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Vet warns owners not to overlook 'two-minute check' that could 'save pet's life'
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The vet said it was "the single most important check most cat owners overlook"
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Cat owner lets home out on Airbnb for three months – returns to find beloved pets dismembered
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A suspicious fire had been lit in the garden, and bones and ashes sound at the site were confirmed by a vet to be animal remains
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Vet shares 3 'adorable' reasons why cats like to 'make biscuits'
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A vet said there's three reasons cats like to "make biscuits", and it's pretty adorable. Dr Nicole Rous shared the cute nuggets of wisdom pet owners should get to know
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Owners of missing cat found after 10 years 'can't get her back' because of privacy rules
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Persian/Burmese cat Binky vanished from Paignton, Devon in 2016 and was traced via microchip near London - but owner Warren Croft faces battle over keepership as police investigate
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Cat owner catches her sneaky pet up to no good but there's reason for behaviour
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Cat owner Alexa Kaye captured the moment she caught her feline getting up to no good on her dressing table, but according to experts there are three reasons why kitties show such behaviour
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'I'm a vet and there's 1 thing all owners ask when it's time to say goodbye'
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Dr John Murray, a vet who specialises in making pets' final moments as comfortable as possible, has shared the one question all owners ask when saying goodbye to their beloved pets
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Jessie Buckley says she is 'lover of cats' as actress addresses online backlash
Jessie Buckley
During an interview to publicise their film Hamnet last year, she and co-star Paul Mescal were asked if they were cat or dog people, and both replied that they prefer dogs
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Major Dunnes Stores rescue operation after something spotted above shoppers
Dunnes Stores
A major multi-day rescue operation was launched at a Dunnes Stores supermarket in Kilkenny earlier this month.
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Hiker finds 'magical forest cat' in Ireland and what happens next is like fairytale
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Hiker and actor Gabe Escobar stumbled upon a mysterious black cat as he made his way past Blarney Castle in County Cork, and the chance encounter made him believe he was in a fairytale
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Meet Dublin's Dr Doolittle, who left the corporate world behind to turn love of animals into new vocation
Pets
Juju Vasiliauskaite had been climbing the corporate ladder until she decided on a new vocation inspired by her love of animals
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Cats are taking over Irish homes - and they're choosing you first
Cats
Cat lovers will enjoy the groundbreaking report from Petmania, which shows how half of cats simply walk into their owners' lives; two-thirds of them now live in the house with us, only half of moggies are microchipped and 93% of owners say cats are misunderstood
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'My cat had a psychic reading and his list of demands was outrageous'
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Animal psychic Jackie Weaver gave my wary cat Humphrey a reading that surprisingly revealed his personality, habits and even his secret demands.
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'One in a million' cat born with SIX legs after absorbing twin
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A 'one in a million' cat born with six legs has undergone a remarkable surgery to remove her extra limbs
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Urgent alert issued for all cat and dog owners in Ireland
Dogs
The Irish Blue Cross is appealing to pet owners to keep their cats and dogs
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Vet shares 'three things he'd do to prolong a cat's life' - but some will be controversial
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A vet has shared three things he would do if he owned a cat to help make sure it lives as long as possible and is as healthy as it can be - but some people might not agree with them
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Cat rescued from inside walls of Dealz store in Galway after six-week ordeal
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Dealz the cat was rescued from a Dealz store in Galway after spending six weeks in and out of the back wall at the Galway shop
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Clearance fur takeoff? Cheeky cat causes delays for passengers after sneaking on to Ryanair plane
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Maintenance staff had to find the cat and spotted it in an electrical bay
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Irish village shocked by spate of cat poisonings that left animals frothing at mouth with wobbly walk
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The poisonings over Christmas has left at least one animal dead and shocked locals
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Dogs and cats among 106,000 live animals used in scientific testing last year
Animals
The 15 per cent increase in the number of animals being used in tests has been described as "appalling" by the Irish Anti-Vivisection Society (IAVS)
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Reward offered for information on those responsible for series of horrific attacks on cats
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One cat has been killed while a number of other cats in the area were severely beaten over a two day period
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Cork Cat Hospital sees 'mind-bending' medical advances as felines undergo hip replacements, transplants and chemo
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Cats were once considered old at 10 years of age, but now they're living more than twice as long thanks to the cutting-edge work done at the specialised clinic
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Annoying thing your cat might do is actually sign they love you
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Every cat owner wonders what's going on inside their pet's head, but the answer could be much easier to understand than first imagined, as many animals show their emotions through their body language
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'My date demanded I change my cat's name - she says it's offensive and embarrassing'
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A man is seeking advice after his date ordered him to change his cat's name because she doesn't want to share a moniker with an animal - but he doesn't see the problem with it
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Man recounts terrifying 'attack' by mysterious 'big cat' while at barbecue
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The 68-year-old was enjoying a barbeque on the warm summer night when the cat ran at him, he claims
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