Keeping Your Pet’s Smile Healthy: Expert Dental Care Advice from Dr Annemarie de Wet Dental Care is a vital component of your pet's overall well-being, but it is often overlooked. Dr Annemarie de Wet, a leading veterinary expert, highlights the importance of regular...
Geriatric Pet Care: Insights from Dr Esmare van der Walt As our beloved pets age, they enter a new phase of life that requires special attention and care. Thanks to advancements in veterinary medicine, nutrition, and overall pet care, the life expectancy of dogs and...
Guide to Cat Carrier and Travel Training: by Dr Esmaré van der Walt, EberVet Pet Clinic Cat carrier and travel training can be a test of patience but can also be a bonding experience for you and your feline companion. Taking your cat to the vet is essential for...
Fading Kitten Syndrome (FKS) is a condition that affects newborn kittens, typically within the first few weeks of life. It is also known as Kitten Mortality Syndrome. It refers to a kitten’s failure to thrive during the period between birth and when they wean from...
New Year Resolutions can be tough to keep but where our pets are concerned they can also save us heart ache and expensive vets' bills during the year. Here's our list of favourites: Book my pet's annual checkup. Do this before the end of January or the intention will...
Giving your pets away when you can no longer keep them is not something to be take lightly, animal welfare organisations have warned. Those 'kind' people to whom you gave them may not have adequate food or shelter and these once pampered pets end up living lives of...
When to take your pet to the vet may be a difficult decision for some pet owners. And there are several reasons why: Pets are good at hiding pain. This is a survival technique that goes back to their ancestors days in the wild. Any animal that is sick or injured and...
Wet food in a tear open pouch is to my cat what a sushi platter is to me. Pure heaven. But since all the advertisements out there tell me my cat only needs dry food - and my boy has put on far too much weight lately - I'm beginning to wonder if I shouldn't be changing...
Winter can be unexpectedly dangerous for pets, primarily because their human owners are so busy cocooning they sometimes neglect their pets' needs. Winter must-dos Exercise. Ooh this is a tough one. When it's wet or icy, leaving the warmth of your home is a real...
Eye conditions in cats are many and varied but let's start with the third eye. You notice that the white bit that only appears when your cat blinks is now swollen and prominent, extending further over the eye. Swollen whites in a cat’s eye can mean many things. The...
Cones of shame are an inevitable part of your pet's life. At some point they'll come home from a vet visit wearing one. Most pets don't like them or are afraid of them. Some will try anything to remove them. The quicker you get your pet used to wearing one, the less...
Anxiety in dogs is more common than we think. Though there has been a huge upsurge in mental health awareness in humans (especially because of Covid), as vets we see many cases of anxiety and other mental health conditions in dogs that owners haven’t detected. Few...