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Faster, and therefore better energy retention down range. Very flat shooting (I'm zero'd at 100m and you can shoot straight out to 250m).

I have absolutely no doubt that if you hit them in the right place they will die. Personally I don't think it shows a lot of respect quarry using clay loads for game. Myself I prefer 32g of 5's. The difference between a 5 and a 6 in terms of terminal energy transfer is quite a lot. The clay shot has a different hardness and is not designed to transfer energy into game.

Give them a ring an apologise. They realise life happens. My wife forgot about hers and got a reminder from the police about 3 weeks before expiry. She sent forms in the next day and had her cert back in about 2 weeks. They were fine about it. This was earlier this year with North Yorks.

So long as you have trust with your FEO then no need to fill in permission slips. The police can always ring the farmer to confirm, but that shouldn't really be required. If they don't trust you they wouldn't let you wander the countryside with your .22! Yes .17HMR for longer range vermin .223 I think mine is conditioned for vermin, hares and fox. Don't forget slots for moderators. Not wanting to open the can of worms but looking at things I opted for a 22-250 over the .223. Have you given it some long hard thought?

Never heard of that before. Are you a member of a shooting organisation? If not I'd join one and speak to them first.

I assume your dog is on some medication for the arthritis? There are lots of very good and very safe doggy painkillers available that can make the world of difference to your dogs quality of life. Don't leave the poor ****** in pain. If it is on medication there are extra drugs that can be added on top.

No - these things are personal responsibility. It's the idiot who drinks and drives fault. Nobody else's. Funny how so many pubs are closing with it being so lucrative to be a publican.................... Personally knowingly drink driving, or driving an unsafe car has pre-meditation and therefore should be dealt with seriously. We all make mistakes when driving. I don't believe ANYONE can stand up hand on heart and say they never went around a corner too fast, miss-judged an overtake of had a momentary lapse in concentration whilst driving. These are genuine accidents and if something happens it is not fair to drag the poor driver through court - I imagine they are going through enough already.

As I understand it there are two different crimes that are frequently confused - providing a specimen of breath over the DD limit and drunk driving. To be convicted of drunk driving you don't need to be breathalysed and is a more serious offence. I am all for zero tolerance, but perfectly happy to keep the limit where it is. There needs to be a better means of stopping repeat offenders - who seem to be the ones caught and doing the most harm.

Why on earth can you not attach it to the wall?

Do as you like. You come on here asking people's opinion, and then disregard it. I even quoted the police guidance on the legal status of airgun pellets. If I was a FEO not knowing such a fundamental thing as whether airgun pellets were controlled on a FAC would have me probing into what other areas you were so misinformed in. As shooters we have a responsibility to find this stuff out. It's all there online in the public domain. Spend a couple of hours reading and you'll be better informed because of it. You never know it might actually save you getting into trouble. There is no problem adding information to your form when you have your interview. Asking for something that doesn't exist in law may well get the paperwork sent back to you.

Hopefully not very fair if wearing a backpack and a turban.................

Section 2 in the Police Firearms Guidance: Ammunition for air guns and other weapons using compressed gas is exempt from the certification procedure. Put nothing down as you don't need permission, like if using shot shells through a FAC shatgun.

Dettol is far too harsh for repeated use. In human medicine they almost never use disinfectants for wound cleaning any more. They use copious amounts of sterile saline. For a dirty, contaminated wound in a dog I will use mild disinfectant to clean a wound initially, but we are talking dilute amounts of surgical scrub (eg Hibiscrub or Povidone Iodine). After that initial clean salt water is perfectly good enough. Even after cleaning with disinfectant I will use saline to remove residual disinfectant at the end. You can improvise 0.9% saline with a teaspoon of table salt in a pint of water that has boiled and then cooled. Get a decent sized syringe (20/30/50ml) and something like a 19G needle and flush. Bacteria have a hydrostatic charge that just rinsing with no pressure will not dislodge. Repeated use of disinfectant solutions damages the cells that allow the wound to heel and delay heeling and can increase the risk of infection. Use the Dettol for cleaning the kennels!

Just be glad it was only a deciduous tooth! You can use a file to take off sharp edges, it may cut her tongue.

I'm on call both Christmas Day and Boxing day. Otherwise we are open as normal. Have New Year off

Checkering tools are not dear. You could learn!

I actually think all these issues (guns, foxhunting, whatever) there's a small percentage strongly in favour, small percentage strongly against and then more than 90% in the middle who don't really give a damn, but could be swayed either way.

The worst possible thing the dog can do is lick wounds - it delays heeling and causes infection. Their mouth's are teeming with nasty bacteria. If it gapes it needs stitching or stapling. Nature is good at gluing things back together but it can take a lot longer to get better that having it stitched. If in doubt get it checked. A fresh wound in a good dog can often be stapled and avoid a need for sedation/anaesthetic.

I could raise a lot of issues about the RSPCA and let's leave it that we don't always see eye to eye, BUT the country would be worse off without them. Crazy as it is a charity brings private prosecutions against people for animal cruelty because no-one else can be bothered. Shouldn't be up to them, but it seems to be.

Or you're about to get date raped by a Scottish gentleman..........

Usually these progress to the dog being unable to urinate and then it is very obvious. Some blood in the urine is not a problem in itself and I don't believe the condition is painful (the meloxicam is there in the belief that that particular anti-inflammatory action may slow the growth of some cancer cells). Once the dog is not able to have a decent quality of life I suspect you will 'know' when it is the right time. The most important thing is to do what is right by the dog and not keep the old girl going for people's sake.

I'm not offended in any way, I was just illustrating the point that by adding an extra party into the mix (an internet pharmacy) it will cost people more in the long run. Unless you have an awfully big dog, the syringes are graduated in kg bodyweight rather than millilitres. A 15ml dose would treat a dog weighing about 120kg! I wish you all the best with your dog, and would not want it to suffer in any way. I did make suggestions of how you may save money and continue the treatment in the same vein. (and BTW what do you expect for £150! )

You can do a freedom of information request and the police have to show you all records they keep on you. http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_the_public/topic_specific_guides/crime.aspx

There is an increased risk of spayed female ferrets suffering from an increase in steroid hormones (HAC/'Cushings disease') so many no longer recommend it. A vasectomy should be 100% successful! These small furies do have an increased anaesthetic risk, but it has never been safer. The 'Jill Jabs' have got a whole lot more expensive. Once a bottle is opened it needs to be used up the same day. The drug cost has gone from ~£4.50 for 1ml to £88.50 for the full bottle! We used to do a handful per year but it is no longer economically viable. There is an implant that can be used and lasts many years (possibly the life of the ferret) but that is also expensive and needs a sedative/anaesthetic to implant it. That does last for life.

A 100ml bottle will last you 50 days at the 15kg dose, so £1/day. It's simple economics - vets are businesses that have to make money. If everyone bought medicines elsewhere then the consulting fees would rise a lot. Obviously your vet will charge a reasonable fee for writing a prescription and by the time you have paid VAT, P&P and had the hassle I suspect you won't be much better off and it will have cost you a lot of time and effort. Maybe ask your vet if there is a cheaper (generic) copy they can source for you. It's very easy to get into a habit and just replace like for like on the shelf. If your dog has a transitional cell carcinoma you won't be worrying about the money for that long anyway............