Pet Discussion Group

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This is a community aimed at people who want to talk about their pets, not just see pictures. Cats and dogs are likely to be the main focus, but any household pet can be included, so feel free to post about your gerbil, tortoise or hedgehog if you have one!

The main rules are that posts must be related to pets and that the focus is on discussion. Posts can include photos, as long as that is not the sole purpose of the post.

There will be a pinned post for people who want to introduce themselves and their pets where general photos can be put in the comments.

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BrightFadedDog@sh.itjust.works

Introductions and pictures (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 days ago by BrightFadedDog@sh.itjust.works to c/petdiscussion@sh.itjust.works

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Hi, I'm BrightFadedDog. I currently share my house with a cat and a dog, and have in the past had multiple dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs and lovebirds.

I've started this community because I would like a place to talk about my pets and share information, not just see lots of cute pictures (not that cute pictures aren't good, I just don't that to be all there is). As the owner of different types of pets I also want a place that's not just dedicated to a single type of pet, so hopefully owners of a variety of pet types will be able to find a home here.

Moving with cats (www.homely.com.au)

submitted 5 days ago by BrightFadedDog@sh.itjust.works to c/petdiscussion@sh.itjust.works

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In a couple of months time I am going to be moving house, which is going to be really hard on my cat.

I have some Gabapentin tablets that she takes before vet visits to help with the actual moving days, and am looking at the Feliway diffusers which will hopefully help.

I've been reading lots of advice pages about moving, but would really love to hear some personal stories of people that have successfully moved with a cat too.

Multi-pet household – top tips for keeping the peace! (www.petsradar.com)

submitted 5 days ago by BrightFadedDog@sh.itjust.works to c/petdiscussion@sh.itjust.works

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I've always had more than one pet at a time, and often more than one type of pet too. Whilst it is a great thing to have it can also create challenges.

One of the big challenges I have is managing food. When Miss Meow first joined the household she and Mr Woof would regularly swap meals and I spent ages trying to keep them apart. I moved Miss Meow's food onto the cat tree so it is further away and Mr Woof can't get to it and that has mostly fixed the problem. But Mr Woof is not a big eater and often leaves part of his meal behind, and if I'm not monitoring closely enough I'll find Miss Meow finishing off his dry food. As a result she's been getting a bit pudgy and the vet has recommended a diet, so I'm going to need to be a lot more careful about making sure I pick up Mr Woof's leftovers straight away.

How to do swim training? (puppies) (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by allo@sh.itjust.works to c/petdiscussion@sh.itjust.works

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I have 4 puppies and there is a natural pool on our property maybe 7 feet across and 3 feet deep. I have never trained swimming before nor looked up how. I value my own coming up with things and the experiences of real people so I will be using my own ideas and what I learn here rather than go to a blog.

So any ideas? Anyone train puppies to swim before?

I believe dogs often inherently can know how (my momma dog is great swimmer even tho she never swam as a child). And a key thing I feel is to have treats available and involved so there is an atmosphere of water being good.

I am also thinking to support them as they paddle twice each at least. Then I will challenge them to swim to and retrieve a treat so, if they push themselves to do what they now know wont hurt them (paddle to the treat), they receive reward.

I will somehow need to simultaneously take pictures or recruit a friend.

Thoughts? Probably in 5 days