Does your cat need a new basket? The ones you buy soon get grungy and are difficult to wash. You could spend your hard earned dosh and go out and buy one – or you could save the planet and money and soap powder – by using a readily available alternative. Cats […]
Top tips – A new coat for Miss Nolene When you haven’t the time or the cash to buy your best doggy pal a new coat you can keep him or her warm by a bit of ‘make do and mend’. An old jumper makes a stylish and cosy vest for your pet – […]
It’s very stressful if your dog goes missing. Has he run off, been knocked down or even been stolen. Not knowing is the worst. Hopefully, he will come back after a few hours and the panic will soon be forgotten. But what if days turn into weeks and your faithful friend […]
Mischa and her daughter, Myrtle don’t like to go outside when it’s even a tiny bit cold. Certainly not when it’s raining and forget it when there’s snow about. Snuggling up by a warm radiator is all they think about this time of year. But we inevitably have cats in the sanctuary […]
When fallen leaves are a problem in the garden, just send in the goats. They love eating leaves and consider them a delicacy. We have plenty of trees at the sanctuary so the goats dash out every morning to ‘hoover’ them up. Letting goats into the garden is a risky business though, all […]
Get your cats inside well before dusk – fireworks start early on bonfire night. Cats who are particularly afraid of loud noises will find their own place to hide, under a bed is a favourite. A cardboard box provides security and it’s reassuring if the radio is turned up a bit louder or you […]
A recent survey showed that over 50% of dogs are afraid of loud noises and fireworks. They become distressed at the sound of a banger and cower and salivate, some become destructive in their panic, others try to run away and escape. Many cats suffer too. We’ve used Dorwest Herbs for over 40 years and […]
Dogs get thirsty when they are out for a walk and it might be that drinking dirty water has caused the death of over ten dogs in the area near Sandringham.
I’ve just fed Miss Nolene, it only took me a minute and she wolfed it down. Yum, yum. Was it pre-shaped chunks out of a can? No. Dried food from a bag then? No. Pouches or out of a foil tray? No. Did I drive down to the […]
Scampi is sixteen and showing his age now. But he’s only a youngster compared to Luby, a border terrier from Newcastle-under-Lyme who is 23 years old.