Case Study
Archie is a six year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Marie first mentioned Archie's eye problem when she brought him in for his annual health check in September.
Pet Health
Podcast
Dangers on the beach? Fat bergs – what are they and why dog owners should know about them. Pete the Vet podcast | East Coast Radio
This week’s podcast is all about fat bergs – listen to the audio track by clicking at the foot of this post What are fat bergs? “Fat berg” is the term coined to describe a solid mass ..
Is your pet an amazing mouser? Beware of these risks. A guest post on Pete the Vet’s blog
guest post from amber kingsley This month’s guest post is from Amber Kingsley, a journalist and lifetime pet lover from the USA The risks of having a mouse-hunting cat The term “cat-and-mouse ..
Case Study
Defor works as a drug sniffer dog for the Irish Customs service
Sniffer dogs have been used by the Irish Customs service since 1984. There are now about twenty dogs around the country, at ports and other centres.
Podcast
The importance of poop scooping, dog breed trends in Ireland, fat-bergs on the beach, and listeners’ questions: Pete the Vet on the Pat Kenny Show | Pat Kenny Show
The danger of dog pooDog poo is not just an issue of aesthetic importance (although no-one likes getting the stuff on their shoes).
Case Study
Maisie the Golden Retriever puppy broke her tooth
Maisie is the latest addition to the household, and she's become an enthusiastic playmate of Ted, the two year old Corgi.
Case Study
Trixie the terrier started to collapse and have a fit
Orla was just six years old when Trixie arrived into the family household: she can barely remember life before Trixie.
Case Study
Squirt the cat came home with a broken jaw
Squirt featured on the Nine O'Clock News when he was just a kitten after he had been saved from drowning. A man had fished out a bag containing three kittens from the Dodder Canal.
Case Study
Penny the Shetland Sheepdog had foul smelling breath
Many people might not notice if their pet's breath gets a bit stinky, but Penny has a particular behaviour that meant that Marie couldn't avoid noticing when Penny developed halitosis.
Case Study
Theo the hamster had a damaged eye
Theo belonged to one of Cat's friends who emigrated to Australia three months ago: it was impossible to take the little hamster with her, so he had to be rehomed.
Case Study
Chip developed a strange rash on her face
Aoife has never known life without Chip. Six years before she was born, her parents adopted the young adult cat from the DSPCA.
Case Study
Boomer was unable to pass urine
When Lisa comes home in the evening, Boomer always rushes to greet her, purring.
Case Study
Ginger and Toby both developed a swollen front foot
Anne-Marie's one-year-old cats were in perfect health when she left for work last Monday morning. They had enjoyed breakfast, and she expected that they would have a typically easy "cat" day.
Podcast
Don’t poison your dog with raisins over Christmas: Pete the Vet on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show and in the Daily Telegraph | Pat Kenny Show, The Telegraph
Grape toxicity - and that includes raisins - is a recently recognised phenomenon in the veterinary world.
Case Study
Molly the 10 month old Dalmation is a “fire safety dog”
Fire safety is not a subject that naturally grabs the attention of children, yet house fires are common, and it's often children who are victims.
Case Study
Frost the Siberian Husky who swallowed a fish hook
Mark took on his two Husky-type dogs from the DSPCA last summer: they had been abandoned by their previous owners, a common problem for these large, energetic breeds.
Podcast
Christmas puppies – including Boxers – may look cute but they are a bad idea: here’s why | Pat Kenny Show
On the Pat Kenny Show today, we discussed why it's such a bad idea to give puppies as Christmas presents.
Case Study
Jessie the Labrador suffers with itchy skin
Jessie is an 11 year old Labrador who suffers from one of the most common health issues to afflict dogs in Ireland today: itchy skin.