2005

The Pet-Bliss logo is made from pictures of my two dogs when they were puppies and a friends kitten !

The main reasons behind this site are :

- To give people cheaper prices for pet products than they would find in their local pet shops
- So that people that live in places where there is no pet shop can have items delivered to their door
- Wider selection of pet products for animal lovers
- Rescue centres benefit from this site and we help to bring them much needed items such as wormers, beds and toys - as most dogs that come into rescues don't know how to play
- Most of our pet products are sent out in boxes that are recycled, thus helping the environment.

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For years now, I have been helping out with Animal Rescue Centres in Ireland. I have always had a love of animals, but could never find a job working with them. As I have over 8 years of computer experience, I decided that I could tie in my two greatest loves - animals and computers, so here it is - my pet shop for pet supplies and pet products on the internet !

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Two of my Dog Rehabilitation Cases : 

Dolly was a Boxer which I rescued from the pound - I took her home just before she was about to be put to sleep. She was in a terrible state! She had septic eye that she could barely see out of, she had just had a litter of pups and was still milking - no sign of the puppies. The vet believed she had come from a puppy farm and was dumped because she had done her job of giving birth to puppies and because her eye was in such bad condition, she had ear mites and fleas. Unfortunately, she had to have her eye removed because the infection was so bad and there was no eye to save. Luckily after being nursed back to health, she found a wonderful home with another boxer friend !

Lady was an English Setter - which I also rescued the day she was getting put down. This little girl was in a really bad state. She had 6 huge tumours on her body, one so large under her back leg that she could hardly walk. She had also just had a litter of puppies - apparantely the 7th litter in her life. She was skinny and so sad - it took her 3 weeks in my house to bark for the first time... But even after all her pain and suffering - it was still not a problem to wag her tail at you and lick you till your skin licked right off ! After surgery to remove the lumps and weeks of special diets, this little girl also had a happy ending and went to the best home that she could have ever wished for - acres of land, friends and two devoted owners.... !

Sadly Lady passed away 24th March 2005.  Here is what her owners had to say :

"Lady came to live with us on June 5th 2004. Lyndsey and Dave travelled all the way from Dublin to Cumbria. Lyndsey told me that Lady travelled beautifully. That was so like Lady, she never ever made a fuss about anything.

Good health and time were not to be on Lady's side. Although she had many mammary lumps removed before she came to us - more lumps soon started to grow, We had two more of these removed, but then something I have never seen before happened. Her body began to form lumps all over. She had Mast Cell Cancer. With medication we kept her happy and comfortable for another 5 months. In this time, she did what she loved the most enjoyed her food, went for her walks, chased Barnum my white cat (she picked on him - because he picks on the other cats). This was Lady, taking him down a peg or two! She was never ever cruel, she just gave him a 'run' for his money!

If she heard some of the feral cats at night singing and calling, Lady would bark the house down until we came down and let her go out to see 'who was out there'! She would run down the drive to the gate, give one 'bark' and then come back in, and jump straight back on her bed. Her face would say 'job well done'!

We had to put a padlock on the cat house because she was always trying to get in there and steal the cat food... she would even stick her head through the cat flap and see if she could reach the food that way.

Her last day was one of lots of her favourite food and treats.

All in all she was a real little trooper.

My only (our only) regret is that we did not have Lady for longer...she deserved a longer and happier life.

My thanks to Lyndsey and everyone else who thought she was worth saving. Believe me - she was - and we miss her dreadfully.

Thank You
Coleen"