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Activity monitors for pets on TV3’s Ireland AM | TV3
The "quantified self" is a phenomenon that is now extending to our pets: the "quantified animal".
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Chip developed a strange rash on her face
Aoife has never known life without Chip. Six years before she was born, her parents adopted the young adult cat from the DSPCA.
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Pet first aid, educating children about animal welfare and dealing with dog theft: the weekly Pete the Vet podcast | East Coast Radio
Pet first aid Pet first aid is an area of growing interest to pet owners: the internet now lets people access an encyclopaedia of information about animals, but sometimes hands-on teaching is needed, ..
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Activity monitoring collars for dogs and cats: Pete the Vet on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show | Pat Kenny Show
"Fitbits for dogs and cats"At the start of the New Year, many people pay more attention to personal fitness, and “Fitbit” type watches that monitor activity are now popular.
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Boomer was unable to pass urine
When Lisa comes home in the evening, Boomer always rushes to greet her, purring.
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Grants for Irish animal welfare groups, dog theft & listeners’ questions: Pete the Vet on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show | Pat Kenny Show
Animal welfare funding from the Irish governmentThe Irish government has just announced awards of €2,460,500 to 137 animal welfare organisations.
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Ginger and Toby both developed a swollen front foot
Anne-Marie's one-year-old cats were in perfect health when she left for work last Monday morning. They had enjoyed breakfast, and she expected that they would have a typically easy "cat" day.
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Don’t poison your dog with raisins over Christmas: Pete the Vet on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show and in the Daily Telegraph | Pat Kenny Show, The Telegraph
Grape toxicity - and that includes raisins - is a recently recognised phenomenon in the veterinary world.
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Molly the 10 month old Dalmation is a “fire safety dog”
Fire safety is not a subject that naturally grabs the attention of children, yet house fires are common, and it's often children who are victims.
Dog magnetism, functional toys for pets at Christmas & listener queries: Pat Kenny Show podcast | Pat Kenny Show
This week's Pat Kenny Show vet spot started with an interesting fact about the way dogs defaecate: you'll have to listen to the podcast by clicking on the play button below to discover what that was.
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The vegan fiver saga in the UK: Pete the Vet on the Pat Kenny Show and in the Daily Telegraph | Pat Kenny Show, The Telegraph
Next month, like thousands of others, I'll be taking part in Veganuary, becoming a vegan for the month of January.
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Frost the Siberian Husky who swallowed a fish hook
Mark took on his two Husky-type dogs from the DSPCA last summer: they had been abandoned by their previous owners, a common problem for these large, energetic breeds.
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Christmas puppies – including Boxers – may look cute but they are a bad idea: here’s why | Pat Kenny Show
On the Pat Kenny Show today, we discussed why it's such a bad idea to give puppies as Christmas presents.
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Seal rescue in Ireland: a podcast describing a real life case of rescuing a Grey Seal pup | East Coast Radio
I was recently involved in the rescue of an injured seal pup from one of the beaches in my local town (Bray, in County Wicklow, Ireland).
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This is why it’s a bad idea to give pets as Christmas presents | TV3
Don't give pets as presentsPets never make good Christmas gifts and should never be bought on a whim or given as a surprise.
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Jessie the Labrador suffers with itchy skin
Jessie is an 11 year old Labrador who suffers from one of the most common health issues to afflict dogs in Ireland today: itchy skin.
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Pat Kenny Show Vet podcast: seal rescue in Ireland plus questions from listeners | Pat Kenny Show
A seal pup was rescued on a Bray beach this weekLast Tuesday, I received a call from Seal Rescue Ireland: a baby seal had been found washed up on a Bray beach ,injured and wedged between rocks.
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A working morning with Pete the Vet: short video from TV3’s Ireland AM | TV3
A vet clinic can be a busy place and it's always interesting to see what's going on. A few weeks ago, the Ireland Am camera crew called in on a Monday morning to see what was happening.