Pete the Vet's Podcast
I'm a veterinarian who cares for pets, and this podcast is designed to disseminate information and ideas relating to my work. It's aimed at the animal loving public, so if that's you, subscribe today, and listen in.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 365
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
10 min podcast: a manifesto for animals in the Irish general election
With the election in Ireland coming up later this week, this is a good time to discuss animal welfare. Do you know what your preferred candidate plans to do about animal issues? To find out more, lis…
00:05:10 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
10 min podcast: helping overweight pets avoid obesity
It's common for pets to carry too much weight without their owners realising. This podcast explains how to identify this, and how to stop the weight gain before obesity develops.
00:10:47 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
10 min podcast: the use of local anaesthetics in pets
Local anaesthetics are widely used in veterinary surgery to allow painful procedures to happen while an animal is conscious. This is a brief summary of how this can be useful in day to day veterinary…
00:05:55 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
10 min podcast: how pets are affected by daylight savings clock changes
This week, we talk about the way that pets adapt to the changes in time when the clocks adapt to daylight saving time.
00:06:39 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
10 min podcast: the ISPCA & the changing world of modern veterinary care
This week's short podcast discusses life in a busy vet clinic. The ups and downs can be far more intense and demanding than most people realise. This segment was recorded in early October, during Wor…
00:11:44 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
10 min podcast: fireworks and pets
This time of year is difficult for many pets, due to their high sensitivity to unexpected loud noises. Listen to this short podcast to learn how to help pets cope with fear of fireworks.
00:06:32 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
10 min podcast: how dog brains are different to human brains
The differences between dog brains and human brains are well established, and they explain many of the differences between dog behaviour and human behaviour. Listen here to find out more
00:07:46 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
10 min podcast: the danger of grass seeds to pets
Grass seeds are small sharp objects that can be hazardous to pets. Listen here to find out more...
00:10:06 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
10 min podcast: more on the XL Bully ban
The ban on XL Bully dogs comes into effect on 1st October 2024. This short radio interview goes over, again, the reasons why Pete feels that a far more complex and detailed approach is needed to the …
00:06:25 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
10 min podcast: differences between cats and dogs
Cats are very different from dogs, and this short podcast discusses some of those differences.
00:08:45 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
10 min podcast: penguins are in the news
Penguins have been making international news. This short podcast describes how I used to work with the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo, when I was a student, and then we go on to discuss the two recent new…
00:13:37 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
10 min podcast: poisoning in pets
Poisoning is a common issue for pets: this short podcast discusses three typical cases that I have seen at my vet clinic in the past couple of months.
00:08:22 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
10 min podcast: how to stop cats from hunting
Cats have a strong drive to hunt birds, but many owners would prefer that they don't do this. This short podcast discusses how hunting behaviour can be reduced.
00:08:00 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Another podcast about taking pets on holiday
Here's another short discussion about the dos and don'ts of taking pets on holiday with you, including travelling overseas
00:08:02 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
10 min podcast: why Spayaware is important
The first Spayaware event was held in 2002, when over twenty thousand unwanted dogs were euthanased in Ireland's dog pounds. Twenty years later, in 2022, there were less than five hundred euthanased.…
00:04:53 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
10 min podcast: scooting and sledging in dogs
Scooting and sledging are common behaviours in dogs. Listen here to find out why they do it and what to do to help them
00:08:03 |
Tue 02 Jul 2024
10 min podcast: new WSAVA guidelines on spaying and neutering pets
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association has just issued new guidelines on spaying and neutering. As the ISPCA Spayaware campaign is launched for 2024, the message on the importance of neutering…
00:09:11 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
10 min podcast on Lost Dogs
Every day in most towns in Ireland, dogs are reported wandering the streets on their own. This short podcast looks into the "lost dog" phenomenon, and discusses how this should be tackled.
00:08:49 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
10 minute podcast: how to solve the dangerous dog issue in Ireland
After the shocking death of a young woman in Limerick last week, and another incident involving a dog attack in Cork, there has been much discussion about what should be done. Listen to this short po…
00:08:39 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
10 minute podcast: summer gastric upsets in dogs
In the summer months, many dogs suffer from gastrointestinal upsets (vomiting and diarrhoea), both mild and serious. Why is this so common, and what should owners do when their dogs are affected?
00:07:22 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
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