Lagos

The things your pet uses every day.

Collars, leads, harnesses, bowls, carriers and bedding. Unglamorous, bought once, and then in daily contact with your animal for years, which is why the cheap version is a false economy more often here than anywhere else in the shop.

Delivery free with any home visit10% off for Skeepy Pet HMO clients
Before you buy

What we would check first.

Two fingers under the collar

That is the fit. Check it monthly on a growing animal. Embedded collars on dogs that outgrew them are a genuinely common and entirely preventable injury.

Harness over collar for pullers

A dog that pulls hard on a neck collar is putting that force through its throat. A front-clip harness moves the load and usually reduces the pulling as well.

Stainless or ceramic bowls

Plastic scratches, and the scratches hold bacteria that cause the chin acne people mistake for dirt. Both alternatives survive Lagos heat and actual scrubbing.

Buy the carrier before you need it

A cat introduced to a carrier for the first time on the way to a vet learns that carriers mean bad days. One left open in the room with a blanket in it becomes furniture instead.

Asked most

The questions people ask in this aisle.

Retractable lead or fixed?

Fixed, for almost every dog in Lagos. A retractable lead teaches a dog that pulling extends its range, gives you no control at the moment you need it, and the thin cord causes real injuries to hands and legs when a dog bolts. On a quiet estate road with a small calm dog they are fine. Anywhere with traffic they are not.

Do dogs and cats need beds in this climate?

They need somewhere that is theirs, which matters for a nervous animal more than comfort does. A raised mesh bed sits cooler than a padded one and keeps a dog off hot tile without cooking it, and it hoses down, which in a Lagos compound is the deciding factor.

What about ID tags if my pet is microchipped?

Both. A tag is what the neighbour who finds your dog reads immediately. A chip is what a vet reads when the collar is gone. They fail in different ways, which is exactly why you want the two of them.

Not sure what your pet actually needs? A vet at the visit will tell you, and will say when the answer is nothing. Book a home visit

Delivered with your next visit.

Delivery is ₦3,500 on its own and free with any home visit, so most people add what they need to a booking they were making anyway.

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