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Bailey got lost after escaping from the garden
Bailey lives in a busy household: Jonathan manages the YWCA centre in Greystones, so there are always young people coming and going from his home.
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Persia is a 14 year old with a new lease for life
As she grew older, like many cats, Persia stopped being so thorough about grooming herself. She no longer spent as much time licking and nibbling her coat: she preferred just to sleep.
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Button had stopped eating and was rubbing at his mouth
Tom and his girlfriend originally had just one rabbit, Bugsy.
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Mandy the Maltese Terrier was attacked by another dog
Orla and her family have four dogs, a collection of cats and some horses. The animals generally get on well together, but last week, there was a major crisis.
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Rosie and Socks are Jack Russell Terrier puppies
Background: The two pups are amongst the first terrier pups in Ireland whose tails have been saved by a new Irish law When Seb decided to buy two Miniature Jack Russell pups earlier this month, he wan ..
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TJ the rabbit and Molly the dog
When TJ started sneezing a lot and had a discharge from an eye it seemed at first like it might be a cold. But then his owner noticed a swelling on his cheek.
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Elle saved another dog’s life by becoming a blood donor
Celine's husband suffers from allergies to animals so when Celine decided to get a family dog, she wanted one that shed as little fur as possible.
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Daisy is a twelve year old Shih Tzu
I remember meeting Daisy for the first time back in 2002: she was a lovely, gentle puppy whom Celine had just acquired from a prestigious line of Kildare Shih Tzus.
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Douglas needs an inhaler to control his bronchitis
Douglas is a nine year old Beagle. He first started to cough when he was just one year old, during the summer months.
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Sunny the Collie had a painful left front foot
A couple of weeks ago, Sunny's left forefoot swelled up to twice its normal size, and he stopped putting weight on it. Katrin brought him down to see me at once.
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Whiskey developed a large swelling under his tail
Whiskey may just be the age of a human teenager at nearly 18 years of age, but in dog years, he's ancient: the old formula of one-human-year-to-seven-dog-years would make him almost 126 in dog years.
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Socks the rabbit had stopped eating
Donal bought his first rabbit last summer: a female called June.
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Ruby brings live mice into the house
If anyone is unlucky enough to get a mouse or rat infestation in their home, one of the obvious suggestions to control the pests is to "get a cat".
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Bailey chews the daily postal delivery to shreds
Bailey is a lively, bouncy animal, and even though Jim takes him for three good walks every day, he's always bursting with energy.
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Tess the Border Collie became lame in her back leg
Ilona was impressed by a demonstration of working sheepdogs on a farm in County Kerry while on holiday. She wanted an energetic, active dog, and a working collie seemed to be the answer.
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Kirby squealed in pain when passing urine
Kirby's problem started two months ago. He's normally an active, playful guinea pig; when he became dull and quiet, Jay knew that there must be something wrong.
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Boots the cat seemed to lose the power in her hind legs
One Saturday morning, Boots started to behave strangely. She had difficulty walking properly on her back legs, and when Maria went up to her, she rolled on her back in a peculiar way.
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Sonny was badly injured on his evening walk
At thirteen years of age, Sonny lives the quiet life of an older dog.