How often have you walked into your vet or vet shop and been asked when the last time you treated your pet against ticks & fleas? If your answer is “I can’t remember it was so long ago” or ” I think a couple months ago”, then continue reading this article. What are fleas? Fleas […]
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Ella’s weight loss journey with Hill’s Pet Slimmer & Orange Grove Vet.
October is Pet Obesity Month! Orange Grove Vet is excited to announce that Ella, an 8 year old Boerboel is one of Hill’s Pet Slimmer Finalists for 2018! Ella lost an amazing 9.3kg or 20.5% of her body weight! Not only is Ella a wonderful natured dog but she has an incredible story to go […]
Orange Grove Vet Pets donate blood this Mandela day!
Orange Grove Veterinary Hospital in partnership with Dr. Kenneth Joubert from VAACCS Blood Bank, hosted a blood donation drive in celebration of Mandela Day 2018! VAACCS (Veterinary Anaesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care Services) provides an essential service to veterinarians, providing plasma, platelets & red blood cells which are extracted from blood through a special centrifuge […]
VAACCS Blood donation drive at Orange Grove Vet
Orange Grove Vet in conjunction with Dr Kenneth Joubert from VAACCS Blood Bank, hosted our first blood donation day on Friday 15 December 2017. The day was a great success and we had eight super heroes ranging from German Shepherds, Labradors, cross breeds and a Boerboel, donating blood! VAACCS (Veterinary Anaesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care […]
Don’t give your dog a bone!
Bones are bad news for pets! Bones are non-digestible & can cause your pet serious problems such as tooth fractures, bowel irritation, constipation and in the case of sharp bones – intestinal perforation and peritonitis. The x-rays in the images show a recent case where a dog had eaten bones which formed indigestible clusters in […]
Mandela Day 2017 – Visit to Maltese, French Poodle & Yorkie Rescue
Over the past years, on Mandela Day (18 July), Orange Grove Vet has selected an animal welfare organisations to support and visit with staff members. This year staff members from both Orange Grove Vet and Vet’s Pantry visited Maltese, French Poodle & Yorkie Rescue South Africa to spend 67 minutes giving back to the newly […]
Caring for your senior pet
Just as in humans, as our pets grow older, so signs of aging start to creep into their everyday lives. One of the common ailments in older pets is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is defined as inflammation of a joint. In older animals, we classify it as degenerative joint disease or DJD, which is the permanent and […]
Monitoring Pets on Chronic Pain Medication
Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are a group of drugs commonly used to treat dogs and cats with osteoarthritis. Examples of these drugs include Rimadyl, Onsior, Previcox, and Metacam. Osteoarthritis is defined as an inflammation of a joint and can lead to the progressive deterioration of the joint’s cartilage, termed as degenerative joint disease. […]
Orange Grove Vet participates in its 4th Animal Allies Spay Day Campaign!
Over the past two months Orange Grove Vet has been running our very own pet sterilisation campaign. The campaign has focused on raising awareness among pet owners about the benefits of spaying and neutering their pets. One of the major benefits of sterilisation is eliminating the risk of unplanned litters in sterilised animals and therefore reducing the […]
Why our pet’s kidneys should not be ignored!
One of the most overlooked aspects of our pets’ health is kidney or renal care. The kidneys perform a wide variety of important roles. They are involved in toxin removal, blood pressure control, aiding in the production of new red blood cell formation and electrolyte, pH and water balance. Fortunately, there is a considerable ‘reserve […]
