Trudy is a 5 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Trudy was a year old when a friend of Gillian's found that she could no longer keep her, for personal reasons.
Case Studies
Molly is a 10 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
As a spaniel, Molly's natural fur is long and wavy.
Mischa is a feral cat who has become tame
Rene 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.
Honey the 7 year old Golden Retriever
Emma's family have had Honey since she was a puppy. When they initially had her vaccinated, the vet talked about having her spayed, and the family was thinking about having her done.
Bruce the eleven year old cross bred dog
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 people to be aware of this ..
Rocky is a much loved German Shepherd
Earlier 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
Saffy 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 10 year old Miniature Schnauzer
When Zaida passed several puddles of urine on the kitchen floor last month, it was completely out of character. She had always been well house trained.
Eddie the cat has a runny left eye
Ruby took on Eddie as a one year old rescued cat, and ever since she’s owned him, his left eye has not been normal.
Davey is a one eyed rescued Beagle
Niamh 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.
Freckles was the victim of a mysterious poisoning
Holly's family are fond of cats, and in the last few years they looked after a number of rescued cats from local welfare groups.
Tilly is a one year old cross bred Chihuahua
Since September 2015, it has been the law in Ireland that all new puppies must be microchipped and registered before they are sold.
Margo the 9 week old Cockapoo had diarrhoea
The family used to have two larger dogs – a Beagle and a Labrador – who both passed away recently of old age.
Penny the 5 year old Labrador had to lose weight
Penny loved food too much as a young dog. By the age of three, she had become more than just overweight: she was obese, weighing 35kg. Then in 2014, she suffered a severe bout of lower back pain.
Bubba is a 4 year old Golden Retriever
Bubba is one of those dogs who is a part of the family. Last Saturday morning, he had a lie-in, as he always does on Saturdays.
Mia the 3 year old French Bulldog is stressed
Suzie and her partner have three dogs , and up until now, the animals have been the centre of their home life.
Hardy the 12 year old collie had ‘warts’ removed
Hardy was a well-known dog in Ireland twelve years ago, when he was rescued by Ash Animal Sanctuary in Co Wicklow.
Susie is a 20 year old cat who has diabetes
As Susie has grown older, she now spends most of her time sleeping, and so she has stopped wearing down her own nails.