Pretoria North animal clinic

Pretoria North animal clinic We are a two man small animal veterinary practice in Pretoria North.

HOURS: Monday to Friday: 8:00 - 19:00
Food purchases: Monday- Friday 8:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 9:00 - 12:00
Sunday: By appointment only
Public holidays 11:00 - 12:00

๐Ÿพ Say Hello to Cornรฉ ! ๐ŸพWeโ€™re super excited to welcome Cornรฉ to our vet team as our new receptionist! ๐ŸŽ‰Youโ€™ll find her u...
01/07/2025

๐Ÿพ Say Hello to Cornรฉ ! ๐Ÿพ

Weโ€™re super excited to welcome Cornรฉ to our vet team as our new receptionist! ๐ŸŽ‰

Youโ€™ll find her up front with a big smile, ready to help with bookings, questions, cuddles (for the pets, of course ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ), and keeping things running smoothly.

Next time you pop in, be sure to say hi โ€” weโ€™re so happy to have Cornรฉ on board! ๐Ÿ’š

Let's see a photo of the cat who rules your roots ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿ‘‘
24/06/2025

Let's see a photo of the cat who rules your roots ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿ‘‘

Let's see the last selfie you took with your pet ๐Ÿคณ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿˆ
24/06/2025

Let's see the last selfie you took with your pet ๐Ÿคณ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿˆ

Weight and mobility week ๐ŸพThese are only a few of the items you can use to help keep your pet's weight in check and make...
20/06/2025

Weight and mobility week ๐Ÿพ
These are only a few of the items you can use to help keep your pet's weight in check and make sure any motility issues stay under control ๐Ÿถ

Hillโ€™s Pet Nutrition Perfect Weight and Active Mobility for breakfast and dinner๐Ÿฝ
Hills Metabolic and Mobility stew for lunch ๐Ÿ˜‹
GerriVet Powder / GCS liquid (or powder) / VetsBrands Cartilfocus joint supplement over dinner ๐Ÿฝ
Probono light biscuit for a treat โœจ๏ธ
Playtime toys from Marltons ๐Ÿงธ
And many, many walks ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ

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Male pitbull found in Eeufees Street. Not castrated. Has a microchip tag but he is not microchipped. He is currently at ...
19/06/2025

Male pitbull found in Eeufees Street. Not castrated. Has a microchip tag but he is not microchipped. He is currently at the nice lady who found him and she can be contacted on 0829016426. Please contact us on 012 565 5485 or the lady who has him if you know him or his owner

๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’” (๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’‹๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’‚) ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’๐’™๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’๐’ˆ๐’”๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฌ?- Cannabis (Ma*****na) refers to the dried parts of t...
11/06/2025

๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’” (๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’‹๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’‚) ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’๐’™๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’๐’ˆ๐’”

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฌ?
- Cannabis (Ma*****na) refers to the dried parts of the Cannabis plant
- Used for medicinal or recreational purposes
- Smoked like a cigarette, inhaled or ingested
- Cannabis contains more than 100 different chemicals

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐?
- Most commonly by eating edibles (food containing cannabis) or by direct ingestion (in any form)
- Can be exposed by second hand smoke
- Most exsposures are accidental
- The effect if cannabis in dogs are potentially more toxic when compared to humans
- A small amount is all it takes to cause toxicity in cats and dogs
- Regardless of the method, accurate and complete information is imperative to treat the patient successfully

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ?
- Effect of cannabis are based on chemistry
- The drug enters the body via inhalation or inhestion and interacts with and alters the brain's chemical messengers

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐œ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฌ?
- A small amount may affect one pet more than another
- No official safe level of exposure

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?
- Many if the signs are neurological
- Pets may become wobbly and uncoordinated
- Pets may be hyperactive or sleepy, disorientated and/or very vocal
- Their pupils may dilate
- They may drool excessively or vomit
- They may also develop urinary incontinence (urine leakage)
- In some cases, tremors, seizures and coma can result
- Slow or fast heart rate
- Altered blood pressure
- Slowed respiration
- Lethargy and increase or decreases in body temperature

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐?
- Diagnosis is based on an accurate history and clinical signs
- There are test to determine the level of THC in the urine, the results take time, making them impractical
- Human urine drug screening test are quicker but are not dependable in pets

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐?
- When a toxin enters the body the fisrt line of defense is to get it out
- Contact your veterinarian

vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/marijuana-intoxication-in-dogs-and-cats

Dr. OppermanWe are in awe of your determination and spirit. Here's wishing you strength and endurance for your 3rd Comra...
07/06/2025

Dr. Opperman

We are in awe of your determination and spirit. Here's wishing you strength and endurance for your 3rd Comrades Marathon. We are all cheering for you! Run your race, trust your training. Let the rhythm of the run carry you through.

Good luck out there! โœจ๏ธ

Is your cat for or against hug your cat day? ๐Ÿพ
04/06/2025

Is your cat for or against hug your cat day? ๐Ÿพ

๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’–๐’”๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š = ๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’˜ / ๐‘ท๐’๐’•๐’‹๐’Š๐’† ๐’Œ๐’๐’”Even though this is great for us as humans, it can be significantly dangerous fo...
30/05/2025

๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’–๐’”๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š = ๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’˜ / ๐‘ท๐’๐’•๐’‹๐’Š๐’† ๐’Œ๐’๐’”
Even though this is great for us as humans, it can be significantly dangerous for our pets

Ingredients used in these meals, such as corn cobs can be life-threatening for pets ๐ŸŒฝ
Corn cobs are indigestable and can cause issues like choking, intestinal blockages and digestive problems.

๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ
The cob can become lodged in the throat

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€
The indigestable cob can become lodged in the intestine, leading to blockage that prevent food and water from passing through. In some of these cases, surgical intervention is required.

๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€
Even if the cob doesn't cause a full blockage, it can still cause digestive upset, vomiting and diarrhoea

๐‘บ๐’š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’•๐’๐’Ž๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’๐’•๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’ƒ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Loss of appetite
- Lethargy
- Reduced activity
- Abdominal tenderness or pain
- Difficulty pooing or passing small amounts of f***s

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’…๐’ ๐’Š๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’…๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’„๐’๐’“๐’๐’„๐’๐’ƒ?
- Monitor your dog for signs of obstruction, and report any symptoms to your vet
- Your vet may recommended x-rays to look for blockages
- In some cases, surgery may be necessary to remove the obstruction

(Image two has recently been removed surgically)

Today we said goodbye to Hester after many years at our clinic โœจ๏ธWe wish you the best of luck on your new adventure. May...
29/05/2025

Today we said goodbye to Hester after many years at our clinic โœจ๏ธ
We wish you the best of luck on your new adventure. May you be blessed in abundance and enjoy every moment.
Thank you for all the years of dedication,love and commitment ๐Ÿ’“โœจ๏ธ

Meet Thunder ๐ŸฅฐShe was very brave today and came in for her second vaccination โœจ๏ธSee you soon Thunder ๐Ÿพ
26/05/2025

Meet Thunder ๐Ÿฅฐ
She was very brave today and came in for her second vaccination โœจ๏ธ
See you soon Thunder ๐Ÿพ

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245 West Str
Pretoria
1082

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 18:00
Thursday 08:00 - 18:00
Friday 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 13:00

Telephone

+27125655485

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