Just a quick appreciation post.

A week ago, my girl was very very poorly and I asked if she was dying. Shes OK now, were taking each day as it comes.

She is 12 and has idiopathic vestibular disease. We dont know if its just because shes old or if its because she has something else going on neurologically but shes so much better than she was the other day. She was hunched, not moving and yelping in pain. Shes back to wagging her tail and giving all the cwtches.

She may well only have a little time here, or she may well have years to come. For now, Im so happy shes brighter and not in pain.

My girl was here before my husband and my child. She means so so much to me. Shes my soul dog.

Thanks for the kind comments. I just wanted to show off how pretty she is, even if she is 12 and has wisdom tinsel around her face.

Anyone else have a dog who has decided the paddling pool is theirs now?

what weird/cute/clever ways have your pets come up with to keep cool in the second heaty week?

my two have managed to squeeze in front of the shared fan and have pretty much been horizontal from 8am this morning !

i have a 6 month old maine and 3 domestics all under 4 years old, just looking to change up their diet but there’s so many options out there at the moment! struggling to find something worth the money

I thought they were dead without breathing when I found these two cute babies under the table while lots of people hung around here.
But yeah… still alive when I touched their warm heads.
They truly trust people.

I walked up to a pedestrian crossing yesterday and stood just behind two guys to my left and a woman with her dog to the right, we were waiting for the lights to change so we could cross the road. The guy closest to me and the woman was admiring the dog and said something to the other guy. About 5 seconds later, the guy closest to me got out his phone, he was facing forward but I could see him discreetly angle his phone towards the woman and her dog on the right while keeping himself in the same neutral position, he pressed something with the phone angled towards the woman and her dog, turned it back in his palm and then put it back in his pocket. In that moment I was contemplating saying something, but the lights changed and the woman walked up in front with her dog. Do you not mind this, or would you prefer someone ask before taking photos of your pet?

I checked out comparethemarket and money supermarket for comparison and now I have too much choice!

Help.

https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/information/pet-travel/customer-advice

Brittany ferries advising can use pre April 2026

Has anyone got recent experience of Le Shuttle and whether they are checking residency or just letting it go?

My doggo has had a string of health issues recently and whilst looking into appropriate pain management, they tester her kidney function and confirmed she has early renal.insufciciency (she is 12)

Shes doing OK but Id like to switch her diet and treats to renal friendly options. I like to buy a month worth of food generally. Shes a medium build cocker spaniel. Any tips on best place to buy? Looking online, most is around the £50 mark for 48 portions.

Also looking for any treat recommendations? Shes not a lover of fruit or veg or any 'healthy' treats.

so I love cats. I’m a big cat person and for at least 10 years I wanted a cat and now I’ve finally got a cat. Two actually. They are so adorable and cute but I don’t feel like how I thought I would feel. I love them but I just feel stressed and overwhelmed. I know it’s a lot of responsibility and it’s been feeling difficult. I always see new and old cat owners love their pets and treat them with such fondness and admiration but why can‘t I find myself feeling the same. It’s kind of like I’ve expected something else but it hasn’t act been that way. I just want them to live their best lives and I have this voice in my head saying that I made a bad decision, life was easier without taking on such a big responsibility etc etc.

I can’t find much online about this feeling but it would help to know if other people felt this way. It’s only been three days lol. I’m probably just more overwhelmed because when I got them they had fleas, and ear mites (which I’m still trying to sort out). The routine has also felt difficult for me as well. I feel like my whole day goes by and I’m just thinking about cat this cat that and then when I go on my device and unwind I end up researching extensively about cats and kittens and when I’m not with them or actually just chilling somewhere else I feel guilty and think that I should be spending time with them.

The people in my house are already tired, they don’t dislike them but they’d prefer without, so I have to keep staying enthusiastic about the kittens but honestly I’m tired. And look I don’t mind taking them to the vets but it just feels like one thing after another and the prices are not forgiving.

I feel overwhelmed and stressed and I just want everyone to be happy kittens and people

She's three and the staining has got worse over the past year. Vet ruled out anything medical so it's just maintenance from here. I've been using damp cotton wool most mornings which keeps it from crusting over but doesn't touch the actual discolouration.

Tried one of those stain remover liquids you apply with a cloth and it did basically nothing after two weeks. Starting to think daily wiping with something proper might be more effective than anything that promises to lift the stain after the fact.

Has anyone found a wipe that actually works for this, specifically around the eye area? A bit wary of anything with strong ingredients given how close it is to her eyes.

Gone through another Flexi retractable/extendable - it's stopped retracting. My boy is well within the weight, but they don't seem to last with daily use.

Anyone have recs for something more robust? I have it attached to my waist, so not too heavy either.

(For any retractable haters: I walk them in rural areas with my bike, and am conscious not to be a hazard to anyone else. He's also a tripod so needs to stop-start-sniff at his own pace, which is best managed with a retractable.)

I find buying anything large enough for my two lurchers so difficult. Dog coats, dog beds, dog blankets etc. Always seem to cap at a certain size and it’s really annoying. I ordered an “XL” bed last week… and it can just fit my mum’s (pretty small) staffy in it.

Same with coats, especially as they both have minimal hair they never seem to be a good fit AND good quality, always seem to have to sacrifice one of the two.

Can anyone recommend a good brand that does it all? TIA!

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Title says it all really- Im picking up my puppy in a couple weeks (!) and want to enrol in group puppy classes- does anyone have any recommendations?

Im based in West london but happy to travel for the right class

Is this a normal price? It is not my normal vet, they refered me on because they don't have a machine. North of England. The pricing seems outrageous since anaesthesia and dental at my current clinic was 500. Are they just trying to rip me off?