29/10/2024
⚠️⚠️⚠️We would like to caution all our pet owners regarding a recent spate of poisonings we have seen at our clinic. We believe that the poison is a type of organophosphate, terbuphos, used as a pesticide usually under strict control and regulations. However it seems it often gets into the wrong hands. At this stage it is unclear whether dogs have been poisoned in their yards at home, as an attempt to break in, or whether there is perhaps poison lying around at some of the more common areas where dogs are being walked⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️
Take note of the following advice:
•Please be vigilant at home- if you see a strange piece of meat or plastic packet in your yard, pick it up immediately and dispose of it safely.
•Please don’t walk your dogs off leash at any of the common walking areas- Burnt Kraal, Old Golf Course, behind the SPCA.
•If your dog starts to show any of the following symptoms: salivating, vomiting, shaking, having seizures, please phone our emergency number immediately
To the owners who have lost their beloved pets, our heartfelt condolences. Our hearts are breaking with yours 💔🐶💔