Pet Obesity
Image Attribution: By Lisa Cyr (Flickr: hot dog dog) As in humans, obesity in pets is reaching epidemic proportions world-wide and almost half of the world’s pets are considered to be overweight. Although reference ranges may vary, in general pets are...
Animal Welfare in South Africa
In South africa we live in an unusual First World, Third World mix of society. For our animals this means that a lucky few are treated well, fed daily and accepted as members of a family, while others are neglected, starved and abused. Some pets vacation in...
Arthritis in Pets
SAVetshops CC and all subsidiaries, June 2018 Facebook Competition Terms and Conditions
This competition pertains to SAVetshops CC and all subsidiaries. (The Village Vetshop, Tableview Vetshop, Gardens Vetshop, Beacon Bay Vetshop, Vincent Park Vetshop, Gonubie Village Vetshop, Faerie Glen Vetshop). By entering into “SAVetshops CC and all...
Adopting a Dog
Whatever it is, that has inspired you to consider adopting a dog, it is a journey you will never regret or forget. Dogs are amazing animals who give us unconditional love, who always seem to sense when we need some extra TLC and who can fill our days with laughter and...
Rabies in South Africa
When we hear the word Rabies, we generally conjure up images of bat caves and salivating St.Bernards, but what exactly is Rabies? Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain (an encephalitis) in warm-blooded animals, including humans. It...
Epilepsy in Dogs
Seeing a seizure for the first time can be an alarming and frightening experience. They come on suddenly and usually with very little warning. Seizures can be divided into partial seizures and whole body seizures ( a partial seizure can also progress to a whole body...
Diabetes in Pets
What is Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus ( Sugar diabetes) is essentially the inability off the body to regulate its blood glucose levels. This can be due to a lack of insulin in the body or because of an inability of the body to respond to insulin. Insulin is a...
Has your Dog recently taken up Gardening?
Your entire backyard has them, the front yard does too and even your pot plants have experience with it. Yes we’re talking about holes. Sometimes, dogs dig because they are on the hunt and some do it because they believe they are landscape artists. However, other dogs...