Pet Tips Part 1

[Kev45]

Feel free to share any pet tips, and I will get the ball rolling.


Freeze small sachets of dog food for a tasty treat, run them under a hot tap and the meat/jelly just slides out.

Or hotdogs.

If you don't mind a bit of mess, wrap treats in paper and place in a box, scent work and working their little doggy minds (or cats) makes for a happier pet.

Buy your dog/cat dewormer from Bulgaria, almost vet strength and 2/3rds cheaper. Governed by EU regulation (so safe). Both eBay and Amazon stock Canidon and I just bought 50, to last for a few years, and they only cost £30 with postage.

Don't buy dog toys from Aldi, I gave my pooch one, and she had already ripped the stuffing out before I put the shopping away and I spent 5 minutes chasing it with a hoover.

 

[Kev45]

and I spent 5 minutes chasing it with a hoover.

Chasing the fluff, not the dog, and anyway, if I use the attachment nozzle she attacks it like a starving hyena.

 

[Muppz]

In summer I make ice cubes from the cat treats lick e lix, mix water with one and put into ice cube trays and freeze, its a nice cool treat on a hot day and keeps them amused for ages.
I also use lick e lix to give medication in, grind pills up and mix it with lick e lix , cat doesnt even realise they are taking meds.
You can also buy 'pill pockets ' on amazon for giving pills to pets, you slip the pill inside the soft treat and mould it around the pill. Works great unless your pet is like mine who manages to eat the treat and spit the pill out

 

[Kev45]

I use Aldi gravy meatballs for medication and wormer. My pooch takes four wormer tablets, split in half, so 8 and so the meatballs are really handy. I still have to check afterwards because she will slyly spit them out, though.

 

[Muppz]

I use Aldi gravy meatballs for medication and wormer. My pooch takes four wormer tablets, split in half, so 8 and so the meatballs are really handy. I still have to check afterwards because she will slyly spit them out, though.

They are sly buggers arent they !

 

[Kev45]

I have had large breed dogs all my life and am reasonably knowledgeable, this one though was a total bastard to train, and so I invested in a trainer and so-called dog behaviourist. 40 kilo American Bulldogs can't be doing what they want and when they want. Anyway, my god, £40 an hour and her training motto was let the dog decide when they want to do it and so it's their choice, and eventually they will obey commands by choice too.

We fell out (lol) because she told me off when I loudly said "no" to my dog at a road crossing when the dog ignored me.

So, my tip is, go with friends or family recommendations, not because a trainer has a made up title, and unfortunately the sector isn't properly regulated and so there are lots of cowboys (and cowgirls) out there.

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

If you've just moved to a new house and you want to let the cat out into the garden, don't put butter on its paws thinking that will lead it back to the house. That's what I did before I was told that that's just an old wives tale, and after googling it, yes it's an urban myth.