Max has a heart murmur
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESEight 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.
Case Studies
Ella the Whippet ate raisins
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESLast Sunday, one year old Ella was mooching around the house as she often does, when she found something interesting.
Yuki the 1 year old Boxer developed a swelling
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESTwo 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
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESIn 2014, Mark moved from an apartment to a house with a garden, and he decided that he was ready to get a dog.
Mischa is a feral cat who has become tame
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESRene first came across Mischa when she turned up at the back door of his partner Alison’s workplace. She was a typical feral cat, terrified of people but never aggressive.
Lucy the 14 year old West Highland Terrier
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVES 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 ..
Zara the eleven year old Golden Retriever
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESThere’s something about Golden Retriever puppies that’s particularly appealing.
Nero is a five month old Cockapoo
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESAmber and her family took on Nero back in March, when he was an 8 week old pup.
Trudy is a 5 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESTrudy was a year old when a friend of Gillian’s found that she could no longer keep her, for personal reasons.
Molly is a 10 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESAs a spaniel, Molly’s natural fur is long and wavy.
Honey the 7 year old Golden Retriever
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESEmma’s family have had Honey since she was a puppy.
Bruce the eleven year old cross bred dog
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVES Bruce had a life threatening crisis last summer, and Sarah is happy to share his story for a simple reason: the problem could have been prevented and she’d like other ..
Rocky is a much loved German Shepherd
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESEarlier this week, there was a social media storm when a Meath county councillor said that he was amazed that people kept restricted breeds of dogs as family pets.
Saffy a ten year old Miniature Dachshund
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESSaffy and Emilia featured in this newspaper column ten years ago, when Saffy was a young puppy who had survived Parvovirus, and Emilia was just a ten year old girl.
Zaida is a twelve year old female Miniature Schnauzer
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESZaida has had complicated health problems recently. When she was ten years old, she started to have accidents around the house, suddenly passing floods of urine on the floor.
Eddie the cat has a runny left eye
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESRuby took on Eddie as a one year old rescued cat, and ever since she’s owned him, his left eye has not been normal.
Tilly is a one year old cross bred Chihuahua
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESSince September 2015, it has been the law in Ireland that all new puppies must be microchipped and registered before they are sold.
Davey is a one eyed rescued Beagle
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESNiamh originally had just one dog: a young Beagle called Bobby. She sometimes felt sorry for Bobby, as he was the only dog in the household, so she decided to get him a friend.