9 Tips to Prevent Dog Obesity
We all want our pets to be healthy and live a long enjoyable life, by changing simple things in your dogs every day routine, you can significantly reduce the risk of obesity.
Warning ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS can be bad for your pet too!
A new report from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has come out on the dangers of artificial sweeteners if digested by dogs as well as possibly cats and ferrets. The sweetener Xylitol is used in lots of sweets on the market like chewing gum, cakes and biscuits.
Westie Dog eats 5 Cats
Snowy the West Highland Terrier had been feeling unwell for several weeks with clinical signs including vomiting, lethargy and poor appetite. After several tests including urine samples for a possible kidney problem, a course of antibiotics was prescribed along with a change of diet.
The Amazing Bionic Cat
This story has been featured in the news recently and as part of a new BBC series, The Bionic Vet, this particular episode on BBC1 followed the story of a cat called Oscar that had his back feet severed by a combine harvester whilst he was asleep in the sun.
35% Online Discount with Tesco Pet Insurance
We’re pleased to announce we’ve added Tesco Pet Insurance to the site, and all the relevant comparison pages. We’re also pleased to post an introductory offer from Tesco, for new pet insurance customers, you could get upto a 35% online discount!
Extra 10% off with Direct Line Pet Insurance
Direct Line have announced that they will be giving an additional 10% discount on pet insurance policies, this is in addition to their 12 months for the price of 10 offer currently running!
New Lifelong Pet Insurance Page
We’re pleased to say that we’ve added a new page to Compare Pet Care, for pet owners who are looking to compare lifelong pet insurance policies only, we now have a dedicated page.
Cat Insurance Discount for Micro Chips
Homebase seems to be the only insurer currently offering a discount for microchipped cats. They are offering 7.5% discount on cat insurance policies for microchipped cats, this is in addition to their standard 10% online discount.
Animal Friends Insurance
It’s not often that we make individual blog posts about insurance companies for a reason as simple as we’ve added them to our site, but in the case of Animal Friends Insurance, we thought they deserved a special mention. Animal Friends Insurance is the UK’s only not-for-profit pet insurance provider…
Pet Insurance Claim Forms
After receiving an e-mail question from a Compare Pet Care visitor, we thought it would make a useful blog post to compile all of the pet insurance claim forms that are currently available as PDFs. Where a pet insurance company does not have a PDF form available for download, we have included the contact details [...]
Compulsory Dog Tax becomes a Dog’s Dinner
As many dog owners will have probably heard the Government were planning on bringing in a compulsory insurance scheme for all dogs, as part of a crackdown on dangerous dogs in the UK. The announcement of the proposals was labelled by many as a ‘dog tax’, which would effectively penalize the responsible dog owners, over the irresponsible owners it should be targetting.
Choosing Pet Insurance should be simple
Following the results of our Pet Insurance Survey conducted last week, we’ve decided to start a petition to gain support for our vision that choosing Pet Insurance should be simple! Please sign the petition and pass the link onto friends and family who may have had the same difficulties when buying pet insurance!
Our Pet Insurance Survey
We’ve decided to run a very short and simple survey to find out how many people find selecting their pet insurance policy a confusing experience. Please help us with this research by spending a few minutes to answer some very simple questions…
12 Months for the price of 10 with Direct Line
Direct Line are currently running an offer until 30th March 2010, for 12 months pet insurance policy for the price of 10. This offer applies to new customers only, and only to the first year of the policy, but it could still offer quite a nice saving on your first year of pet insurance.
Walkies in the Snow, 9 Tips to keep your Dog safe
Dogs still need exercise whatever the weather, with the current conditions hitting the UK here’s our tips to consider before and after walking your dog in the snow.
Artist Dog Sells Paintings
Sam, a sheep-dog cross has now painted 22 art canvases which have gone on to sell for over £1,000 a piece! Based in Maryland, USA Sam’s abstract paintings have become the must have piece in the trendy New York art galleries. Orders for Sam’s creative pieces have come in from all over the States.
Keeping your Pet calm on Fireworks Night
Fireworks can often lead to anxiety and stress for your pet, many pet owners worry about this time of the year, so here at Compare Pet Care we have put together some top tips on helping you to keep your pet calm.
RSPCA Good Business Awards 2009
Incase any of our pet loving visitors missed the RSPCA Good Business Awards we thought we would give the winners a quick mention on our blog!
From high-street chain stores to small companies, restaurants to publicans the RSPCA Awards reflect good animal welfare…
Pet Insurance Offers
When choosing pet insurance many have offers on throughout the year and it can be worth seeing what these are. Of course this is only saving you money if you have chosen the right policy and not chosen the insurer for the offer alone. Most pet insurers give you a discount for applying online which normally varies from 5%-20%. Other pet insurance deals include prize draws, 4 weeks free
M&S Pet Insurance Deals
Marks and Spencer currently offer 250 M&S Card Points when you purchase pet insurance with them. They also have a 15% online discount and there premier pet insurance policy ranks among the best, with a 5 star Defaqto rating! This along with the fact they have no upper age limit makes them one of the most competitive pet insurance policies available.