Squirt the cat came home with a broken jaw
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESSquirt featured on the Nine O’Clock News when he was just a kitten after he had been saved from drowning.
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.
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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Outbreak of virus in Dublin dogs: an explainer
I've just written a detailed explanation about the virus that's said to be affecting dogs visiting parks and public places in North Dublin and elsewhere.
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.
Instagram Live TV Q&A session with Pete Wedderburn (Petfix Club) and Tim Kirby (Petbond.ie)
Do you have questions for vets about getting pets and looking after them? Now is your chance. Tim Kirby and Pete Wedderburn are having a live video Q&A session on Instagram tomorrow night.
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Two vets – Ben Sweeney and Pete Wedderburn – talk about how the vet profession has changed in 35 years
Ben Sweeney has been qualified as a vet for twelve years, while Pete qualified thirty five years ago.
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.
Sassy the three month old kitten
Nobody knows how she got there.
Introducing the Petfix Club brand of pet food
I know how important pet food is: the right choice can make the difference between great health and a mediocre existence for your pet.
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.
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.
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.
The Ask A Vet service on the Petfix Club website
When I am asked what Petfix Club is all about, my answer can be summed up in this statement: "To provide affordable, high quality, online veterinary advice to everyone, everywhere, all the time".
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.
Pete’s cat Peig introduces the Petfix Club store
The online pet store is one of the key parts of Petfix Club, open to everyone, members and non-members, for the month of December.
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).
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.