Pets

Dog Pet Care Course in Gorey Library

Dogs can be your best friend, but we need to know how to understand them so we can all stay safe and happy. Together in a fun and interactive fashion we can learn what our dogs are saying to us and when to give them their space. To reserve a place please follow the link: https://wexfordcoco.libcal.com/event/3898055 Gorey Library: Saturday, July 16th, 11.30am-12.30pm n

Funding available for animal charities

Minister Browne encourages County Wexford’s Registered Animal Charities to apply for the 2022 Animal Welfare Grant Programme. Wexford TD and Minister of State for Law Reform James Browne is encouraging County Wexford’s Registered Animal Charities to apply to the 2022 Animal Welfare Grant Programme for Registered Animal Charities. Confirming that the application process is now open, Minister Browne explained how “animal welfare is a government priority, and I am keen to see that County Wexford’s animal welfare charities receive grants from the Department of Agriculture to support their valuable work.” Last December, Co. Wexford groups received €133,625 in funding. Applications form can be downloaded from this link: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/e881c-animalwelfare/#funding-to-animal-welfare-organisations n

SlaNey petS MOYNE VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Old Dublin Road, Enniscorthy. T: (053) 9233187, 9236674. F: (053) 9236674. E: moynevet@gmail.com

VET DIARY FOR JULY

with Joe Kavanagh of the Moyne Veterinary Hospital

It’s July , the height of summer... We hope! Schools are out and there is a real sense of holidays in the air.

The long days are wonderful – bright mornings and long evenings to do everything from matches, swimming, walking in the woods, or if we're lucky enough to make it to the beach. It’s a time to regenerate the batteries, soak up the sun’s rays and albeit it has been mixed weather the long-term forecast is predicting hot days ahead and that'll do me. The optimist in me will keep the focus on the hot days ahead and the Buddhist in me is telling me to live for the now and worry about that when it happens. It can be hard to do though... All too often we do the same with our animals. We get a possible diagnosis and we're resigned to a fate that that's it... nothing can be done... But for sure often times there is plenty that can be done... ye just gotta think outside the box, approach the case differently and who knows what can happen. Such was the case recently when we had a dog presented with hind limb paralysis. She couldn't stand up on her back legs. It had happened suddenly and after doing all the scans, x-rays etc we realised the situ-

ation was looking grave. We did the conventional treatments, used complementary treatments too and hoped for the best. The owner, being a very resourceful lady, employed the services of another lady who also did complementary techniques including zoopharmacognancy... now there's a mouthful! It basically uses the premise that if you present the animals with the various healing oils they will opt for the ones that suit and best fit their condition. In this case she offered the dog four different types of essential oils – a drop in four dishes of water... The dog kept going to one particular bowl and slowly but surely she started making progress and is now after making an almost 100% recovery... Whatever did the trick, we can never say for certain, but trusting the animals to have the intelligence to help themselves is certainly an interesting concept and whereas there was a time I'd have dismissed this as bonkers, now I've come to see that these fellow creatures are bringing a lot more to the table than just eating their grub and going for walks! Enjoy your summer and enjoy the magic these creatures bring to us every day... n

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OPENING HOURS (6 DAYS A WEEK):

9.00am–1.00pm and 2.00pm–6.00pm Small animal clinic (please tel. for appointment): Daily 9.30–10.30am, 2.30–3.30pm, 5.00–6.00pm. 24-hour, on-call, Emergency Service: (053) 9233187.

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:

Full blood analysis (haematology, biochemistry) Gas anaesthetic – Digital X-rays – Ultrasound – Bioenergy Dermatological testing – Kinesiology – Prescription diets

Herbal remedies – Homeopathy – Allergy testing