The mornings are brighter, the evenings are longer and the weather is warmer. Spring is definitely here, and I've helped Astar Pets put together a springtime guide for pets and their owners.
Pet obesity is astonishingly common. The proportion of overweight and obese pets varies from study to study, but it's thought to be between 33 and 58%.
This week on Ireland AM, we took a different angle to "Pet Project Slimdown", looking into hydrotherapy for dogs.
I've written an article at the Telegraph about overfeeding pets and the consequence of pet obesity: the biggest cause of suffering of Western pets. To read the article, click here.
Patches was a normal, healthy, young adult cat. Nobody could have guessed that within a few days, she’d be in intensive care, fighting for her life.
A vet, Jill Butterworth, has started a campaign to raise awareness and to encourage equine vets and others who handle horses and other large beasts to wear a safety helmet, after a friend’s daughte ..
James has owned Ruby since she was a pup, and she’s been a healthy little dog, with no need to visit the vet.
In this week's podcast, Pete discusses puppy farming in Ireland, following up the RTE Consumer Show investigation that was shown last week (you can watch this tv programme on RTE Player here www. rte.
What can you do to prevent a pet from being lost, and to find a lost pet as quickly as possible? All pet owners, even if you have not lost your pet: Get some good photos of your pet now, before it’s ..
A guest blog by Lisa Luckenbach of WiggleLess back bracesHello everyone. I am so happy for the opportunity to serve as a guest blogger on Dr Pete’s blog. I love sites like petethevet.
I've been working with the people from Housemydog. com to produce some helpful information for pet owners. I've done some normal written blogs for them, and we've also been working on some short videos.
I've written a blog over at the Telegraph about a big change which has recently taken place in the UK: vets are now allowed to call themselves "doctor".
Alice came across Fletcher on an internet “for sale” website. He’d originally been bought for someone who couldn’t keep him, and he’d been sidelined out to a garage where he never saw humans.
In this week's radio interview, we discussed the controversy around Crufts (still not update on toxicology as of 16/3) and I answered a listener's query about her cat scratching the furniture.
This week, we continued Project Pet Slimdown with another weigh-in of Pushkin and Gizmo, followed by a discussion about giving treats to pets.
I've started a regular slot on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk.
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.
Pat originally bought Ruby as a present for his wife three years ago, but as time passed, the bird took a strong liking to himself. These days, Ruby’s definitely Pat’s bird.
