Rumours are rife that online pet care retailers MedicAnimal, Pet-Supermarket and PetMeds have gone into administration.

The MedicAnimal and PetMeds websites have the following statement: Oops! We are extremely popular at the minute and unfortunately you may not be able to access our site temporarily. We are working as fast as our paws can manage to get this fixed.

The Pet Supermarket website has the message: Down for maintenance

Social media and a forum on moneysavingexpert.com is full of comments from frustrated customers who have placed orders with the online retailers.

To view customers comments on the moneysavingexpert.com website about the problems they’re having with the online retailers in question click here.