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10 min podcast and article: update on spaying and neutering | East Coast Radio
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association has just issued new guidelines on spaying and neutering.
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10 min podcast and one page article: the Lost Dog phenomenon in Ireland | East Coast Radio
Every day in most towns in Ireland, dogs are reported wandering the streets on their own.
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10 min podcast and more: How to reduce the risk of bites from large powerful dogs in Ireland | East Coast Radio
After the shocking death of a young woman in Limerick last week, and another incident involving a dog attack in Cork, there has been much discussion about what should be done to reduce the risk of peo ..
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10 minute podcast: summer gastrointestinal upsets in dogs | East Coast Radio
In the summer months, many dogs suffer from gastrointestinal upsets (vomiting and diarrhoea), both mild and serious.
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Why greyhounds deserve to be treated like other dogs – article and podcast | East Coast Radio
Last week, I heard about Beate, a German psychologist and greyhound enthusiast who was visiting Ireland.
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How long do cats live for? Article and podcast | East Coast Radio
New methods of reviewing vet clinic records have been giving us new and valuable information in all sorts of areas of pet care.
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All about Guinea pigs | Newstalk
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, ..
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Podcast: the latest stray dog statistics in Ireland | East Coast Radio
This six minute podcast discusses the latest stray dog control statistics from Ireland.
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Podcast: the Ironman tragedy in Cork and puppy farms in Ireland. Two very different topics. | East Coast Radio
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 ..
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Podcast: killing feral cats in NZ and TNR in Ireland | East Coast Radio
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.
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Podcast: the Ask the Expert slot from Newstalk’s Anton Savage Show | Newstalk
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 ..
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Podcast: New rules coming on controlling dogs in Ireland | East Coast Radio
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 ..
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10 min Podcast: The surge of unwanted dogs in Ireland | East Coast Radio
Irish dog pounds and rescue centres are overloaded with unwanted dogs, either abandoned or surrendered by their owners.
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Podcast: the advance is high tech diagnostics in vet clinics | East Coast Radio
Brayvet''s Pete Wedderburn does a weekly short podcast with East Coast FM.
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Podcast: stories from a vet clinic. The dog that swallowed a stone | East Coast Radio
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.
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Pat Kenny Show vet spot: a new vet school, pet grooming plus questions from listeners | Pat Kenny Show
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 ..
Podcast: Helping pets stay warm in cold weather | Spirit Radio
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.
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Podcast: how to deal with the aftermath of dog attacks on children | East Coast Radio
The attack on a young boy in Wexford this week is clearly a tragedy, and a dreadful incident.