St Helier Veterinary Hospital

St Helier Veterinary Hospital St Helier Veterinary Hospital is a full service veterinary hospital providing advanced veterinary care.

👑 Kuvasz: The Ghost Guardian 🐾👻Elegant, white, and fluffy — until you realise they can launch you backwards if needed.🦴 ...
15/09/2025

👑 Kuvasz: The Ghost Guardian 🐾👻

Elegant, white, and fluffy — until you realise they can launch you backwards if needed.

🦴 Size: 0.66–0.76 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 35–52 kg
🌍 Origin: Hungary (royalty kept them as guard dogs — fancy!)
💉 Health notes: Hip dysplasia, bone issues, and sometimes “I’ll guard you but only if I feel like it” syndrome.

🎓 Bonus quirk: White coat = majestic. Also = constantly muddy in Britain.
😎 Fun fact: They once guarded kings. Now they guard your sofa from intruders (and from you).

🎸 Komondor: The Dreadlocked Defender 🐾🎶Looks like a mop. Fights like a gladiator. The Komondor is Hungary’s most unexpec...
12/09/2025

🎸 Komondor: The Dreadlocked Defender 🐾🎶

Looks like a mop. Fights like a gladiator. The Komondor is Hungary’s most unexpected powerhouse.

🦴 Size: 0.65–0.75 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 40–60 kg
🌍 Origin: Hungary (bred to blend in with sheep — yes, the disguise worked)
💉 Health notes: Hip dysplasia, skin issues (all that hair, mate), and tripping over their own cords.

🎓 Bonus quirk: They literally look like a floor mop when lying down. Don’t leave them near buckets.
😎 Fun fact: That mop coat isn’t just for style — it protects them from wolf bites. Wolf-proof fashion!

🦁 Caucasian Shepherd (Ovcharka): The Bear That Barks 🐾🐻Imagine a giant teddy bear… that can flatten you. That’s the Ovch...
10/09/2025

🦁 Caucasian Shepherd (Ovcharka): The Bear That Barks 🐾🐻

Imagine a giant teddy bear… that can flatten you. That’s the Ovcharka.

🦴 Size: 0.67–0.75 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 45–90 kg (yes, nearly 100 kg of fluff and fury)
🌍 Origin: Caucasus Mountains (because guarding sheep from bears was apparently a job requirement)
💉 Health notes: Hip dysplasia, heart problems, and occasionally thinking they’re lap dogs.

🎓 Bonus quirk: They’re suspicious of strangers. Even your mate Dave with the biscuits won’t make the cut.
😎 Fun fact: They’ve been nicknamed the “Russian Bear Dog”… which is both cute and terrifying.

🐻 Central Asian Shepherd (Alabai): The Tank With Fur 🚜🐾Big. Bold. Built like a fortress on legs. The Alabai is the “you ...
08/09/2025

🐻 Central Asian Shepherd (Alabai): The Tank With Fur 🚜🐾

Big. Bold. Built like a fortress on legs. The Alabai is the “you shall not pass” breed of Central Asia.

🦴 Size: 0.65–0.78 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 40–65 kg (some tip 80+ if they’ve had an extra kebab)
🌍 Origin: Central Asia (think ancient silk roads & serious guard duties)
💉 Health notes: Hip and elbow dysplasia, bloat, and a tendency to pretend they can’t hear you.

🎓 Bonus quirk: They’re stubborn. Like “are you paying my rent? No? Then don’t tell me what to do” stubborn.
😎 Fun fact: Traditionally used to guard livestock from wolves. That’s right — wolves. Your Amazon delivery guy doesn’t stand a chance.

🐾 Siberian Husky: The Fluffy Escape Artist ❄️💨Beautiful. Vocal. Destructive. The Siberian Husky is like living with a to...
05/09/2025

🐾 Siberian Husky: The Fluffy Escape Artist ❄️💨
Beautiful. Vocal. Destructive. The Siberian Husky is like living with a toddler who’s also a track star.

🦴 Size: 0.5–0.6 metres
⚖️ Weight: 16–27 kg
🌍 Origin: Siberia — born to run through snowstorms, not sit pretty on your sofa (though they'll try both)
💉 Health notes: Hip dysplasia, eye issues, and highly allergic to boredom

🎓 Bonus quirk: Olympic-level howlers — they’ll sing along to sirens, music, or their own chaotic thoughts
😎 Fun fact: Known for escaping fenced gardens, locked doors, and occasionally the laws of physics

❄️ Alaskan Malamute: The Arctic Freight Train 🚂🐾Big, burly, and built for pulling everything, the Alaskan Malamute is st...
03/09/2025

❄️ Alaskan Malamute: The Arctic Freight Train 🚂🐾
Big, burly, and built for pulling everything, the Alaskan Malamute is strength and stubbornness on four very fluffy legs.

🦴 Size: 0.58–0.69 metres
⚖️ Weight: 34–45 kg (plus extra for snow-drenched fluff)
🌍 Origin: Alaska — bred to haul heavy sledges across frozen wastelands
💉 Health notes: Prone to joint issues, bloat, and overheating (because woolly mammoth genes)

🎓 Bonus quirk: Loves to dig trenches in your garden like it’s preparing for a husky apocalypse
😎 Fun fact: Can pull hundreds of kilos but can’t be bothered to sit unless they feel like it

🗻 Akita Inu: The Stoic Samurai of Dogdom 🐕Graceful, independent, and not one for small talk — the Akita Inu is Japan’s c...
01/09/2025

🗻 Akita Inu: The Stoic Samurai of Dogdom 🐕
Graceful, independent, and not one for small talk — the Akita Inu is Japan’s canine royalty with serious main-character energy.

🦴 Size: 0.61–0.71 metres
⚖️ Weight: 30–50 kg
🌍 Origin: Japan — bred for hunting bears and looking dignified at all times
💉 Health notes: Prone to autoimmune issues, hip dysplasia, and a strong case of the “don’t-tell-me-what-to-do’s”

🎓 Bonus quirk: Known for the legendary loyalty of Hachikō 🐾 (yes, the one that waited at the train station for years — cue tears)
😎 Fun fact: Will ignore your commands with elegance, but love you to the moon and back (silently).

⚡ Belgian Malinois: The Rocket Scientist in Fur 🚀🐾Imagine if a Navy SEAL and a caffeinated squirrel had a dog — voilà, t...
29/08/2025

⚡ Belgian Malinois: The Rocket Scientist in Fur 🚀🐾
Imagine if a Navy SEAL and a caffeinated squirrel had a dog — voilà, the Malinois.

🦴 Size: 0.58–0.66 metres
⚖️ Weight: 20–30 kg (mostly muscle and ambition)
🌍 Origin: Belgium — the overachiever of the shepherd world
💉 Health notes: Joint issues, eye conditions, and very real burnout from overexertion (they don’t know how to chill).

🎓 Bonus quirk: Will literally herd your children and judge your lazy Netflix habits.
😎 Fun fact: Used by military and police worldwide because they’re brave, agile, and basically bulletproof with a wag.

🐺 German Shepherd: The Overachiever of Dogdom 🎓🐾Brains ✅Brawn ✅Drama queen when you leave for 3 seconds ✅Say "Guten Tag"...
27/08/2025

🐺 German Shepherd: The Overachiever of Dogdom 🎓🐾
Brains ✅
Brawn ✅
Drama queen when you leave for 3 seconds ✅

Say "Guten Tag" to the German Shepherd — protector, herder, actor, and snack connoisseur.

🦴 Size: 0.55–0.65 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 22–40 kg
🌍 Origin: Germany, obviously — working dog royalty
💉 Health notes: Hip/elbow issues, bloat, and they overthink everything.

🎓 Bonus quirk: Will patrol your home like it’s a military base. Including the bathroom.
😎 Fun fact: They’re used in everything from police K9 units to acting in Hollywood. Versatile? Try Oscar-worthy.

🇿🇦 Boerboel: The Backyard Bouncer 🛡️🐾Big, bold, and born to babysit the whole farm.Meet the Boerboel — South Africa's ho...
25/08/2025

🇿🇦 Boerboel: The Backyard Bouncer 🛡️🐾
Big, bold, and born to babysit the whole farm.
Meet the Boerboel — South Africa's homegrown powerhouse with a heart as big as its head.

🦴 Size: 0.6–0.7 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 50–90 kg (yep, nearly a small adult hippo)
🌍 Origin: South Africa — bred to protect homesteads and cuddle fiercely
💉 Health notes: Watch for hip dysplasia, eyelid issues, and the urge to guard the kettle.

🎓 Bonus quirk: May try to sit on you despite being the size of your couch.
😎 Fun fact: Boerboels were bred to fend off lions. Now they mostly fend off postmen and falling fridge magnets.

🕶️ Dobermann Pinscher: The CEO of Sass & Security 🐾💼Sleek. Slick. Seriously intimidating... until they trip over their o...
22/08/2025

🕶️ Dobermann Pinscher: The CEO of Sass & Security 🐾💼
Sleek. Slick. Seriously intimidating... until they trip over their own feet zooming through the house.

Say hello to the Dobermann Pinscher — the elegant missile of the power breed world.

🦴 Size: 0.63–0.72 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 30–45 kg
🌍 Origin: Germany (thanks to a tax collector who wanted backup — we get it)
💉 Health notes: Prone to cardiomyopathy, Wobbler syndrome, and dramatic sighing when not walked on time.

🎓 Bonus quirk: They love their people. Like, won’t-let-you-wee-alone levels of love.

😎 Fun fact: They're fast. Like “blink and they're in another room eating your sandwich” fast.

🖤 Rottweiler: The Velvet Tank 🚓🐾Muscle? ✅Loyalty? ✅Looks like they could crush a bowling ball? Also ✅Meet the Rottweiler...
20/08/2025

🖤 Rottweiler: The Velvet Tank 🚓🐾
Muscle? ✅
Loyalty? ✅
Looks like they could crush a bowling ball? Also ✅

Meet the Rottweiler — part cuddle bug, part security team, all heart.

🦴 Size: 0.56–0.69 metres at the shoulder
⚖️ Weight: 35–60 kg
🌍 Origin: Germany (originally Roman drover dogs!)
💉 Health notes: Hip/elbow dysplasia, heart issues, and don’t forget regular exercise to keep 'em from turning into furry potatoes.

🎓 Bonus quirk: They're scarily smart — like “figures out how to open doors and guilt-trip you with eye contact” smart.

😎 Fun fact: In ancient Rome, their ancestors es**rted cattle and soldiers — now they mostly es**rt toddlers and take sofa space.

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2A Stonewall Road
Hillcrest
3650

Opening Hours

Monday 07:30 - 18:00
Tuesday 07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday 07:30 - 18:00
Thursday 07:30 - 18:00
Friday 07:30 - 18:00
Saturday 08:00 - 12:00

Telephone

+27317656492

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