Podcast
The subject of eyes in relation to dogs. | East Coast Radio
On this week's show, we discussed the subject of eyes in relation to dogs.
Pet Health
Case Study
Victor, a Greyhound who is being treated with acupuncture.
Denis qualified as a vet over twenty years ago, and for most of this time, he's had a particular interest in treating greyhounds. In 2004, he established the Canine Sports Medicine Clinic.
Video
Urgent signs that tell you that your pet needs to go to the vet | TV3
There are many obvious situations where you need to take your pet to the vet, but here are three signs that owners might see, and they might not realise that a visit to the vet is urgent: Head pressi ..
Case Study
Maggie, a three year old cat who had something sticking out of her paw.
Eva’s family rescued Maggie from the Wicklow SPCA Sharpes Hill animal sanctuary when she was just a kitten. Eva was only two at the time, so as far as she’s concerned, Maggie has been around for ever.
Case Study
Max, a 4 year old cat who was shot by an airgun in the garden.
Max is a free-ranging cat, coming and going as he likes through a cat flap. He lives in typical suburbia, with rows of semi-detached houses each having their own enclosed back gardens.
Case Study
Vico, a three year old Labradoodle Guide Dog
A Guide Dog has a surprisingly short working life: a typical animal is around two years old by the time he’s trained, retiring at around ten years of age.
Video
How passive smoking damages pets | TV3
On Ireland AM this week, Pete discussed the ways that passive smoking can affect pets. If you're a pet owner and a smoker, watch this to gather some more reasons for kicking the habit.
Case Study
Hector, a 9 year old West Highland Terrier who was attacked by a dog.
Hector is a male terrier, but he has never shown aggression to humans or other dogs. When other dogs pass by, he usually ignores them.
Case Study
Cosmic the beautiful male budgie.
This is the summer holiday season for people living in the southern hemisphere. Like many Australians, Georgia is away from home for six weeks, touring Europe.
Podcast
How not to poison your pet this Christmas | Pat Kenny Show
Christmas is a time when humans enjoy food, but there are some seasonal human foods that can cause problems for our pets. Foodstuffs that can poison petsChocolate contains the stimulant theobromine.
Print Article
Christmas hazards for pets: mince pies and lilies may be Christmassy by they can kill dogs and cats | The Telegraph
Kiko after she'd been given an injection to make her sickLast week, one of my own dogs, Kiko, needed emergency veterinary care after she greedily devoured a Christmas pudding that she'd stolen.
Case Study
Copper, a young horse with a badly injured leg.
Natasha lives in an organic sanctuary on Taveuni, a tiny Pacific island in Fiji. It’s about as remote as it’s possible to be.
Eleven pet experts expose the most common pet myth that they encounter: Creature Clinic
A pet myth is a commonly held view about pet care that is untrue. Joanna Paul, an Australian vet who writes an excellent blog at CreatureClinic.
Podcast
Don’t give pets as presents at Christmas. | East Coast Radio
On this week's show, we discussed why Santa is reluctant to give pets as presents. Also, Pete told us about a Christmas crisis he had to face the evening before.
Video
Important Christmas tips for pets | TV3
This week on Ireland AM, Pete told the story of Kiko stealing Christmas pudding the previous evening.
Christmas presents for pets and pet lovers- some last minute ideas and tips
Christmas presents for pets and owners? Why not? This week Ireland AM featured a woman who spent €7000 on her new dog, between purchase price of pup and a range of pet accessories including a doggy ..
Podcast
Puppies as presents? No, No, No! | Pat Kenny Show
A social media storm has been raging since Sunday, when the Independent newspaper published an account of a journalist buying a Christmas puppy as a present for her husband.
Case Study
Sally, a cross bred female whippet who had nine puppies.
One day, Helen found Sally wandering around a supermarket car park.