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Euro 2016 soccer theme – all about ball games for your pets | East Coast Radio, TV3
As Ireland play France today in the Euro soccer championships, today's theme is all about ball games.
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What do you do with your pets when you go on holidays? | TV3
What do you do with your pets when you go away on holiday? This can be a significant complication of owning a pet. The various options are listed below.
Podcast
Topical issues: greyhounds as pets, malicious poisoning of dogs and miscellaneous questions about pets | Pat Kenny Show
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.
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Wildlife care: what to do if you find an injured or abandoned bird in your garden | East Coast Radio
At this time of year, it's common to find injured or abandoned birds. At our vet clinic just now, somebody arrives every day holding a small bird, and asking us to help them.
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How can we help Pugs and Bulldogs breathe normally again? | East Coast Radio
The campaign for action to help squashed-nose (brachycephalic) dogs to breathe normally is gaining momentum.
Case Study
Luigh and Rossa are Toy Poodles who are regularly groomed
Eimear has had a lifelong connection with poodles. As a child, one of her aunts owned them, and when Eimear was a young adult, her mother began to keep them.
Hundreds walking in the rain for greyhounds in Dublin
Greyhounds have been popular in Ireland for centuries, as working, racing animals, but in the past couple of decades, they have finally begun to be recognised for their full potential: as intelligent, ..
Podcast
Can you stop cats from hunting and bringing home prey? | Pat Kenny Show
This week's topic on the Pat Kenny Show was how to prevent hunting behaviour in pet cats. The link to the radio show podcast is at the foot of this post.
The Secret Life of Pets: Pete’s own Kiko stars in a photo exhibition
A new movie - "The Secret Life of Pets" - is about to be released in Ireland, and the good news is that the ISPCA has been chosen as the charity to benefit from fund raisers linked to the movie.
Case Study
Lola nearly died after a serious wasp attack in the summer of 2011
Ireland is a relatively pest-free country. There are no poisonous snakes, venomous spiders or other nasties like scorpions or toxic jelly fish.
Race report: Tarmonator Sprint Triathlon in Longford
Much as I love training for triathlons, I've discovered that if I don't have a race on the horizon, it's just too easy for the training to lapse.
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Vegetarian and vegan food for dogs and cats: Is it possible and is it fair to the animals? | Pat Kenny Show, The Telegraph
What's in that pet food bowl? Do those dry biscuits contain animal products? Or are they plant based? It can be difficult to tell by looking at them, but it can be critically important to the animal.
Pete’s report on the Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon – the Gauntlet, a half-iron distance race
I did my first triathlon of the season recently, at Lough Cutra Castle, one of a very special series of triathlons that are run in the UK and Ireland: they are all based at a castle, giving each event ..
Case Study
A red blotch appeared on the back of Harvey’s neck
Harvey loves playing in the back garden. Zoe also has an older dog, a collie called Max, and the two animals often chase each other around.
Rise in fatal cat shootings leads to calls for better airgun licensing in England and Wales | The Telegraph
As a vet in practice, the most distressing cases that I see happen when somebody deliberately harms an animal.
Podcast
This Bank Holiday weekend, check for wildlife before cutting the grass or using the strimmer | East Coast Radio
On this week's podcast, we discuss the importance of checking the garden for hidden wildlife before using the lawnmower or the strimmer.
Case Study
Kat broke his jaw when playing with his brother outside
Jennie has two cats - Kat and Kit. She took them both on as kittens in the hope that they'd grow up to be friends.