Rabies kills one person every 10 minutes somewhere in the world. This fatal viral infection is most common in Asia and Africa but is 100% preventable. Jackals, mongooses and bat-eared foxes are common rabies carriers although all mammals are susceptible. The virus is...
Most teenage boys have heard their exasperated mothers cry, “you must have a tapeworm” as they reach for their fifth slice of bread of the day but as we head into adulthood few of us give worms a second thought. Our pets, however, can harbour several kinds of worms...
Pet owners are warned to be especially vigilant as the weather warms and tick and flea infestations occur. Ticks carry the potentially lethal disease, biliary, so the sooner you protect your pet the better. Here's what to do: Know your enemy City and suburban pet...
Rickets is a relatively common disease in young animals. Bow-legged pups, or even those crawling around on their elbows, are often observed in impoverished communities, though the disease is not limited to poor homes. Rickets affects the long bone in young animals,...
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...
Making the decision to euthanase a beloved pet has to be one of the most difficult, gut-wrenching, heart-breaking decisions in life. You may feel you are betraying your pet, not trying hard enough to treat whatever’s wrong with him/her, or giving up too soon....
Few animal owners realise it but, like humans, pets get cancer too - even breast cancer! Cancer is a word most of us dread. We immediately think of pain and suffering and a poor prognosis but, as with all diseases, the sooner cancer is detected, the easier and more...
Kidney disease is one of the most common illnesses likely to affect our pets yet because signs of serious renal disease only appear after 75% of kidney function has already been lost, early detection is vitally important. Once chronic kidney failure develops it cannot...