Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEast Coast FM vet spot: sleeping with your dog - companionship or craziness?
A surprisingly high proportion of people admit to sleeping with their pets beneath the covers: on East Coast FM this week, we discuss this subject, i…
13 years, 11 months ago
Spay Ireland 2012 - aiming to reduce Ireland's stray dog population
On East Coast FM this week, I discussed the Spay Ireland initiative to raise awareness of the importance of spaying and neutering pet dogs and cats. …
13 years, 11 months ago
East Coast FM vet spot: urban foxes and a listener with a stray Muscovy duck
On East Coast FM this week, a listener called in with an unusual problem: a Muscovy duck had crash-landed onto their conservatory. After dealing with…
13 years, 11 months ago
East Coast FM vet spot: cats behaving badly - feline stress and social life
On East Coast FM this week, a listener sent in a question about a cat spraying urine in their home - in a multi-cat household. In this radio discussi…
13 years, 11 months ago
In memory of Angela Cook - on East Coast FM
Angela Cook - a long standing client of Brayvet and the owner of two lovely Labradors, Angel and Archie - passed away recently. Angela had appeared o…
13 years, 11 months ago
East Coast FM vet spot: what to do if your neighbour's dog is barking too much
Following on from the TV discussion earlier this week about what to do if your own dog is barking too much, East Coast FM's Declan Meehan asked me wh…
14 years ago
Vet spot on East Coast FM: can experiments on animals ever be justified?
The figures for animal experimentation in Ireland seem to be on the rise, and this week, we discussed the complex issue of vivisection. This was just…
14 years ago
East Coast FM vet spot: dealing with "badly behaved" animals from dogs to horses
This week, presenter Declan Meehan had two vets to talk to: myself, and Orla Doherty from the Animal Behaviour Clinic. We discussed how to modify ani…
14 years ago
Vet on radio: greyhounds shot in Limerick & what to do if you find an injured animal on the road
A couple of subjects discussed on East Coast FM this week. There's a sad greyhound story in the news about former racing dogs being killed by a blunt…
14 years ago
Vet on the radio: the elephant on the loose.... and dead badgers by the road
This week on East Coast FM, we discussed the bizarre news story about an unfortunate elephant escaping from the circus and going for a ramble around …
14 years, 1 month ago