A surprisingly high proportion of people admit to sleeping with their pets beneath the covers: on East Coast FM this week, we discuss this subject, including possible health issues that may be involved.

On East Coast FM this week, I discussed the Spay Ireland initiative to raise awareness of the importance of spaying and neutering pet dogs and cats. To hear more, click on the play button below.

On East Coast FM this week, a listener called in with an unusual problem: a Muscovy duck had crash-landed onto their conservatory. After dealing with this tricky situation, we moved on to discuss the issue of urban foxes. Click on the play button to listen.

On East Coast FM this week, a listener sent in a question about a cat spraying urine in their home - in a multi-cat household. In this radio discussion, we talk about how to create a home environment that cats find less stressful.

Angela Cook - a long standing client of Brayvet and the owner of two lovely Labradors, Angel and Archie - passed away recently. Angela had appeared on Bray's local radio station, East Coast FM, on several occasions, and this is a short tribute to her, broadcast last week just before Pete Wedderburn's regular vet spot.

Following on from the TV discussion earlier this week about what to do if your own dog is barking too much, East Coast FM's Declan Meehan asked me what to do if your neighbour's dog is the one causing a problem. Listen here.

The figures for animal experimentation in Ireland seem to be on the rise, and this week, we discussed the complex issue of vivisection. This was just a short chat, and we really do need to look into this in more detail with better background information at some stage in the future.

This week, presenter Declan Meehan had two vets to talk to: myself, and Orla Doherty from the Animal Behaviour Clinic. We discussed how to modify animal behaviour, with a particular emphasis on horse behaviour. To listen, click on the play button below.

A couple of subjects discussed on East Coast FM this week.

There's a sad greyhound story in the news about former racing dogs being killed by a blunt blow to the head and then dumped - in Limerick.

And we deal with this dilemma: when people find animals on the roads - domestic pets - where do they turn? Who bears the cost? It happens all the time....

This week on East Coast FM, we discussed the bizarre news story about an unfortunate elephant escaping from the circus and going for a ramble around a Cork suburb. We also discussed what the public should do about dead badgers that are the unlucky victims of road accidents, with their bodies being found beside the road.