This week, Pete discusses the broad topic of cancer in pets, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatment and other possibilities. The importance of an accurate diagnosis of the type of cancer is stressed: this is of the utmost importance.

In this week's podcast, Pete the Vet explains the background to chocolate poisoning: why does it happen, how much chocolate is dangerous, and what should be done if dogs accidentally eat chocolate. Lily poisoning in cats is also discussed: the most common poison to affect pet cats.

In this week's podcast, Pete introduces his new book Pet Subjects, and outlines some of the interesting and strange cases whose stories have been included.

The book includes over twenty cases from Pete's practice, ranging from dogs and cats to tortoises and birds.

In this podcast, recorded at the start of April 2017, the issue of compulsory microchips is discussed.

In this podcast, Pete discusses the recent RTE Prime Time segment which investigates the greyhound industry in Ireland. He goes on to talk about the poor health in some pedigree dogs.

Fat bergs have been in the news after washing up on Irish beaches. To find out more about what these are, and how they can be dangerous to dogs, listen to this podcast.

Puppy farms are regulated by the law in Ireland, and this is currently open for public consultation. Listen to this podcast to find out more.

Scientists have spiced human DNA into the genome of pig embryos, tweaking the immunoreactivity of the pig's livers so that they are not rejected when transplanted into humans. Listen to the podcast to hear Pete the Vet's take on this.

This week on East Coast FM, Pete discusses the complicated issue of deciding when to euthanase a pet, and the then goes on to explain about the various options for looking after your pet's body, including burial and cremation.

Recent research has helped us to understand why we speak to animals in "funny" voices, and how much difference it makes to the animals when we do this. To find out more, listen to this podcast.