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New methods of reviewing vet clinic records have been giving us new and valuable information in all sorts of areas of pet care.
New methods of reviewing vet clinic records have been giving us new and valuable information in all sorts of areas of pet care.
This week in my regional newspaper column I focussed on Guinea pigs – great little pets – read my piece here – sorry, it’s subscription only but free content is also available, ..
This six minute podcast discusses the latest stray dog control statistics from Ireland.
Here’s a short interview from East Coast FM: After discussing the tragedy around the Ironman event in Cork, I went on to discuss puppy farms in Ireland. Two contrasting topics. Plenty to say abo ..
In New Zealand, a school set up a competition to reduce the local feral cat population by asking children to shoot cats dead. After a huge outcry, this crazy idea was abandoned.
Here’s the podcast from my Ask The Expert spot on The Anton Savage Show on Newstalk from last Saturday morning: this includes the mention of the importance of goldfish having a social life that ..
An inter-departmental working group has just made a submission to Cabinet with suggestions for improving the control of dogs, including forty new dog wardens, increased on-the-spot fines, and a unifie ..
Irish dog pounds and rescue centres are overloaded with unwanted dogs, either abandoned or surrendered by their owners.
Brayvet''s Pete Wedderburn does a weekly short podcast with East Coast FM.
In this week's vet spot, we discussed a recent case from my clinic, when a dog needed an operation to remove a stone that had accidentally been swallowed, and then had become stuck in the intestines.
In this week’s vet spot on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show, we discussed plans for a new vet school in Ireland, and we went on to discuss grooming pets (why do they get matted fur and what can y ..
I spoke with Jacki on Spirit Radio about keeping pets warm in cold weather. You can listen to the short podcast by clicking on the link below. https://www.
The attack on a young boy in Wexford this week is clearly a tragedy, and a dreadful incident.
In this week’s 15 minute podcast, after an initial chat about phones (a shared interest of myself and Declan Meehan, the interviewer), we discussed the recent debate about a live animal crib in ..
In this interview from Spirit Radio, I discuss issues for pets at this time of year, including how to keep them calm and relaxed when there are fireworks going off outside.
This week’s podcast discusses feeding vegetarian or vegan food to pets, as well as using insect-based pet food as an alternative to meat-based pet food as an environmentally-friendly and animal- ..
Today is International Dog Day, a time to celebrate the canines in our culture.
Nutritional supplements are given to around 20% of pets every day. But are they really necessary?Listen to this ten minute podcast to find out more. Click on the play button below.