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EADD - Cats or Dogs the really big debate

Cats or Dogs?

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yeah apparently they're a pretty similar deal to whippets .. they're all kind of the same dog basically, and very often hard to tell apart and are often crossed .. I'd have a lurcher too ... I think the little one above may be a whippet/lurcher cross ...

I like the lazy dog bit, because it's not a huge step away from a cat in terms of activity management. There are plenty of places nearby to give it a decent run on open ground without having to worry about it being prey-ccentric towards the local cat population
 
TBH I love all dogs, we never had one when I was a child and I'd had little real experience with them when my circumstances allowed me to have one, that and concerns over kids made me seek out a puppy rather than a rescue.

We ended up getting the Doodle partly due to the know total lack of aggression and also for the lack of moulting and reduced allergy risk, I had really bad asthma as a child and have been plagued by similar immune system fandagulry ever since so the kids may go the same way, hope not.

No experience of whippets but greyhounds can be surprisingly placid IME and quite lazy too, a friend with really bad legs had a rescue one and it just liked to lie in fron og the fire all day.

Gotta love the Spoon though <3

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Whippets are a smart choice considering your requirements marmalade :) and its great that you're rescuing.

Greyhounds & whippets are both sight hounds, cross these with any other breed and you get a lurcher. What you need is a terrier to flush the rabbits out and then your whippets will do the rest ;) (I think that may be illegal but hey, accidents happen)

As mentioned (and as you know) they don't have the enduring stamina of other breeds, just need a 15 minute sprint :) As close to a cat as you're gonna get. Lovely dogs. Keep us posted.
 
I've found I bond with dogs quicker and would love to have one as a pet but I think I've gone past the age where I can grow up with a nice little reliable dog to treat as my animal twin and I would like something a lot more independent, which I suppose is where cats come into their own. It wouldn't happen until I get a place of my own anyway both parents can't stand pets - Dad's parents had a blind and deaf dog who probably should have been put down about 5 years before it finally died from one it's road wanders and his older brother had an ex-greyhound who was just generally a stubborn bastard.

Cats are great for a 5 minute cuddle but you can't have an owner-pet relationship with them ime
 
Don't mind, I consider it a silly question. :)
This question couldn't be ever shared if the anchor was familiar with the dignity of the dogs. They are quite
decent and more impressive creatures than cats. Cats are only created for nurds. :)
Hope you have got the idea.buy dog treats
 
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Dogs, every time! i have both, but dogs are just better companions IMO, i like the whole being part of a pack thing, my cats just sleep all day! you do get the odd cat that is fucking cool, but you canm mould a dog much easier. I guess it just depends on how much effort you want to put in
 
Love both, but dogs do it for me. Not a big fan of cats pawing/clawing thing although I think they are great too. :)
 
Any cat owners a little alarmed by the latest news story "1000 people a day getting toxiplasmosis" stories?
 
^ Nahh, what's a bit of toxo amongst friends? :) ( pregnant ladies stay away..)

My mum just got a gorgeous new cat, a stray called Molly from a rescue centre. She just had kittens but sadly they all died :( I'm looking into rehoming an older indoor cat - I've got a roof terrace yard type thing but no access to the big wide world from my flat so it wouldn't be fair on a younger cat. Apparently cats homes are having a huge problem rehoming their older cats.. check *this* out (warning - may make you cry :()
 
Absolutely :D I consider this poll my greatest contribution to EADD.

Here's my mum's new cat Molly:

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My cat just scarpered out the front door as soon as she saw me open a Front Line pipette bless. I think it makes them feel rough for a couple of days.. They start burning up ( not literally) and get really listless...its actually very toxic stuff.
 
Yup. I always had to get mine done while they were asleep to catch em unawares ... makes them quiet for a few days definitely. The fleas are brutal this year too ... needs frontlining every month without fail. Worst year for a long time
 
Marmalade said:
Yup. I always had to get mine done while they were asleep to catch em unawares ... makes them quiet for a few days definitely. The fleas are brutal this year too ... needs frontlining every month without fail. Worst year for a long time
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Is that what you're doing, every month Marmz? I thought it was just mine :( My vet told me a common problem is in the distribution of the stuff, not that it's ineffective. He showed me its best to use two people & get a really long parting down the fur.

Every time I use it my poor dog gets really itchy and itches himself to distraction to the point of wearing away the fur, it just seems a catch 22.
 
I use a bit of hair mousse to part the fur so it holds back on its own and I haven't got to hold the fur back at the same time as administer. I do a 2" line right down to the skin so I've got flexibility ... I make sure mine goes on the skin all the way, so it doesnt run off ... then when you can tell it's not gonna run I stick the fur back with the bit of mousse already on the fur and they can't shake it off and most of it gets absorbed hopefully.

Officially you're meant to do it monthly, but I've never needed to in the past ... 6 times a year tops, sometimes 4. This year was a whole different story. I had her put down last month, but I'm STILL getting bites from the house, something I've never ever had a problem with before. I only have 1 carpet in my house and that's on the stairs/landing and she didn't go upstairs for the last two months of her life, so I dunno how they're still around. All my other floors are wood/laminate, so I've never really had a problem. I'm not infested with em, and I've never seen one, but occasional bites are still happening despite everything being washed and hoovered tons, even my sofa covers.
 
Thats a good idea, with the hair mousse.

I was in the vets the other day and picked up a frontline leaflet where it said after you treat your cat to let them into the areas of the house they normally go in so they can act as a 'living vacuum', the fleas jump on them and get killed. I wonder if the fact your cat isn't around any more is whats made the problem worse?

I think the eggs can lie dormant for 3 years. You could always get some Acclaim household flea spray and just spray the carpet and round the edges of the laminate. The larvae respond to gravity and lack of light, so they burrow down into the dark, cracks in the laminate etc.

You don't want an itchy whippet, no-one wants an itchy whippet.

I think the council can fumigate for about £70.

This house is higgledy piggledy and full of rubbish (items) so would be difficult to treat, I try from time to time but have had others recently report bites, one on a penis which I found amusing 8o

Fucking things.
 
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