Saucy Pet

Here are alist of tips most sussex vets can agree on.

The credit crunch has hit us and hit us hard, and animal shelters are reporting a rise in the number of animals they are receiving and most are close to full. Some owners are staring at the difficult choice with the much loved family pet. Here’s afew pointers to help you and fido through these hard times.

• Thinking of buying a pet? Do some investigate work into how much a pet can cost (still cheaper than the kids!). Animals do require care and money to look after them, and you’ll have to do the number crunching to see if you can take care of one? Go to the local animal shelters about giving an abandoned pet a new home.

• Take out pet insurance. Its not always cheap, but it’ll be alot more cheaper than all the vet fees that you’ll have to pay in the future. Cover can cost from as little from £8 per month -shop around online and find out.
• Buy a cheaper pet food brand- all the family is making sacrifices, so why shouldnt fido? They may not like the cheaper stuff at first (thats if they even know its been swapped), but after 10 minutes of being hungry, your pet will come around.
• Neuter your pet. Taking care of one animal can be costly, but a whole litter can be too much to look after? This will also help keep the animal population low as the shelters already have enough animals in their homes.

You’ve done these tips to try and keep hold of your pets, but sadly, what if those animal hospital bills are too much?

• Get into contact with the animal shetlers to see if they can take your beloved pet.
• Phone round your relatives and friends to see if they would take your pet in (just have loads of excuses ready to drop by to see your furry friend).
• DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT ABANDONING YOUR PET -karma’s a powrful force.
• Send an ad to the classifieds in your local paper to try and see if anyone will take your furry friend.

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