Austin Donnelly Writes

Irish Veterinarian & Author of - Whiskers, Feathers & Fur: Veterinary Tales - my debut book

[Austin Donnelly Writes @austin_writes]

Group of seals resting on the beach today in Wicklow. Pupping season underway - but can’t spot any babies in this crowd just yet.

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Thistle season @ Brittas Bay

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A snuggle puddle of goslings enjoying the spring evening #Gosling #geese #stafforduponavon

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My garden had bunnies while I was away on a trip 😃 #bunnies #nature #ireland

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#writer friends looking for a #betareader ? I am on holiday with some time on my hands. Give me a shout. Open minded re genres but space (anything) and fantasy probably not best placed with me. Happy writing.

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@HiltonHonors 49999 🤞

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A cow that is in heat and ready to visit a bull is said to be bulling in Co Kerry, is gone to dairy in the midlands, is looking away in Ulster and in Co Leitrim, she would have a case of the rambles
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Pink eye is the phrase commonly used to describe this infection carried between beasts by flies.

In mid-Ulster, it’s known as forest disease, in co Galway it’s pearl eye, and they say the beast has one eye cold in Leinster

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If an animal was suffering a bleed, for example, after dehorning, a farmer would call upon a person with a charm for bleeding to assist
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When it comes to early cures for milk fever (where cattle become dangerously low in calcium from the overproduction of milk), it was not unusual for a farmer to inflate the cow’s udder with air from a bicycle pump to help stop milk production
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[Pond Dip🐸 @PondDip]

@austin_writes Amazing. Please spend 10s contributing to #spawnmap. Thank you.

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@Simini80s Yes lots of adults busy in the shallows underneath. This spawn appeared in the last couple of days so I think they are still actively spawning.

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First frogspawn of the year here in Wicklow. Notice the movements underneath: that’s the adults busy at work. #frogspawn #wildlife #wicklow #Ireland

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Pair of visiting whooper swans on the Vartry reservoir this morning. #Ireland #Swans #wildlife #nature

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Fastest to slowest. Not sure about the reindeer ahead of the hare though 🧐

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Delighted to receive this signed copy of #nostrangershere by USA bestselling author @CarleneOconnor1. Thankyou for the very kind words on my book Whiskers, Feathers & Fur: Veterinary Tales. It was an absolute pleasure to share some Irish vet perspectives.

[Amy Kinsella @Amy_M_Kinsella]

My dad just took this photo from our house in Co. Wicklow - apparently lightning struck a wind turbine off the coast and now it's on fire. 😲

[Austin Donnelly Writes @austin_writes]

Volume on. Very excited to find a woodpecker nest among the trees in the local woods. (Chicks calling from the hole. )

#woodpecker #birdsofinstagram #bird #nature #Ireland

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My first Cuckoo in 3 years *volume on #nature #cuckoo #Ireland

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@SunTimesIreland @SunTimesIreland

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Delighted to be asked my verdict on this story for the @thetimes. Had many of us vets counting on our fingers and surmising ! @JulieanneCorr @_samstarkey_ @SunTimesIreland @thetimesIE https://t.co/vF5QN1Er4F