World Animal Week – on the radio
On East Coast FM this week, we discussed World Animal Week - and Pet Expo, which is happening this weekend in Dublin. Click on the Play button below to listen. vetworld.
Pets & Other Animals
Radio interview about my new books
My books were discussed in detail on Derek Mooney's afternoon radio show on RTE One in Ireland yesterday. To listen, click on this link, then open in Real Player or equivalent.
Do you want hens in your back yard?
Hen-keeping is more popular than ever, and that it can be fun, as well as a good way of getting a regular supply of great eggs.
My latest two books are now on the bookshelves
One of my writing projects has just come to fruition: two books full of tips on pet care.
How to give a pill to a cat
How do you give pills to cats? I’m sure many of you will have read this humorous piece about the process before, and I don’t know who originally wrote it, but it’s very, very funny w ..
The summer – a good time to get a new pup
A puppy is a wonderful addition to a family, and it was a day for celebration when Scooby arrived in the Murphy household.
Fifty-five: An Easter lamb with a crooked neck
Anthony Brabazon of Kilruddery Farm, Bray, Co Wicklow brought a lamb called Fifty-five to see me recently. Fifty-five had been born with a crooked neck, unable to stand up.
The life of an animal lover: making a hobby into a business
Colette O’Toole Co Wicklow has many animal friends: for starters, meet Sugar, Bibi and Puddle the Jack Russell Terriers, Flora and Bella the Labradors, and Kanga the Springer Spaniel.
Madra: Saving dogs in the West of Ireland
Marina Fiddler lives in the heart of Connemara, and she's recently got together with a friend to establish an animal welfare group to deal with the local stray dog problem.
Benson, a Doberman cross who was licking his wounds
Joyce Lee had problems when her Doberman Cross, Benson, had to be prevented from licking the operation site following removal of a tumour.
Twitter, and respiratory infections in pets | East Coast Radio
This week on East Coast FM, I explain how I'm starting to use Twitter with a veterinary angle, and then we went on to talk about respiratory infections in pets. Listen below:. VETFLU.
Bailey: a baby seal who needed help
Johanne Leetch often walks her dogs Jan and Lizzy along the beach at Shankill.
The cat and the weatherman
Thanks to Vicky Halls, the cat behaviourist, for letting me know about this funny Youtube clip - a cat wandered onto the television set during a live weather bulletin on German television.
Burns Night: a rat & a poem
Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, was born on this day in 1759 - two hundred years ago. A query came in from a Telegraph reader.
Roaming hamsters
Basil the hamster is a stray hamster who was found behind the fridge in a house that had never kept hamsters before.
Dogs going to the movies
When Emma won tickets to an Irish movie premiere, they were tickets with a difference.
Cognitive problems of elderly dogs
Sophie is a lovely Golden retriever who has just passed her 16th birthday, making her over a hundred in "dog years".
Christmas hazards for pets
Christmas should be a time for enjoying the company of family, friends and pets. We should be able to relax and forget our normal daily worries.