In this week's radio vet spot, Pete is joined by Andrea Hayes, who co-presents TV3's Animal A&E which airs every Thursday at 7.30pm. Pete and Andrea discuss some of the behind the scenes aspects of creating the television series.

On East Coast FM this week, we discuss the story of Finzi, an abandoned dog that I rescued recently, and then we go on to discuss the issue of obesity in pets.

On East Coast FM this week, Pete Wedderburn discusses the problem of urine marking in households with multiple cats living together.

Cats are often blamed for passing a disease to Toxoplasmosis to humans, but as this radio discussion explains, it's much more complicated than that. Also, is it OK to feed eggs to pets? And what about other scraps and treats?

On the East Coast FM Vet Spot this week, we discussed urban foxes - is there a serious risk to children? And what about small pets, like cats?

On East Coast FM this week, we discussed the news from the UK that it will become compulsory to have all dogs microchipped from April 2013. Why is this being done, and is Ireland likely to introduce similar legislation? Listen here to find out.

On this week's East Coast FM Morning Show, we discussed two subjects: first, seabirds getting into trouble due to human pollution, and second, the rights and wrongs of chemotherapy being used to treat pets with cancer.

On East Coast FM this week, a listener phoned in to discuss her dog: he had just been diagnosed with Parvovirus by her vet. Another listener called in to ask about her itchy dog. To listen to the discussion, click on the play button below.

On East Coast FM this week, we discussed how animals cope with the cold, wet weather of winter. Also, how do you house train pups at a time of year when they don't enjoy going outside at all? And some chat about the new TV3 series of Animal A&E.

Tips on keeping cats successfully, chat about Dublin Zoo, toilet training puppies, eye problems in dogs, dogs attacking the mail, halitosis in dogs with healthy teeth, and using Shuttercal to catalogue your life in pictures