Podcast
Podcast: objects causing digestive obstructions in dogs | East Coast Radio
Listen here to my short podcast from East Coast FM to learn about the common issue of foreign bodies causing gastrointestinal obstruction in dogs.
Pet Health
Podcast
Podcast: Report from the Pet Innovation Summit in Boston, USA | East Coast Radio
Listen to this 15 minute podcast to find out what Pete discovered during his visit to the Pet Innovation Summit in Boston which took place last week. This was first broadcast on East Coast FM radio.
Podcast
Podcast from Pete the Vet: is your pet overweight or obese? | Spirit Radio
Pet obesity is an increasingly common problem, shortening the life of many dogs and cats, and adversely impacting on their quality of life.
Case Study
Zola is a 2 year old Siberian Husky
Siberian Huskies have become popular dogs in Ireland in recent years: there’s something about their wolf-like appearance that appeals to people.
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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.
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Riley the 18 month old Collie cross
Riley lives with three cats, and there’s continual low grade conflict. It’s nothing serious, and up until now, nobody has every been injured. It’s more that they tend to avoid each other, where possible.
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Pixie the thirteen year old male neutered Papillon dog
Like most dogs, Pixie has been fit and healthy for most of his life. It was only two years ago, when he was eleven years old, that things began to go wrong.
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Blue the one year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Blue lives the normal life of an active young adult dog. He spends most of his time around the home with Lukas, resting or wandering around the house.
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Twilight the 3 year old cat
In some parts of the world, such as North America, the risk of a pet being carried away by a raptor bird like an eagle, buzzard or hawk is taken seriously.
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Herbie the six year old ginger cat
Like most cats, Herbie is a creature of habit, and Sarah knows him well. He’s a typical Irish cat who is allowed to come and go as he pleases, through a cat flap.
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Tabitha the one year old tabby cat
Ruby has been through a difficult time in the past year: her much-loved cat, Eddie, went missing in March.
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Sherlock the 1 year old Border Collie
Emma chose Sherlock carefully as a puppy: she heard about a family in the countryside who had a litter of collie pups, and she made a point of meeting both parent dogs.
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Maggie the 11 year old Lurcher
Maggie is a Lurcher, which is not so much a specific breed as a particular type of dog. Classically, a Lurcher was an Irish poacher’s dog: a cross between a Greyhound and a Deerhound.
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Sophie the 11 year old cat
Eleven years ago, a friend of Cathy’s told her about two kittens that had been rescued: two sisters, one with a tail, and one with no tail (like a Manx cat).
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Arnie the 8 year old Bulldog
Many Bulldogs have snuffly breathing: their noses are flattened, and you can sometimes hear them coming before you see them.
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Thea the 10 year old thoroughbred horse
Today’s story from the archives is a bittersweet one: yes, it is a lovely story about the remarkable ways that animals can help humans, and about how good animals are at connecting with people, ..
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Fionn is a three year old Golden Retriever
Fionn is only three years old, but he has had more than his fair share of health issues as a young dog.