Pete Wedderburn from GoreyBrayVet has recently started to do a once monthly phone-in radio vet slot on South East Radio based in Wexford. This is the first slot, including a general chat plus some questions from listeners.

This week on East Coast FM, Pete talks about the benefits - and challenges - of bringing dogs in to the work place.

"Even the farmers in the UK are worried" New trade deals with the USA and South America risk a two-tier food supply in the UK: cheap imported meat and milk from outside Europe, then expensive meat and dairy products from Europe. What will that do to UK farmers, and how will leakage of these imported cheap foods impact on Irish farmers? Listen to Pete discussing this on East Coast FM this week.

The Irish stray dog statistics were published last week: on East Coast FM this week, Pete discussed these, explaining how the system for stray dogs works, and talking about the reasons for recent improvements in the number of stray dogs being euthanased in Ireland. Pete also introduces GoreyBrayVet, his new clinic which opened this week.

Parvovirus was a major issue twenty years ago, but pet owners are less worried about it these days because it's not seen so often. The problem is that this has lead to some complacency, with many dogs becoming vulnerable because they are not giving repeated vaccinations for many years in the mistaken belief that they don't need them,

In this week's podcast, we discuss Bring Your Dog To Work Day, mentioning the health and social benefits from dogs. From low blood pressure, to improved mental health, to a more positive attitude in the workplace, there are many reasons why employers should consider allowing dogs in the workplace. We went on to discuss the topical issue of heat stroke in dogs.

When I was recording my weekly podcast at East Coast FM this week, a listener texted in to say that their dog was taking an unhealthy interest in slugs and snails. Should they worry about lungworm, and what should they do? I have discussed this recently, but it is clearly a topic that is worrying pet owners right now, so we covered the topic again in this podcast. I then told a tale of a recent confirmed case of lungworm that I had seen in practice just the week before.

Lungworm is an emerging parasite, with prevention of this disease now being an important part of pet care. To find out more about it, listen to this podcast.

Veterinarian Pete Wedderburn has written a collection of stories of intriguing, amusing and interesting cases from his life as a vet in companion animal practice in Ireland. Learn more in this interview with Dave Hodgson from The Daily on Talk Radio Europe.

In this week's podcast, Pete the Vet starts by discussing a recent incident in the Irish newspapers where a man was seen to pounce on a swan, grabbing it by the neck. Pete then discusses the issue of ticks, what can be done to prevent them, and how they can be removed.