This week’s podcast starts by discussing the recent cold, windy, wet weather: how should pet owners care for their animals in this sort of climate? Cats Cats tend to be independent creatures who ..
An exhibition is currently on display in Somerset featuring a range of artworks centred on cats, aiming to raise funds for the important work of International Cat Care.
Eight year old Max has always been a fit and healthy dog, but every year, Emma brings him along to see me for his yearly health check.
This week's topic is the complex subject of "animal hoarders". To listen to the podcast click on the link at the foot of this page. Everyone knows an example of this type of individual.
Last Sunday, one year old Ella was mooching around the house as she often does, when she found something interesting. Somebody had left some boxes and bags of groceries within her reach, on the floor.
Dogs and cats, like humans, sometimes suffer from crises that require the life-saving therapy of being given a blood transfusion.
Wild cats eat raw meat. So do free living dogs.
Cats have a different status to dogs in Irish society and under Irish law. To find out more, listen to this podcast. Cats in IrelandPet cats are well protected in Irish law.
I am still stunned by the fact that this blog swept the boards at the recent Blog Awards Ireland – winning top prize in Science & Education, top prize in Lifestyle, and then finally, the ove ..
Two months ago, Yuki had a severe bout of gastroenteritis, needing to be put on a drip and hospitalised overnight, but she recovered well.
In this week's show on Newstalk, we discussed the various types of collars and harnesses that can be used when walking with a dog on a leash.
My local Dubray Bookshop was busy this afternoon, designing their Christmas book shop window.
When I see a dog straining against their collar, wheezing as they pull their owner behind them, I often feel like stopping them to let them know about some modern alternatives to help to teach dogs to ..
This blog has been a labour of love since I started writing it over a decade ago.
In 2014, Mark moved from an apartment to a house with a garden, and he decided that he was ready to get a dog.
This Saturday 27th October, I will be speaking at the 2018 Irish Wildlife Rehabilitation conference which is taking place in Slane, Co Meath.
Learn how to help pets during fireworks season from this week's podcast. At this time of year, many dogs (and cats) get upset because they are afraid of the sights, sounds and smells of fireworks displays.
Lucy has already been through two major life-and-death situations in her old age: she survived mammary cancer after major surgery in 2011, and just six months ago, she needed another big operation to ..
