Veterinary House Hospital

27/11/2025

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE - Protect your farm. Protect your livestock. Stop the spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). 🇿🇦

FMD is a highly contagious threat to cattle, sheep, goats and pigs.

🐂 How farmers can prevent FMD:
• Enforce strict farm biosecurity and access control
• Disinfect vehicles/tyres, boots and equipment with registered disinfectants (F10 CL or Afrivet A.C.T.)
• Quarantine new animals for at least 28 days
• Avoid unnecessary livestock movement and do not buy any new livestock if not absolutely necessary

🚨 FMD symptoms to watch for:
• Blisters on/around the mouth, hooves and teats
• Fever
• Excessive drooling
• Lameness
• Sudden drop in milk production
• Weight loss

⚠️ If you suspect your herd/flock or farm is affected:
• IMMEDIATELY report to your nearest state veterinarian (Allerton KZN 033 347 6200)
• Do NOT move animals off of your farm
• Isolate the entire affected herd/flock and visibly infected livestock

FMD threatens food security, livestock production and export markets and has a major economic impact on farmers.

Stay vigilant. Strong biosecurity can save your farm. 🇿🇦

Trusted veterinary care with every visit. ❤️
🩺 Dr de Freitas, Dr Watkins, Dr Hodgson, Dr Taylor
📍 Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa 🇿🇦
🐶 🐱 🐄 🐐 🐴 🐰 🦔 🦎 🦜

24/11/2025

Egg binding is no joke… 🫣
If your lady bird is sitting fluffed up, straining, or chilling at the bottom of the cage when she normally wouldn’t, looking a little under the weather… she might be egg bound. And that’s an emergency.

This condition can turn serious very quickly, so if something feels off, please don’t “wait and see.” Get her to a vet ASAP. Early diagnosis and treatment makes a massive difference.

A good, well-balanced diet, proper calcium, and low stress go a long way in keeping our feathered girls safe. 🩵🩺

20/11/2025

Always remember why you started in the first place. 🫶🏻🩵🩺⚕️🚑

08/11/2025

🤩 Hero Alert! Meet Winston, a handsome GSP with a heart (and veins) full of gold (literally). 🩸✨
This brave boy donated blood recently, and yesterday, his donation saved another dog’s life.

Winston reminds us that not all heroes wear capes… some have cool spots and wag their tails! 🩵🥰

Your dog got what it takes? Get in touch! 🤩



Thank you for helping us make this possible and .southafrica 🩵

04/11/2025

📢 We’ve updated our consulting and operating hours! ⚠️
These changes take effect from Monday, 3 November 2025.
🐾 Please see your branch’s new schedule below:

🏥 Hospital (Prince Alfred Street)
Consulting times:
Mon–Fri: 7:30 am – 12:00 pm & 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (last consult 4:45 pm)
Sat: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (last consult 11:45 am)

Shop hours:
Mon–Fri: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sun & Public Holidays: 9:00 am – 11:00 am (Sunday surcharge applies)

🐕 Hilton
Consulting times:
Mon–Fri: 7:30 am – 10:00 am & 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (last consult 4:45 pm)
Sat: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (last consult 11:45 am)

Shop hours:
Mon–Fri: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

🐈 Townbush
Consulting times:
Mon–Fri: 7:30 am – 10:30 am & 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (last consult 2:45 pm)
Sat: 8:00 am – 10:00 a

Shop hours:
Mon–Fri: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

🐄 Richmond
Consulting times:
Tues & Thurs: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Fri: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Shop hours:
Mon–Fri: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

🐾 Dalton
Consulting times:
Mon & Wed: 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Shop hours:
Mon & Wed: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Thank you for your continued support and understanding. 🩵
📞 For bookings or questions, please contact your nearest branch.

31/10/2025

Felt spooky, might delete later 👻✨🩺