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 the [...]
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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 effect [...]
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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 at the [...]
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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 by [...]
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ThePet.net co-founder and vet Marc Abraham will be interviewed by Dr. Joyce Starr tomorrow (Wed 11 Feb) night on her RIGHTS Radio POWER Hour.
The one-hour show will start at 10pm GMT on this US-based and largest internet radio station in the world.
ThePet.net continues to work for the world’s animals as Marc discusses: How to [...]
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As this cold wintery snap continues to grip us all please make sure you’re taking special care of your cat because even with a natural fur coat, most will be ‘feline’ pretty chilly right now too.
Given the chance nearly all cats love to curl-up in soft squidgy fabric baskets, or better still, those clever beds [...]
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At this festive time of year, ThePet.net urges you all to please consider how your festive celebrations may affect your pets, so we can all enjoy a safe and happy Christmas and New Year together:
1. Will your Christmas be spent at home or away? Leaving your pets at home will require the help of a [...]
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