Pete the Vet's Podcast

On this week's podcast, we began by discussing the story of the abandoned kittens being found in a cardboard box in Donegal. We went on to discuss the advantages of spaying and Pete answered a listeners' question about a snake not eating.

Pete talks about minding pets on his holidays and giving your dog a hug.

On this week's podcast, Pete discussed the advantages of massage therapy for dogs and then he talked about people having to microchip their dogs now by law.

In this week's podcast, Pete discusses the dangers of dogs stealing and eating chocolate and the dangers of cats getting the pollen from lilies on their fur and then licking it off and being poisoned.

This week, Pete answers a question about a mature housetrained dog who suddenly begins soiling in the house. Then they go on to talk about Valentines Day with your dog.

Pete the Vet Podcast: the subject of eyes in relation to dogs by Pete Wedderburn

This week, we began by discussing Pete becoming vegan for the month of January. This was followed by Pete answering listeners questions.

This week, we discussed why Santa is reluctant to give pets as presents. Also, Pete told us about a Christmas crisis that he had to cope with the evening before.

Pete discussed pet food. Commercial pet food manufacturers are legally obliged to make sure that their pet food contains nutrients that pets need.

In this week's podcast, we discussed mange and dry skin in dogs. What a dog eats has an impact on the dogs skin condition. If a dog has a good diet, then a dog will have a healthy shiny coat.

keeping your pets safe at halloween, microchipping your pets and fitbit collars for pets.

It's common to find hedgehogs out and about at this time of year. If you find one, should you rescue it, or leave it to its own devices. Listen to this podcast to find out.

Pete discusses how we can help keep our pets safer over the dark winter months. He recommends putting reflective collars on our cats and using a lead with a neon strip running along it for our dogs.

In this week's podcast, we discussed the issue of rescue dogs and dog pounds and the value of pet adoption.

Pete describes the dangers of what can happen to dogs when they chase sticks.

In this week's podcast, we started by discussing pets that are fussy eaters, and we went on to discuss the seasonal problem of harvest mites

This week on East Coast FM, we discussed the new dog microchipping legislation which has just come into force in Ireland.

In this podcast, Pete discusses the subject of feeding your pet - something that all pet owners do at least once daily

To make a difference from the usual, Pete the Vet reports on his Ironman 70.3 race which he did in Dublin in August 2015

This week, we discussed cats - a recent survey revealed that there are over 800000 cats living in Ireland.

In this week's podcast, we discuss the recent court case where a man was just given community service for beating his dog to death. After this serious and rather depressing topic, we go on to discuss pet passports...

This week, a listener texted in a query about feeding raw potato skins and pea pods to their dog. After answering this, we went on to discuss dog nutrition in general.

In this week's podcast, a few listeners' queries are answered, including the tendency for large dark coloured dogs to overheat in hot weather, and a discussion on the early socialisation of puppies.

In this week's podcast we discuss the issue of safety when taking dogs for a swim.

This week, we discuss the animal welfare conference taking place in Dublin on 12th June 2015, and Pete answers a listener's query about how to stop her dog barking incessantly in the garden