Marc the vet

‘Dog Theft Action’ at Discover Dogs

[ October 27, 2008; 11:00 am; 11:00 am; ] My good friends Dog Theft Action will be at this years Discover Dogs exhibition…

‘The Trustees of Dog Theft Action (DTA) have observed with great sadness the recent withdrawal of several well respected organisations from Kennel Club (KC) organised events such as Discover Dogs and Crufts.

DTA has always been of the opinion that the only way [...]

Phone-in on BBC Southern Counties Radio

[ October 27, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] I’m back on Gordon Astley’s show today taking calls about pet problems and talking about my latest projects including ThePet.net.

Click ‘Listen Live’ on the right of this link to listen.

ThePet.net goes Live!

[ October 23, 2008; ] This is a rather big week for me folks.

Because I’m proud to tell you all that ThePet.net is now built, ready and finally going live; with all pet-owners and pet-related business owners e.g. vets, groomers, pet shops, pet-friendly hotels, pubs and even letting agents now having access to an extraordinary new service, and all completely for [...]

Westminster Dog of the Year 2008 Competition

[ October 16, 2008; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] In London tomorow there’s a very special dog show indeed, the Westminster Dog of the Year 2008.

Assorted MPs, peers, political correspondents and their dogs will be gathering at the Victoria Tower Gardens, next to House of Lords, Millbank, London SW1from 11am, and guess who’ll be judging…

So forget the state of the world’s economy for an hour [...]

Bats!

[ October 14, 2008; ] What wild creatures do we mostly associate with the month of October?

Well thanks to the forthcoming Halloween festivities coupled with this years’ hugely successful and still much-talked about movie ‘The Dark Night’ plus decades of countless Dracula movies, bats would normally secure the No. 1 position with ease.

Sadly, these poor creatures have obtained an unjust [...]

Time to Discover Dogs!

[ November 8, 2008 to November 9, 2008. ] In exactly one month’s time, it’s going to be raining fewer cats and many more dogs up in London when the annual Discover Dogs show comes to town again.

This fantastic canine extravaganza will be celebrating its 13th year of delighting dog devotees from all over the UK and beyond, with new and exciting attractions alongside [...]

I’m back in the Sky Bingo Chatroom on Monday 20th October!

[ October 20, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] I’ve been invited back into the Sky Bingo chatroom on Monday 20th October to answer questions from the public about animals, pets and my new project ThePet.net which launches later this month.

Last time was so much fun so I’m looking forward to another hour of madness!

I’ll be online again from 7pm till 8pm.

To join in the fun, please [...]

Please ‘Take the Lead’ for Animal Cancer this Weekend

[ October 4, 2008; ] It’s a sad fact but animals as well as humans can suffer from cancer. The type and severity of tumours across all the different species is huge, but as the old veterinary disease-mantra goes ‘common things are common.’

And this certainly also applies to cancer.

For example many of you dog owners will be all too familiar [...]

Does My Pet Have Kidney Disease?

[ September 23, 2008; ] As our beloved pets get older, certain health problems will be more likely to arise than others.

A few weeks ago we took a look at thyroid problems in cats, but another good example of a senior pet problem is kidney disease, which is again, particularly common in middle-aged to older cats.
 
Like us humans, both dogs [...]

I’m Giving a Lecture Next Week - How Crazy’s That?!

[ September 22, 2008; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Hilarious. Never really thought of myself as a lecturer, but I’ve been invited to speak at this years’ prestigious PetIndex - Europe’s largest annual pet care event. 

My topic is “How online social media is changing the pet industry” and it’ll be in Hall 6 of Birmingham’s NEC on Monday 22nd September 2008 from 1-2pm.

Come along [...]