Every year since it was launched in 2002 as part of a grass roots effort by animal welfare groups and individuals across Ireland, SpayAware has been highlighting the importance of spaying and neutering to address the pet overpopulation crisis. SpayAware appeals for action to end the plight of the our unwanted animals by promoting the key message that it is time to kill the problems, not the pets. “Since we started the SpayAware initiative, the number of dogs destroyed in [...]
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Animal Health & Welfare Bill is Completed
Veterinary Ireland, the representative body for vets, has welcomed the passing of the Animal Health and Welfare Bill, 2013 through all stages of the Oireachtas. Commenting on the completion of the final stages of the passing of the Bill through the Oireachtas, Donal Lynch, President, Veterinary Ireland, stated “this is welcome news for Animal Health and Welfare in Ireland. The 2013 Bill once enacted will replace and update the Protection of Animals Act of 1911 and all subsequent animal welfare [...]
Antifreeze poisoning
ANTIFREEZE is deadly for dogs and cats. It’s sweet tasting and they will often drink it if they find it spilt, or if it drips from a car radiator. If your pet drinks it you need to get to the vet as fast as you can – this is an extreme emergency. Left untreated any pet that has ingested antifreeze WILL die from seizures and/or acute kidney failure, and even with treatment they may well die. It’s absolutely deadly. For [...]
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Ginga’s story. How best to deal with the feral cat situation problem.
Are stray, feral cats a problem in your area? I’ve recently had an experience that clearly demonstrates the best way to deal with this perennial issue. I was visiting the housing estate where I used to live, fifteen years ago. I was talking to a former neighbour, when a large distinctive looking ginger tom cat strolled by. I recognised him: the upper half of his left ear was missing. It was Ginga, a cat who I had last seen fifteen [...]
“Parvovirus Puppy” – Lessons to Learn
Last weekend, I had to deal with a classic example of a “new puppy” crisis. Ms M had bought the pedigree Shih Tzu pup from breeder 9 days previously. The pup had collapsed the previous night, with bloody diarrhoea everywhere. When I saw the pup, his gums were white as a sheet, and he was lying totally flat-out, semi-conscious. Blood tests showed severe anaemia on top of everything else. The pup was dying & it was a Saturday morning. The [...]
Tail docking in dogs
Tail docking in dogs – time for action Alan Rossiter, President Veterinary Ireland Veterinary Ireland has a long standing policy that tail docking should be prohibited by law, this being in line with the policy of European and world veterinary associations (FVE and WSAVA). In addition the Veterinary Council of Ireland has ruled that tail docking should not be performed by a veterinary practitioner, be that for cosmetic or so called ‘prophylactic’ reasons in working dogs, and any vet performing [...]
