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Dogs and new babies: preventing problems | Pat Kenny Show
In the wake of a baby in California being killed by a family dog, Pete has been discussing the issue of the safety of dogs around young children.
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Bringing a pet into Ireland? This is what you need to know | Pat Kenny Show
The importation of pets into Ireland is strictly controlled so that infectious diseases such as rabies are not carried in by animals. In the past, a six month quarantine was compulsory for every pet.
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Getting a new dog: talking money and good health | Pat Kenny Show
Many people love the idea of getting a dog, but they often don't think about it beforehand.
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Wild animals in circuses must be banned in Ireland | Pat Kenny Show
This week on the Pat Kenny Show, we discussed the reasons why Ireland needs to introduce a complete ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.
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The dangers of lilies to cats | Pat Kenny Show
Kidney failure is common in cats, and one of the lesser well known causes is Lily poisoning.
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Why you need to lock up your Easter eggs: Pete talks chocolate poisoning | Pat Kenny Show
This week on the Pat Kenny Show, we discussed chocolate poisoning in dogs, and then we took the usual queries from listeners.
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Podcast: Post-Crufts debates | Pat Kenny Show
Essentially, there are four strands to Crufts, one is great, the second is harmless and the other two are controversial.
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Compulsory dog microchips are about to happen in Ireland | Pat Kenny Show
The initial discussion on the Pat Kenny Show vet spot today was all about microchips.
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Irish General Election 2016: how do the parties rate on animal welfare | Pat Kenny Show
Animal welfare is important to many people, yet to date, it has not featured in the debate leading up to Ireland's general election on 26th February.
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Anal sac problems. Sledging or scooting: why do dogs rub their bottom along the ground? | Pat Kenny Show
Scooting is a common behaviour in dogs (and sometimes in cats).
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Dogs in pubs & pets losing their voices | Pat Kenny Show
Do you mind dogs in pubs? A Dublin pub has been told to stop letting dogs inThe source of this latest issue seems to be the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, who say this:"This isn’t new legislation.
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More discussion of veganism & Veganuary | Pat Kenny Show
On this week's Pat Kenny Show vet spot, first I discussed my experiences of veganism in Veganuary. Pat asked some challenging questions - difficult enough to answer quickly on live national radio.
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Proof that dogs understand human emotions | Pat Kenny Show
Do dogs understand human emotions? Science says “yes” Dogs are able to combine information from a number of senses to recognise human emotion, an ability that has never been seen in an ..
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From dog vaccines to itchy cats and more | Pat Kenny Show
This week on Newstalk, we answered a range of questions from pet owners. I have two toy Jack Russells aged 7 which I inherited 18 months ago. I had them checked by the vet and all is good.
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Assistance dogs | Pat Kenny Show
On this week's show, Pete started by mentioning the recent death of his mother, B, who passed away on January 10th after a long journey with Alzheimers.
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Pete the Vegan Vet | Pat Kenny Show
This week, the vet spot started with Pete explaining why he has become a vegan for the month of January. He's taking part in Veganuary, a month that welcomes people who'd like to try the vegan lifestyle.
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How not to poison your pet this Christmas | Pat Kenny Show
Christmas is a time when humans enjoy food, but there are some seasonal human foods that can cause problems for our pets. Foodstuffs that can poison petsChocolate contains the stimulant theobromine.
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Puppies as presents? No, No, No! | Pat Kenny Show
A social media storm has been raging since Sunday, when the Independent newspaper published an account of a journalist buying a Christmas puppy as a present for her husband.