On this week's podcast, we discuss the importance of checking the garden for hidden wildlife before using the lawnmower or the strimmer.
Everyone has heard of "Superbugs", but the scale of the threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria is still not widely appreciated.
On this week's podcast, we discussed the story of the abandoned kittens in Donegal.
In this week’s podcast, the main topic of discussion was an ongoing theme for me at the moment: Pugs and other short-nosed dogs that have such severe breathing difficulties that they need surger ..
Hugging dogs is not always enjoyable for the animals: to find out why, listen to the podcast. Questions from listeners We have 2 five month old kittens and 2 Labs (4yrs and 1 yr old).
In this week's podcast, Pete talks about going on holidays and minding pets. He also discussed the issue of hugging dogs.
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.
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.
Many people love the idea of getting a dog, but they often don't think about it beforehand.
On this week's podcast, Pete discussed the advantages of massage therapy for dogs. He then went on to talk about people now having to have their dogs microchipped by law.
Kidney failure is common in cats, and one of the lesser well known causes is Lily poisoning.
On this week's podcast, Pete discussed the dangers of chocolate for dogs and lilies for cats.
This week on the Pat Kenny Show, we discussed chocolate poisoning in dogs, and then we took the usual queries from listeners.
Essentially, there are four strands to Crufts, one is great, the second is harmless and the other two are controversial.
The initial discussion on the Pat Kenny Show vet spot today was all about microchips.
Scooting is a common behaviour in dogs (and sometimes in cats).
On this weeks show, Pete began by answering a question about a mature housetrained dog who has started soiling in the house. This was following by a discussion on Valentine's Day with your dog.
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.
