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Vet on the radio: mental health of vets, fleas and conferences
Tweet 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. Click on the play button below to listen: … Continue reading
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Vet on the radio with Newstalk’s Sile Seioge: Finzi the rescued dog and grieving in pets
Tweet I visited the Newstalk studios again recently, to talk with Sile Seioge about various animal related issues. First, we discussed the saga of Finzi – you can hear this section by clicking here. We then discussed the subject of … Continue reading
Radio vet spot: compulsory microchipping of dogs in Ireland. A good idea? How much should it cost?
Tweet 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. Will this be a useful measure? How much will it cost? Who should pay … Continue reading
Posted in audio, campaign, dog, east coast
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Vet on the radio: the story of Finzi, and dealing with the issue of overweight pets
Tweet This week on East Coast FM, I told the story of Finzi, an abandoned dog that I rescued during the week. In complete contrast to this poor, emaciated animal, we then went on to discuss the issue of obesity … Continue reading
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Vet on the radio: urine marking in multi-cat households – what to do about that smell?
Tweet On East Coast FM this week, Pete Wedderburn discusses the problem of urine marking in households with multiple cats living together. To listen, click on the play button below
Posted in audio, behaviour, cat, east coast
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Vet on the radio: can cats pass serious illness on to humans? And is it OK to feed eggs to pets?
Tweet 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. Also, is it OK to feed eggs to pets? And what about other scraps and … Continue reading
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Pete the Vet radio podcast: Urban foxes – the risk to pets
Tweet 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? Click on the play button below to listen to the podcast. … Continue reading
Posted in audio, cat, east coast, wildlife
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Vet on the radio: compulsory microchipping of dogs in England – could Ireland be next?
Tweet 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. Why is this being done, and is Ireland likely to introduce similar … Continue reading
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Vet on the radio: from seabirds in trouble to chemotherapy for pets
Tweet 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 treat pets with cancer. Click on the … Continue reading
Posted in audio, bird, cat, dog, east coast
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