Wednesday, 12:10pm to 1:00pm
Hosted by Cheryl Shaw or Daniel Carrington along with vets Dr David Tabrett, Dr Kimberley Earl or Dr Fiona Giblin, Pet Chat answers your questions on the health and welfare of your pet for our sponsor, Dogoverboard. Hear about all the latest pet products, buying or breeding, training and even some hairy tales!
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Panel of Experts
Cheryl Shaw owns Dogoverboard at Adamstown, specialising in canine care. Cheryl is a Canine Animal Hygienist (CAH), Style Groomer, Canine Masseur, Canine Myofunctional Therapist (CMF), Canine Hydrotherapist (CHT), canine cosmetologist, canine behaviourist, and puppy preschool trainer and educator.
Dr David Tabrett is the Chief of Emergency Medicine at Animal Referral and Emergency Centre. The Newcastle Animal Emergency Centre is located at 4 Lang Road, Broadmeadow. Contact: 4957 7106.
Dr Kimberley Earl is originally from Canada where she worked for three years in a busy, mixed animal practice in northern British Columbia. In between snowy calving seasons Kimberley was busy developing skills in small animal medicine and diagnostic ultrasound. She set up practice in Australia in 2008.
Fiona Giblin practices at Merewether Vets in Llewellyn Street, Merewether. Merewether Veterinary Hospital offers a comprehensive and professional service to meet the health care needs of your pet. This includes a wide range of medical and surgical procedures, pathology, x-ray, ultrasound, dentistry, behaviour, nutrition and preventive medicine. Their dedicated team strives to give your animal companion the best opportunity for a long and healthy life. Ph: 4969 2694.
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Dozer & Co Giveaway
Each week from June 5, all callers who go to air during the Pet Chat Program will be in the running to win a $50 Gift Card thanks to Dozer & Co. Dozer & Co. provides the best of products for a raw and fresh diet for dogs and cats. Their Treats, Meats and fresh products are all locally sourced in Australia – with the exception of New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels. All meats are preservative free, unlike most of the pre-packaged products that use harmful stabilisers to extend shelf life. Dozer & Co are situated at 57 Joslin Street, Kotara.
Pet Chat Podcast
Pet Chat Podcast
A weekly program about pets with Cheryl Shaw from Dog Overboard and resident Vets Dr David Tabrett, Dr Kimberley Earl and Dr Fiona Giblin.
18 Jun 2025, 9am Pet Chat Dr Kimberley Earl answers questions about a puppy and older dog urinating in kitchen whenever not observed, a shoodle licking everyone she meets, an overweight corgi wetting room, a dog persistently scratching, and trimming a guinea pig's long coat.
11 Jun 2025, 9am Pet Chat Dr Fiona Giblin and Cheryl Shaw answer questions about a pekinese with skin irritation, pets acting strangely after being fed by someone else ofr a month, the costs and services of vets, a ragdoll cat miaows loudly when confined away from owner, and a cat that won't use litter tray.
4 Jun 2025, 9am Pet Chat Dr David Tabrett answers questions a short-lived Hungarian Vizsla, a Mini Dachshund vomiting, and a Shih Tzu compulsively licking its feet.
28 May 2025, 9am Pet Chat Dr Kimberley Earl answers questions about a bloated chihuahua, a change in diet upsets a puppy, feeding a toy poodle, and a 2 year old dog barks at odd times.
21 May 2025, 9am Pet Chat Cheryl Shaw and Dr David Tabrett answer questions about calcium supplements for dogs, a red rash around a dog's nose and mouth, a dog with symptoms of menopause, a dog urinating when it meets its pal, and a dog scratching.
14 May 2025, 9am Pet Chat Dr Fiona Giblin takes calls on feeding and how to clean remaining back teeth of a rescue dog with all front teeth removed, feeding a 14-week-old puppy, and old tomcat discharging from eyes, a dog with yeast infection in the ear, feeding a dog grain-free, and a terrier changing colour.
7 May 2025, 9am Pet Chat Dr Kimberley Earl takes calls on an incontinent dog, a labrador retriever licks the shampooed head of a person, when can non-vaccinated 5 week-old labrador puppies be let out to play on the grass, and are the probiotics for dogs worthwhile.
30 Apr 2025, 9am Pet Chat Dr David Tabrett talks about stran animal management, and takes calls on an older cat not urinating in the tray, a puppy that fusses when it can't get in the car, and a kelpie that is anious around a new baby.
9 Apr 2025, 9am Pet Chat Dr David Tabrett and Cheryl Shawl answer questions about ticks, when to start feeding a pup as an adult, best time to breed dogs, and a good ratio of kibble to protien for dogs.
2 Apr 2025, 10am Pet Chat Dr Kimberley Earl answers questions about a whippet with a lump near the neck, a dog losing hair, and an elderley cat urinating everywhere.
26 Mar 2025, 10am Pet Chat Dr Giblin answers questions about a German shepherd shaking its head and scratching its ear, a dog with weepy eyes, a dog that licks his own crotch, weaning a dog off a special diet, when a puppy stops growing, and a cat scratching up the bedroom rather than her scratching post.