10 best websites and social networks for your pet

You may be on Facebook or Twitter, so why not your pet? As well as sites where your dog can blog and your cat can LOL, there are social networks for owners to share stories and advice.

Facebook for cats and dogs

Once you have joined Facebook, you can access Dogbook and Catbook, where you can create a profile for your pet, upload photos and videos, and connect with other owners and animals. Link your pet’s status updates to Twitter and be ahead of the pack.

Facebook for other animals

Got a less usual pet in tow? Other pet networks are also on Facebook, including: Horsebook, Ferretbook, Rodentbook, Fishbook and Birdbook.

Cute as Hell

Share cute communities for cats and dogs and also fish, reptiles and even a hen and an emperor scorpion at Cute as Hell! Pets can enter the Cutewars battlezone and go head to head in a vote.

Dogs with Blogs

Read all about what ‘the coolest dogs on the internet’ are up to at Dogs with Blogs.

Catster

Want to know how to remove a tick or if your cat can catch swine flu? Get vet and breed advice, discuss kitty issues on the forum and surf through 190,000 funny feline profiles at Catster. Current number one is rescue cat Mercedes, who likes laser lights.

Dogster

The canine supersite equivalent of Catster has the tagline: ‘for the love of dog’ at Dogster.

Pet Street

A more UK-focused network for pets and their ‘human friends’ to connect is Pet Street. Vet factsheets include how to deal with a tarantula bite and helping your pet through fireworks night.

Doggy Snaps

Owned by the UK charity, Dogs Trust, Doggy Snaps lets you upload and surf ‘doggysnaps’, then post your comments.

LOLcats

Want to know how cats speak and think? LOLcats is the site to find out. The funniest photo captions get voted to the top by fans, which has made this site an internet classic.

Doggydate

Every dog has its day, now every doggy can have a date, too, at Doggy Date. Aah.

Whatever your pet, make sure he or she is covered in the event of an accident or illness – Direct Line pet insurance.