Halloween is a difficult time for many pets, with fear of fireworks causing much distress. This short podcasts highlights what you can do to keep your pets safe and happy.

This week, we discuss how to choose the perfect pet dog for your particular situation. I am a fan of rescue dogs: no need to feed the pedigree breeding market. Pedigree dogs do come up for rescue sometimes, so it is important to understand the pros and cons of different types of animals.

If you're getting a new dog, please avoid buying from puppy farmers. Thousands of dogs need to be adopted every year, and this should be everyone's first choice.

In this short podcast, we discuss the merging of the ISPCA and the DSPCA to form a new, single, National SPCA in Ireland.

In this short podcast, recorded on a hot day in mid August, we discuss heat stroke in dogs in hot weather, the link between ear disease and swimming and how to help a dog terrified of going up stairs, a cat that's started howling at night.

In this week's podcast: we discuss conjunctivitis in dogs, a cat attacking visitors, a high energy dog in an apartment & how much to feed a giant breed dog (St Bernard)

This week, we talk about dogs stressed after boarding kennels, dogs licking their paws all the time and dogs suffering from senile dementia

This week, we discuss a range of pet queries, from excessive panting to high blood pressure to the risks of eating slugs and snails to parasite control in cats that eat small prey.

This week, a number of common pet questions were discussed, submitted by listeners to Declan Meehan's Morning Show on East Coast FM

This week, we discuss a range of common pet questions submitted by listeners to East Coast FM's Morning Show with Declan Meehan