Nieu Bethesda is a tiny, isolated town in the Great Karoo with a large animal population in desperate need of veterinary support. So when our EberVet Community Veterinary Care (CVC) team was approached by resident animal lover Victoria Nance for help with pet...
Greyton, a picturesque Overberg village an hour and a bit's drive from Cape Town, sweated in 42deg heat on Human Rights Day but that didn't stop the incredibly dedicated EberVet Community Veterinary Care team from sterilising more than 60 cats and dogs from...
Pyometra is the accumulation of pus in the uterus of a bitch (female dog) due to infection. It forms part of a very complex disease known as CEHMEP (Cystic endometrial hyperplasia, mucometra, endometritis, pyometra complex) which is life-threatening and can lead to...
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...
Pitbulls are a highly controversial breed because so many have been bred for fighting but we believe that it is human intervention that has turned many of these animals vicious which sadly has now led to widespread calls for their euthanasia. We believe the better way...
Mandela Day 2020 was the fourth mass sterilisation outreach clinic hosted by EberVet Community Veterinary Care but this year it went far beyond our expectations. When we set our target for the day, we hoped to sterilise 67 dogs and cats from Nomzamo/Lwandle...
Mandela Day 2020 will be remembered for many different reasons with Covid-19 top of mind for most people. For animal lovers, it's our chance to really make a difference. A difference that truly counts. Each year EberVet Community Veterinary Care partners with an...
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...
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...
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...