National Feral Cat Awareness Week & Cat nutrition | Pat Kenny Show
This is National Feral Cat Awareness Week in Ireland, which provided the starting point for our discussions this week.
This is National Feral Cat Awareness Week in Ireland, which provided the starting point for our discussions this week.
This week, a listener texted in a query about feeding dogs raw potato skins and pea pods. After answering this, we went on to discuss dog nutrition in general.
Diabetes in pets is increasingly common, partly due to the link between obesity and the incidence of the condition.
ISPCA raided a puppy farm in Co Carlow last week. The conditions were described as "absolutely horrendous", with ISPCA Inspectors seizing 52 dogs of mixed breed and type.
This spring, the vet spot on Ireland AM has been focussing – via Project Pet Slimdown – on helping one podgy pooch (Gizmo) and one cuddly cat (Pushkin) lose weight, using a combination of ..
Pet food.
Pet obesity is astonishingly common. Â The proportion of overweight and obese pets varies from study to study, but it's thought to be between 33 and 58%.
I've written an article at the Telegraph about overfeeding pets and the consequence of pet obesity: the biggest cause of suffering of Western pets. To read the article, click here.
This week, we continued Project Pet Slimdown with another weigh-in of Pushkin and Gizmo, followed by a discussion about giving treats to pets.
This week on Ireland AM, it was time to reweigh the two overweight pets that are our model patients for the series. Two weeks on, they had both lost weight, but only a small amount.
This week's podcast, first broadcast on East Coast FM, reviews the important issue of overweight and obese pets.
Project Pet Slimdown aims to tackle the issue of pet obesity in Ireland.
Lynda likes Chihuahuas. The breed is the smallest of all dog breeds, and it is astonishing that the tiny dogs are the same species as huge animals like St Bernards and Irish Wolfhounds.
As a part of my role as a vet in the media, I am lucky enough to be the recipient of occasional samples of various pet-related goodies from time to time.
On East Coast FM this week, Pete the Vet discusses chocolate poisoning in pets, and why shared custody of pets can make sense when human relationships don't work out.
I've just spent the day in London: I had been asked to be a member of a panel discussing obesity in pets, as part of a debate at the AGM of the Pet Food Manufacturers Association.
In the wake of the Channel 5 Documentary last week titled "The Truth about Dog Food", I've spent a fair bit of time writing and talking about my own beliefs about pet food.
There are many different types of pet food available, from a variety of sources, and it can be confusing for pet owners.