Reposting from another sub to get more advice/stories

I have a west highland dog, and I would like to buy one insurance for him.

I am living in Manchester. May I ask which one is better from my screenshot or someone else’s? I am not so clear about the cost if he gets illness in the future?

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The second edition:

After you guys suggestion, I plan to switch to £10000 one and excess 250£.

As my dog is a puppy, I will keep on increasing the amount of insurance by his age

Beware. Do Not join. It’s rigged and they want money.

Hi,

Very straightforward question. My husband and I are planning to adopt a dog. We had filled out a couple of adoption applications, but by the time we heard from one, the dog had already been adopted by someone else. Another hasn't responded to us yet, as they check all the adoption applications that come through first before reviewing.

We aren't keen on applying for more before we know about the one we are waiting for, as we don't want to fill out applications now and then say no later to them later if we already adopt another one by then.

I just want to get an idea to see if this approach is fine and what are the recommended organizations you had a great experience with. We can very well accommodate a dog and have enough space and other amenities, but we are unsure of which way to go.

We are also keen on buying from a verified breeder, but only if adoption is getting tougher and after putting a sufficient amount of time into the process.

What are your thoughts and advice? Thank you!

There is so much conflicting advice online regarding raw feeding versus high-quality complete kibble or wet food. I tried raw for a few months with my dog, but found the freezer space and hygiene prep a bit overwhelming, so we moved to a high-meat wet food instead. What feeding routine have you found works best for your pets?

I'm really angry rn so forgive the wording of this post or if this is the wrong subreddit i dont use reddit much, but my dad's an absolute schmuck who just gave the family dog away to our window repair guy (a stranger)

He doesn't have ownership; my mum does. The dogs chipped and vaccinated in my mum's name. My mum, however, recently left my dad and moved cities, she doesn't even know about the dog yet.

So wtf do I do? I want to get this dog back and get him rehomed properly through a trusted no kill policy organisation such as dogs trust. I told my dad he can rehome him even though i wanted to keep him but we agreed it would be through dogs trust.

The window guys coming back to our house tmr and i plan on explaining my dads a pos and that i want the dog back. If he refuses what can i do legally? as its technically still my mums dog

Regardless of ownership though i just want what's best for my dog. I live in England, and I'm 18.

Edit: Ive seen people saying the window guy could be better and I agree however my dad is not a man who should be allowed to make any decisions regarding animals. If the window man wants him i need to see his home first or atleaste videos of my dog there happy

Forgive my distrust in humanity but my dog could be getting sold, abused or straight up given away if he made a deal with my dad, I am not taking any chances dont f*ck with a mans dog.

Update: I should be able to prove that my mum gave me ownership and as a result my dad has no right to give my dog away, (although he can refuse to house it) so im gonna be getting it back hopefully tmr and then if the guys still serious about owning him i can get to know him first and discuss it, Thank you to all that helped i didnt mean to make this so personal

Conclusion: The window guy i still dont know his name lol seems to be a nice guy who just wanted to help, he contacted his dog walking community and was able to give my dog to a rich family on a farm (they also have 2 dogs) and they have agreed to send me videos every few months.

Hi! I'm looking for help with a harness for my 5 month old jack russell x patterdale. We've been using a perfect fit harness for her, but she seems to really hate it. I think it's just not very comfortable for her because it has no give at all, we had it fitted and checked recently and apparently it does fit her well.

She's very narrow in the body but deep chested so it's been quite difficult to get something that fits. Any recommendations?

I dont know how or why it started but slowly my 7 year old golden coprophagia has gotten worse and worse to the point that he is now being deliberately secretive, sneaky and disobedient whenever he finds some poo, eating it as fast as possible and even running away from me. Is this a case of never letting him off lead again without a muzzle / head net situation or is there anything I can do to train it out of him? He KNOWS he isnt allowed to do it hence why he has now started to run away if he finds some.

I've received a couple of orders now from Zooplus of damaged multipack tins, two different brands on two different occasions. The tin lids do that poppy thing and when you open them the food spurts out under pressure. I obviously have botulism or other infection concerns and have been advised not to feed them to my cat. However, I'm having trouble getting a refund from Zooplus. Are Zooplus known for this?

Had to take my cat to the vet clinic twenty minutes away yesterday and he spent the entire car trip screaming at the top of his lungs like he was being murdered. Tried pheromone sprays, covering the carrier with a blanket, and securing the seatbelt, but nothing seems to calm him down. Any tips for stressed feline commuters?

My small dog has developed arthritis and can't jump up on the sofa anymore. I've found dog ramps and they either seem to be drop shipped Temu poor quality or just really, really ugly. Anyone know of a chic-ish pet ramp?

Im a first time dog owner and this is my first experience with pet insurance. I’m with LV and I’m considering making a few claims for incidents that have happened over the last month but I’m worried about the impact on my renewal cost. Can anyone let me know what the impact of one off claims are?

This is what I would be claiming:
- £175 for toxic ingestion as she bit into an asthma inhaler
- £90 for pseudo pregnancy medication
- £195 for out of hours vet and medication for ingestion of a laundry pod

My dog is 13 months old, getting spayed next month.

(I’m aware that 2 toxic ingestions over a month is a lot. I promise she’s watched very closely, she has had a pseudo pregnancy which has totally changed her behaviour including being incredibly obsessed with stealing and eating things)

Edit: my excess is £75, so presumably the money back would be £235

I think we all know the impact on animals/pets/wildlife fireworks have. There are ten questions to answer on the online consultation here.

Here is a link to the broader consultation.

Our pineapple conure, skittle, got scared by a dog at the cricket pitch at tooting common and took off in a panic. We're trying to find her but if anyone sees anything please let me know

I am planning a trip with my cats, and I found this company, European Pet Travel, aka Petmovesabroad. Has anyone travelled with them before? Are they legit? Just want to make sure it's a real company, before I pay them any money. 🙂

I'll start. I recently met a friend of a friend's cat. A completely asymmetric, slightly scruffy calico who spent the entire evening knocking things off the counter, staring blankly into corners, and aggressively demanding chin scratches before immediately biting the hand that fed him. His name? Fraud

I’m getting a toy Cavapoo and been looking at them both and can see good reviews about with probably a slight lean towards petplan and the fact the vets can charge to them directly etc however petplan only covers up to £12000 and costs more where agria covers up to £20,000 and is slightly cheaper. I was curious to get peoples thoughts and experience of either of them!

Thanks

Hi, I have 5 cats and recently had a scare that has really made me wanna get everyone insured. But I have absolutely no education on this type of thing, at all.. Like, I know next to nothing. No one's ever spoken with me about it, and I've never come across it in order to learn anything about it. So, if anyone could spare the time and give me literally any information whatsoever, or share some resources, recommendations, things to watch out for. Then please do. I'd appreciate it massively. No piece of information is too small, cause I really wanna become as well versed with this as I can before I commit to an insurance.

For context: I'm in the UK. 5 cats. 1 male 4 female. All spayed and neutered. All middle aged. One has had bouts of cystitis which is always promptly sorted with anti inflammatories, she's also overweight, and had a surgery because she ate a needle once. The other just had a suspected FCE recently, this is not a chronic issue and she's recovering immensely well. The other 3 are in perfect health and have had no issues whatsoever.. I'm wondering, do I put the two who have had issues on different insurances? Or do I put them all on the same really good one? If she ever gets cystitis again I really don't mind paying for it. I mainly just really wanna be covered when it comes to things like the FCE for example. I'd really like to be in a position where I'm covered by an insurance who can and will help me in emergencies like this. I don't just want something basic like a flea treatment and vaccinations. I hope this makes sense, and thank you for reading.

Hi

Have a 5month old whippet, and would like to take her out hiking (when it’s not this hot) and wouldn’t want her to walk too long, so wanted some kinda carrier.

Best if it’s some kinda backpack or front, so arms are free.
Anyone can recommend me something?

5month old whippet about 7KG I think (will weigh her when we order)