Neutering a cat will NOT stop it spraying. I know, 'cos Mungo still sprays away whenever we get an intruding cat. Also the vet told us when we got him neutered that it wouldn't necessarily do anything about the spraying. But deffinately avoid using cleaners with an ammonia or chlorine base.

Am I missing something? Elise, your friend had a gecko that talked? The little lizardy things? Am I the only one that thinks possibly her problem may have been chemical? Or is it just me being clueless?

HP sauce cleans brass and copper and coal tar based shampoos clean silver jewellry up a treat.

If you polish your formica tops after you clean them, it helps to stop tea and coffee stains.

Cats can't stand neat lavender oil, keeps them off everything!

Apparently my grandad Ward used to make a cough linctus from vinegar wine, a bulb of garlic, brown sugar and a large amount of paprika. You boil everything up together, till the cloves go soft, leave it to cool and then drink about 2 table spoons ( 50 mls ) every few hours. I think it scares the cough away. My brother just likes to drink it 'cos he likes the taste!!!!

TTFN M'Lady P.