Tag: pets
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How to pamper your pooch
After a winter of incessant rain, dog owners often face a daily battle with mud. As the fields and parks turn to sludge, keeping our dogs clean and smelling pleasant takes a great deal of time and effort, and can be a tricky task to undertake. It is predicted that the amount of money spent…
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Could a pet be the perfect partner?
New research by Vetsure has revealed that our pet relationships run deep with almost a third of those in Sussex finding most comfort and confiding in their pets on a day-to-day basis. Our relationships with our pets now resemble those we have with family and friends. So could a pet be the perfect partner? Pet…
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Ask the expert on cat allergies
Q: I am badly allergic to a friend’s cat. I don’t have pets myself, but whenever I visit her house I have to limit my stay to a couple of hours. I also have mild asthma and am allergic to dust and have hayfever. I take an anti-histimine before I arrive and also use a…
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The healing purr of a cat
We’ve always intuitively felt that a cat somehow knows when we’re not feeling well and even where it hurts. Got a headache and a cat just seems to wrap around your head. A stomach ache and a cat can’t seem to get off your abdomen. And purrs and purrs and purrs! It was always believed…