Most of us by now will be well-aware of the concept of social networking. In fact I’m sure the vast majority of you reading this will have already embraced Facebook, and enjoy dipping into its slick functionality to catch-up, share photos and arrange gatherings with friends and family. Social networking’s recent astronomical rise in popularity [...]
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Once again ThePet.net is proud to support National Microchipping Month – a campaign that encourages and promotes responsible pet ownership through microchipping as the preferred method of permanent pet identification. The best way to get involved is by getting your pet microchipped and/or going along to a National Microchipping Month event. So why should you [...]
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Isn’t it great when the sun comes out? People are smiling, everything looks alot brighter, and we’re all chomping at the bit to get out and enjoy our surroundings. But we’re all also more than aware of the risks that come with hot weather, with most of us taking the necessary precautions to avoid painful [...]
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When the sun’s out, everyone smiling and can’t wait to get out and enjoy their surroundings. But we’re also all aware of the risks that come with hot weather and most of us take the necessary precautions to avoid sunburn, allergies and heatstroke. But what about our piping-hot pets? Are we protecting them enough from [...]
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Remember when it was commonplace to win a lonely goldfish in a bag waiting for its new home? Sure some fish would have been cherished by their new owner and lived for 20 years or more, but the majority would’ve most likely perished before they even made it to their tiny underwater castle in their new round bowl on the mantlepiece.
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ThePet.net‘s co-founder and vet Marc Abraham offers this advice: We all know that on this festive weekend chocolate Easter eggs are a naughty lure to us humans but for any nosey pooch it could prove to be a fatal temptation. Dogs ingesting even the smallest quantities of chocolate can suffer severe life-threatening seizures and in [...]
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ThePet.net is very proud to support the National Skin Health Survey, launched by Yumega-makers Lintbells in response to the massive recent surge in skin enquiries they’ve received. According to Yumega, a potentially harmful combination of climatic conditions, centrally-heated environments and, most significantly, diet has the greatest impact on skin and coat health but the extent of the [...]
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Ever wondered why Easter is associated with bunnies? It’s thought that the hunt for eggs came first, with no association to the rabbit at all! As excited children eagerly searched for the eggs, they flushed out rabbits and thus began the stories of the rabbits leaving the eggs behind. Eggs were also traditionally given out [...]
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If you’re using Twitter and you’re looking for pet friendly places to eat, drink or stay and haven’t time to search. Just add the tag #thepetnet to your question in Twitter and we will try to find the answer for you. If you haven’t used Twitter but would like to – let us know here [...]
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