From changes in vet clinic ownership rules to festive human foods that can harm pets: listen to the podcast below.
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There's an autumnal tinge in the air, with acorns and conkers scattered in fields, parks and gardens. They may be pretty, but are they safe?Read my latest online post in the Telegraph to find out more.
On the Pat Kenny Show this week, we first discussed the risk to pets from poisonous plants in people's back gardens, and second, we dealt with the usual collection of listeners' queries.
Avoid poisoning your pets accidentally over Easter Over the Easter weekend, there are several hidden toxic hazards for pets in many homes, and it’s far better to avoid them rather than waiting u ..
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 ..
Grape toxicity - and that includes raisins - is a recently recognised phenomenon in the veterinary world.
The story of the two Labradors that were poisoned On Tuesday evening, a five year old Labrador was brought in to see me because shortly after her evening meal at 6pm, she’d started to stagger, b ..
In today’s Daily Telegraph, Helen Yemm the gardening correspondent answers an interesting question – is Roundup (glyphosate) safe around pets? Roundup (Glyphosate) is practically nontoxic ..
Greyhounds as petsI've often talked about the benefits of greyhounds as pets, and I was delighted to be given the option to do that again today on the Pat Kenny Show.
Kidney failure is common in cats, and one of the lesser well known causes is Lily poisoning.
On this week's podcast, Pete discussed the dangers of chocolate for dogs and lilies for cats.
This week on the Pat Kenny Show, we discussed chocolate poisoning in dogs, and then we took the usual queries from listeners.
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.
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.
This week on Ireland AM, Pete told the story of Kiko stealing Christmas pudding the previous evening.
Do you want to know more about chocolate toxicity in dogs? Watch the Video. I filmed the video with the friendly HouseMyDog team.
Crufts hit the news for the wrong reasons today, for two main reasons1: There was widespread concern about the winning Scottie dog being handled in an insensitive manner.
