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How to prepare your home for a new pet

How to prepare your home for a new pet
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This article contains: Cat Dog Advice
Bringing home a dog or a cat for the first time can be a special but daunting time for both you and your pet – that’s why we’ve created a handy new puppy checklist and have some top tips for bringing a kitten home.

Caring for your elderly cat

Caring for your elderly cat
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This article contains: Cat Advice
As your cat begins to age, they will tend to need more support from their owners, who they’ve developed a companionship with over many years.

Caring for an elderly dog

Caring for an elderly dog
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This article contains: Dog Advice
Dogs are great companions, whatever their age. Whilst they offer us endless loyalty and affection, they also rely on us for care throughout their puppy days and into old age.

A Guide to Rabbit Pregnancy

A Guide to Rabbit Pregnancy
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This article contains: Rabbit Advice
You will probably be familiar with the expression ‘to breed like rabbits’, referring to rabbits’ infamous ability to produce large numbers of young – but how much do you know about rabbit pregnancy?

Famous animals that have changed the world

Famous animals that have changed the world
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This article contains: Cat Dog Advice
Some of the world’s most famous animals have had a huge impact on our lives today from stray dogs paving the way for space exploration to cats helping to keep the peace in Parliament.

Hero Stories of Service Dogs and Animals

Hero Stories of Service Dogs and Animals
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This article contains: Cat Dog Advice
With the recent news of the heroic police dog Finn, who risked his life to protect his handler, PC Wardell, Petplan have decided to look back at their most inspiring service animal stories.

Are Dogs Colour Blind?

Are Dogs Colour Blind?
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This article contains: Cat Dog Advice
It’s a topic that’s long been debated and discussed; are dogs colour blind? This idea has been widely accepted for decades, but is everything in a dog’s world really black and white?

Stories from the surgery: why warm weather can mean fleas, ticks, lice and mites for your pet

Stories from the surgery: why warm weather can mean fleas, ticks, lice and mites for your pet
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This article contains: advice Stories from the surgery Parasites
Each month Petplan vet Brian Faulkner reveals some of the strange, funny and sometimes difficult things he encounters in his surgery.

This month he reveals how the month of May sees a change in the illnesses and ailments he treats at his surgery…

The 12 tips for Christmas with your pet

The 12 tips for Christmas with your pet
Posted on by Petplan
The trees are going up, the presents are being wrapped, the food preparations are beginning, and the excitement is escalating - Christmas is just around the corner!

The festive season provides many exciting opportunities for our furry friends too; decorations to play with, wrapping paper to hide in - the choices are endless!

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