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Bring Your Dog To Work Day podcast on East Coast FM including advice on heat stroke in dogs | East Coast Radio
In this week's podcast, we discuss Bring Your Dog To Work Day, mentioning the health and social benefits from dogs.
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Lungworm: is your dog at risk and how can you protect them? | East Coast Radio
Lungworm is an emerging parasite, with prevention of this disease now being an important part of pet care. To find out more about it, listen to this podcast by clicking on the link below.
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Pete the Vet’s weekly podcast: swans and the public, plus what to do about ticks | East Coast Radio
In this week's podcast, Pete the Vet starts by discussing a recent incident in the Irish newspapers where a man was seen to pounce on a swan, grabbing it by the neck.
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Cancer in pets: Pete the Vet podcast | East Coast Radio
This week, Pete discusses the broad topic of cancer in pets, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatment and other possibilities.
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Common poisons in pets: chocolate for dogs and lilies for cats. Pete’s latest podcast | East Coast Radio
In this week's podcast, Pete the Vet explains the background to chocolate poisoning: why does it happen, how much chocolate is dangerous, and what should be done if dogs accidentally eat chocolate.
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Microchips have been compulsory for a year now, in Ireland and the UK | East Coast Radio
In this podcast, recorded at the start of April 2017, the issue of compulsory microchips is discussed.
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Pete discusses his new book, Pet Subjects, on East Coast FM | East Coast Radio
In this week's podcast, Pete introduces his new book Pet Subjects, and outlines some of the interesting and strange cases whose stories have been included.
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Two animal welfare issues: the greyhound industry and pedigree dogs. | East Coast Radio
In this podcast, Pete discusses the recent RTE Prime Time segment which investigates the greyhound industry in Ireland. He goes on to talk about the poor health in some pedigree dogs.
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Dangers on the beach? Fat bergs – what are they and why dog owners should know about them. Pete the Vet podcast | East Coast Radio
This week’s podcast is all about fat bergs – listen to the audio track by clicking at the foot of this post What are fat bergs? “Fat berg” is the term coined to describe a solid mass ..
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Pete the Vet Podcast: it’s time to have your say on puppy farming in Ireland | East Coast Radio
Puppy farms - or Dog Breeding Establishments, as they are formally known - are regulated by the law in Ireland, and this is currently open for public consultation.
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Human-pig hybrids are a step too far: Pete the Vet’s weekly podcast | East Coast Radio
Scientists have spliced human DNA into the genome of pig embryos, tweaking the immunoreactivity of the pig's livers so that they are not rejected when transplanted into humans.
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The end of your pet’s life: deciding when, & looking after your pet’s body afterwards. Pete the Vet Podcast | East Coast Radio
This week on East Coast FM, Pete discusses the complicated issue of deciding when to euthanase a pet, and the then goes on to explain about the various options for looking after your pet’s body, ..
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Do you use a funny voice to talk to your dog? Here’s why, and here’s what difference it make to the animal. Pete the Vet Weekly Podcast | East Coast Radio
Hands up if you do this? When you speak to your dog, do you put on an exaggerated “I’m talking to a dog” voice? If you have ever wondered why, and if you wonder how much difference i ..
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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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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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Weekly podcast: early treatment of heart disease in dogs, pet theft and the issue of TB in wildlife | East Coast Radio
This week on East Coast FM, Pete discusses four topics Recent research which has led to a new recommendation in the early treatment of heart disease.
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Halloween and pets: the story of Sissi, the cat who was shot with a rifle | East Coast Radio
The cat in the photo is Sissi: when she came home from her usual evening stroll recently, she was unable to put any weight on her left front leg.
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Weekly podcast: dogs scooting along ground, plus dealing with fireworks phobias | East Coast Radio
In this week's podcast, courtesy of East Coast FM, we discuss two significant topics that will interest many dog owners.