Muffin the 4 month old hamster
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESHamsters don’t normally need to visit the vet: While they have short lives of just two to three years, they tend to be healthy creatures.
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Podcast: Hamsters introducing COVID into Hong Kong? | East Coast Radio
In news from Hong Kong, hamsters were blamed for the introduction of COVID from overseas. This podcast goes on to discuss the background to how COVID can affect - or not affect - different types of animals.
Theo the hamster had a damaged eye
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESTheo belonged to one of Cat’s friends who emigrated to Australia three months ago: it was impossible to take the little hamster with her, so he had to be rehomed.
Muffin the 4 month old hamster
Hamsters don’t normally need to visit the vet: While they have short lives of just two to three years, they tend to be healthy creatures.
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Emotional support animals: what are they? Pete the Vet Podcast from East Coast FM | East Coast Radio
Emotional support animals have been in the news recently, after owners of a hamster and a peacock were refused permission to bring their pets onto aeroplanes.
Theo the hamster had a damaged eye
Theo belonged to one of Cat's friends who emigrated to Australia three months ago: it was impossible to take the little hamster with her, so he had to be rehomed.
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Kiko in her bow tie helps Pete the Vet answer viewers questions on Ireland AM | TV3
What's with Kiko's bow tie?I'm not into dressing pets up in exotic costumes, but when Hiro and Wolf sent me a bow tie collar for Kiko, it did make her look smart.
Mice and hamsters in the wild | East Coast Radio
In this week's podcast, we spoke to Angela, who found her own way of dealing with wild mice that were in her home, and who had a tale to tell about a hamster that she found in the wild.
Snowflake, a one year old hamster who was found wandering in the Wicklow countryside.
The problem of stray dogs and cats is well known, but Snowflake is an example of an unusual phenomenon: he was a stray hamster.
A resurrected hamster & keeping rabbits as house pets | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, Pete discusses issues of pets other than dogs and cats: it's hamsters and rabbits this time.
Hibernating hamsters, reverse sneezing & a report on rabies in India | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, Pete the Vet deals with a hibernating hamster, a dog that snuffles when excited & he explains his recent trip to India.
Did you know that in Chinese Hamsters, diabetes is so common that it’s recommended that they should all be fed special diets? | The Telegraph
A Daily Telegraph reader recently contacted me with an interesting query: I am getting wildly conflicting opinions on this from various vets, rodent food manufacturers and experienced rodent keepers t ..
This week’s radio interview: a call from a hamster owner in trouble | East Coast Radio
In this week's live interview on East Coast FM, we received a call from a hamster owner who'd got themselves into a bit of bother.
Roaming hamsters
Basil the hamster is a stray hamster who was found behind the fridge in a house that had never kept hamsters before.
Pet education at Pet Expo
Emma Murphy, aged 13, has a dog, a cat,a rabbit, guinea pigs and hamsters. Last weekend.