Sterilisation could save your pet's life because it's not just about preventing kittens and puppies; the longer a pet (male or female) remains unsterilised the higher their risk of cancers. If you have a female dog or cat Your pet is at high risk of mammary (breast)...
How to keep your cat healthy from birth to old age need not involve expensive veterinary fees; nor is it particularly complicated. The key to good health is prevention and the earlier you start, the easier - and cheaper - it is to keep your cat healthy well into his...
Prostate cancer, or adenocarcinoma, is a malignant tumour originating in the glandular tissue, in this case the tissue of the prostate gland. It can grow and metastasize rapidly to other parts and organs of the body, including the lungs, bones, and lymph nodes....
Sexually transmitted diseases are not something one naturally associates with animals but venereal tumours do unfortunately occur all too often in South Africa. Transmissible venereal tumour, or TVT, is a naturally occurring tumour that is sexually transmitted from...
This A - Z of cat care is not a definitive document; it is merely intended as a guide to help you navigate cat parenthood. The basics, at least, are covered and we will update it from time to time, as required. Enjoy every minute of your favourite feline; a cat makes...
Sterilisation is not something that dog owner Lloyd Schmidt ever considered for his German Shepherd, Helga. "I was brought up to believe you leave the dog as it is; as nature intended, and that you don't sterilise," he says, "especially as the dog never got out and...
Breast cancer is something we readily associate with humans but how many of us knew it is also a common disease in dogs? In fact, it is one of the most common ailments affecting dogs, particularly female dogs that have not been spayed. How to reduce the risk of breast...
Sterilising a pet before she's had her first litter may seem to some pet owners to be cruel but in fact, it's quite the opposite. Spaying your pet not only stops her having babies, it also protects her against deadly diseases like cancer, feline HIV and leukaemia....
Cat fact: breeding is easy; re-homing is extremely difficult. There are always more kittens than homes for them. Welfare organisations and veterinarians will tell you that thousands of cats and kittens have to be euthanased every year because there is no-one to give...
As women worldwide take steps to prevent breast cancer so should pet owners. Veterinary statistics show that as many as 1 in 4 unspayed female dogs will get breast cancer; in humans, that number is 1 in 29. Most pet owners are unaware that dogs and cats get breast...
EberVet's Community Veterinary Care initiative - providing pet sterilisation free of charge to impoverished pet owners - was in Villiersdorp recently conducting another spay day for the welfare organisation Overberg Petcare Society. Our CEO, veterinarian Dr Hilldidge...
This week our CEO Dr Hilldidge Beer was in the Little Karoo sterilising cats and dogs from underprivileged homes at no cost to their owners. Dr Beer's Community Veterinary Care (CVC) programme works with animal welfare organisations like the Karoo Animal Protection...