Animals & Nature

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lankeela

For Roughquest

Did you know that Mick Fitzgerald is retiring next April after the Grand National? For those who don't know, Mick rode Rough Quest to win the 1996 Grand National.

1977Nicky

Cat insurance

I have just got my renewal quote for my 3yr old cat's pet insurance (have made no claims) and it has gone up from ?8.09 to ?10.09 a month which I think is a bit steep. I have looked around and am...

rosiew

b****y woodlice

We are having a lot of problems with wood lice at the moment, its that bad that they are even coming through the jets in the jaccuzi. I sweep them up and lo and behold, there's another thats took its...

kita1

Barbaro American racehorse with broken leg

Just thought that people might be interested to know that the American racehorse Barbaro that broke its leg in a race four months ago is doing OK. The update this morning was that he went out twice to...

Misty77

Asthma in cats

Hi all One of my cats is going to the vets on Thursday, for an x-ray on her chest and an endoscopy, as she has a cough which we can't get to the bottom of. The vet has checked her over (including...

roxanne72

why ?

can you tell me what animals other than tigers have camouflage?

kate1976

Guinea pigs

my son (11) has had 2 guinea pigs for over 2 years now but they still don't like human contact, he feeds them every day using his hand, he puts his hand in the cage so they can have a sniff but try to...

gardenmad

Cats on laps

My cat loves to sit on my lap when I sit down of an evening. He purrs very loudly, but digs in his claws, which hurt! By the look of ecstasy on his face, he is happy, but why does he do this?

budweiserlea

meaning of a word

this word comes from a dialect word for snail, akin to the word 'conch'. any ideas please ?

Roughquest

Elderley Hound

Over the recent couple of months, my 13 y/o lab has started to poo indoors, its not for want of letting him out several times before he goes to bed and getting up early in the morning, but he still...

wee-janine

update

A couple of weeks ago I asked for ideas for breeds of dogs for our new family pet. Thanks to every one who responded. Thought you might be interested to know we went for the Jack Russell. Che is...

hardy49

Cat feeding

We have two 7 year old cats - and they are costing us a fortune !!! At the moment we are giving them Felix As Good As It Gets - but these are almost ?4 a box.I reckon we are spending about ?18 -?20 on...

fastcar080

how old

ive got a kitten please can anyone tell me at what age is it ok to cut his claws

pen

Where do Water Boatmen come from

Excuse my ignorance. When a garden pond starts off clean, how do water boatmen initially get there?

twinkle2

Pet burial in bedfordshire/bucks

Hello My friends dog sadly passed away on Sunday. We are all completely heartbroken as it was very unexpected. She is in a complete mess, bless her, about the whole thing so has asked me to look into...

Simeon

Help, My Aggresive Dog

I have a 5 year old dalmation male who wants to kill any other male that his bigger than himself. We have tried the tablets from the vet that simulates castration but they did'nt work. I cannot walk...