat is ready for euthanasia, do old dogs need vaccine boosters & can axolotls grow new limbs?
Tweet To read this week’s column in the Daily Telegraph, which answers the above queries, please click on this link. This week’s rescue pet is is Ed, a seven-month-old guinea pig, pictured above. Contact the Blue Cross in Burford, Oxon on … Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Pet Subjects: do meercats make good pets, why is my dog’s nose going from black to pink, why does my Labrador mount everything & why does my cat have a dirty face?
Tweet For the answers to the questions above, please read my column by clicking here. This week’s rescue pet is Snoop, a friendly cat whose owner can no longer keep him. Contact the North Ayrshire branch of Cats Protection on 0845 371 … Continue reading
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