More tips for pets in the summer sunshine | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, I discussed the issue of helping pets cope with summer sunshine.
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How do you get started in dog agility & can a blind dog have his sight restored? | East Coast Radio
This week, a listener called in to ask how she can start teaching her pet dog how to do agility. Jumping over hurdles and running through tunnels is something that many pets can learn to do.
Our new vet hospital is nearly complete in Bray & how to tell if a dog is blind | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, Pete the Vet discusses his new veterinary hospital in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, which is nearing completion.
Tips on preventing heat stroke in dogs | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, we discussed the topical issue of dogs overheating in sunny weather. For some tips on how to prevent this, click on the play button below.
Stray horses, hot dogs & dogs being stolen from boarding kennels | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM, this week, we discussed various animal welfare issues, including overheating dogs in cars, unwanted horses, and the unusual recent case where dogs were stolen from boarding kennels.
How many “dog years” in one “human year”? | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, we discussed the comparison of human years to dog years: is there any truth to the “one year equals seven” concept? ..
Mental health of vets, fleas and conferences | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, we discuss a range of topical issues, as well as taking a call from a listener with a dog that's moulting all over the place.
Pete the Vet discusses careers, life and religion with Declan Meehan on East Coast FM | East Coast Radio
This week on East Coast FM, Pete Wedderburn had a longer-than-usual chat with Declan Meehan, talking about his life story, from wanting to be a vet as a child, to developing a career working as a medi ..
Radio vet spot: Mcrochipping of dogs in Ireland. A good idea? How much should it cost? | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, we discussed the announcement by the Minster of Agriculture that microchipping will be made compulsory for dogs in Ireland.
The new series of Animal A&E continues tonight at 7.30pm: more real life stories from Irish vet clinics | Animal A & E, East Coast Radio
I was joined in the East Coast FM radio studio today by Andrea Hayes, my co-presenter in TV3's Animal A&E series.
The story of Finzi, and dealing with the issue of overweight pets | East Coast Radio
This week on East Coast FM, I told the story of Finzi, an abandoned dog that I rescued during the week.
Urine marking in multi-cat households | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, Pete Wedderburn discusses the problem of urine marking in households with multiple cats living together.
Can cats pass serious illness on to humans? And is it OK to feed eggs to pets? | East Coast Radio
Cats are often blamed for passing a disease to Toxoplasmosis to humans, but as this radio discussion explains, it's much more complicated than that.
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Urban foxes – the risk to pets | East Coast Radio
On the East Coast FM Vet Spot this week, we discussed urban foxes – is there a serious risk to children? And what about small pets, like cats? ..
Compulsory microchipping of dogs in England – could Ireland be next? | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, we discuss the news from the UK that it will become compulsory to have all dogs microchipped from April 2013.
From seabirds in trouble to chemotherapy for pets | East Coast Radio
On this week’s East Coast FM Morning Show, we discussed two subjects: first, seabirds getting into trouble due to human pollution, and second, the rights and wrongs of chemotherapy being used to ..
One dog with Parvovirus and another with itchy skin | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, a listener phoned in to discuss her dog: he had just been diagnosed with Parvovirus by her vet. Another listener called in to ask about her itchy dog.
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How do animals cope with bad weather in winter? | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, we discussed how animals cope with the cold, wet weather of winter.