Pete the Vet: Recent Episodes

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Resident Vet Pete Wedderburn joins Pat Kenny in studio to answer all your pet questions. You can email Pete by using the show email: patkenny@newstalk.com

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Pete The Vet joined Pat on the show this morning to chat about making sure you are feeding your pets the correct food. Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Pete The Vet joined us on the show with tips and advice on caring for your pet during these winter months.   Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Pete Wedderburn joins Pat to give advice and tips for caring for your pets and answers listeners questions. Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Pete The Vet joins Pat this morning with tips and advice for taking care of your pets. Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Pete the Vet has a few tips on caring for your pets as lockdown begins to lift.

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Pete The Vet joins Pat on the show and answers listeners pet questions. Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Should you be giving your pet CBD based treats? To help us understand, we asked our resident vet Pete Wedderburn. After that, he answered some of our listeners questions.

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Pete The Vet joins Pat to chat about animal welfare policies ahead of Election 2020.

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Pete the Vet joined Pat to tell us how to stay safe as you take your pets out at night. He also answered your questions.

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Pete Wedderburn joins Pat for this week's vet slot and discuss health in rabbits and answering listeners queries.

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Pete The Vet joins Pat on the show to discuss a new online platform offering members of the public to buy a healthy puppy from approved breeders.

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Pete The Vet joins us in studio  to listeners pet questions including a listener who wishes to use a Llama as a sheepdog.

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Pete the Vet joined us today to discuss the grief from losing a pet. He also answered our listeners questions.

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Pete the Vet told us all about the nasty little harvest mites living on your pets paws. As well as that, he answered all our listeners questions.

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Microchipping your dog is required by law. But did you know that you can microchip any of your pets? Pete the vet explained why you should.

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Japan has given the go ahead on experiments in creating a human animal hybrid. Pete the Vet told us all about it. Then, he answered listeners questions.

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Dog pounds have reported a major decline in the numbers of dogs they're putting down. So, we asked our vet Pete Wedderburn just why this is.

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Are you sick worrying about the ticks and worms infesting your furry friend? Pete the Vet told us how to cleanse your pets of their pests today, and answered more listener questions.

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Pete the Vet talks Wildlife casualties - many people finding fledglings etc just now and dont know what to do with them.

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Pete the Vet joined Pat in studio to explain why a swan would attack a dog, and to answer more listeners questions.

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Pete Wedderburn, our expert vet came in today to tell us all about bring your dog to work day, the benefits of an office dog, and answered our listeners questions.

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Pete the Vet joins us to explain why people are protesting the exportation of Irish livestock. He also took some time to answer your questions about animal welfare.

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Pete the Vet tells us about the best foods for your pets and how to choose when there are so many options available!

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Pete Wedderburn (Pete the Vet) talks about Spayaware.ie, the annual initiative to promote spay and neuter of pets to control population.

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Pete Wedderburn joined Pat in studio for his weekly slot. Though you may not have a dog yourself, research indicates that 40%* of Irish households own a dog so the chances of encountering a dog while visiting a relative or out in the community are quite high. For the sake of human safety and animals integrating well into our lives, it’s important that all Irish adults and children know more about dog behavior.

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Pete Wedderburn (Pete the Vet) talks about calf welfare: the video of calves being abused on the way to live export in Netherlands.

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Pete the Vet talks about flea and tick prevention. Both of these are far more common in the warmer months of the summer.

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Pete the Vet answers your listener questions along with discussing aggression in cats.

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Pete the Vet discusses getting your first pet.

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Pete Wedderburn (Pete the Vet) talks animal skin problems. The treatment of skin disease - this includes tablets, shampoos and creams. Skin disease is one of the most common reasons why people need to go to the vet

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Traditionally, vets have focused on medical and surgical treatments of mobility problems in pets, but over the past twenty years, there has been an increasing interest in the hands-on approach. Methods range from acupuncture to manipulations to hydrotherapy to therapeutic massage, for both dogs and cats.

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Pete Wedderburn (Pete the Vet) answers your pet related questions and he also discusses the news that unvaccinated people are being banned from going out in public in New York.

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Pete the Vet answers your questions and also talks about the pug that won Best of Breed at Crufts has significant visible health issues, as well as being seriously inbred.

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Dogs Trust has launched their annual dog fouling awareness campaign, ‘The Big Scoop’ to encourage more people to be kind to their community and pick up after their dog. Dog fouling is a human problem not a dog one. The charity aims to encourage responsible dog ownership in order to reduce the amount of dog poo being left in public spaces. Pete the Vet tells us all about this along with answering listener questions.

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Crufts, the world’s largest dog show, took place in the UK last week, and the Irish Kennel Club’s flagship show happens over the St Patrick’s Day weekend. This is the season to discuss pedigree dogs and there are pros and cons to highlight. Pete the Vet discusses the history of pedigree dogs.

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New research has found a link between the personalities of cat owners and the behaviour and well being of their pets. Pete The Vet discusses whether or not cats can take on traits of their owners.