Maggie the 3 month old puppy
Gill has an older dog – Lucy Lou, who’s now fourteen years old and is beginning to slow down with age. Gill thought that a new young friend might give her renewed interest in life.
Dogs
Podcast
Pete the Vet Podcast: How to handle over-enthusiastic dogs and wriggly, even angry, cats. | East Coast Radio
Listen to this week's podcast below: all about handling challenging animals. Humans have to work with pets, and sometimes it can be difficult to keep them under control.
Podcast
Buying a winter coat for dogs – is it worth doing in cold weather? Plus Neeko, the missing Husky. Podcast from Pete the Vet | East Coast Radio
Do you need to get a coat for your dog in winter? And if so, what type of coat is best? Listen to the podcast below to find out more.
Zelda a 3 month old Sharpei cross puppy with ear mites
Cathy's much-loved elderly Sharpei, Milicent, died of old age just a month ago, and Cathy was devastated.
Holly is a 10 week old Collie puppy
Holly has a background that’s typical of many rescue pups: her mother was found, abandoned and pregnant, and was taken on by an animal rescue worker who fostered her.
Alfie is a 2 month old cross-bred Sharpei puppy
The mornings are a busy time in Sophie's household. Sophie has to get ready for work, the three family dogs need to be fed, and everybody is milling around the kitchen.
Podcast
Podcast: How the companionship of animals can help humans, plus new controls on the sale of dogs in pet shops | Spirit Radio
The companionship of animals brings many benefits to humans: listen to this short podcast to find out more.
Ghillie aged 5 and Mzungu aged 7 months
The crisis started one evening, shortly after Mary had fed her two dogs.
Buster and Echo are both five year old dogs
David was surprised when three weeks ago, his two dogs started to itch. Their coats have always been in optimal condition, and they've never suffered from any skin issues.
Niva, a five year old Greysther from Norway
Suzanne grew up in the Bavarian Alps, doing cross country skiing, as well as racing on snow with a sledge or on skis being pulled by dogs.
Jessie and Ponyo are two Collie puppies
Chris and his family had been looking for a couple of rescued dogs for a while but they hadn't found what they were looking for.
Max has a heart murmur
Eight year old Max has always been a fit and healthy dog, but every year, Emma brings him along to see me for his yearly health check.
Ella the Whippet ate raisins
Last Sunday, one year old Ella was mooching around the house as she often does, when she found something interesting. Somebody had left some boxes and bags of groceries within her reach, on the floor.
Charlie the Black Labrador is a blood donor
Dogs and cats, like humans, sometimes suffer from crises that require the life-saving therapy of being given a blood transfusion.
Yuki the 1 year old Boxer developed a swelling
Two months ago, Yuki had a severe bout of gastroenteritis, needing to be put on a drip and hospitalised overnight, but she recovered well.
Charlie is a two year old Greyhound cross
In 2014, Mark moved from an apartment to a house with a garden, and he decided that he was ready to get a dog.
Lucy the 14 year old West Highland Terrier
Lucy has already been through two major life-and-death situations in her old age: she survived mammary cancer after major surgery in 2011, and just six months ago, she needed another big operation to ..
Zara the eleven year old Golden Retriever
There's something about Golden Retriever puppies that's particularly appealing. At the back of her mind, Gill always had a hope that one day, Zara would give birth to a litter of magnificent puppies.