St Helier Veterinary Hospital

St Helier Veterinary Hospital St Helier Veterinary Hospital is a full service veterinary hospital providing advanced veterinary care.

🐺 German Shepherd: The Overachiever of Dogdom 🎓🐾Brains ✅Brawn ✅Drama queen when you leave for 3 seconds ✅Say "Guten Tag"...
27/08/2025

🐺 German Shepherd: The Overachiever of Dogdom 🎓🐾
Brains ✅
Brawn ✅
Drama queen when you leave for 3 seconds ✅

Say "Guten Tag" to the German Shepherd — protector, herder, actor, and snack connoisseur.

🦴 Size: 0.55–0.65 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 22–40 kg
🌍 Origin: Germany, obviously — working dog royalty
💉 Health notes: Hip/elbow issues, bloat, and they overthink everything.

🎓 Bonus quirk: Will patrol your home like it’s a military base. Including the bathroom.
😎 Fun fact: They’re used in everything from police K9 units to acting in Hollywood. Versatile? Try Oscar-worthy.

🇿🇦 Boerboel: The Backyard Bouncer 🛡️🐾Big, bold, and born to babysit the whole farm.Meet the Boerboel — South Africa's ho...
25/08/2025

🇿🇦 Boerboel: The Backyard Bouncer 🛡️🐾
Big, bold, and born to babysit the whole farm.
Meet the Boerboel — South Africa's homegrown powerhouse with a heart as big as its head.

🦴 Size: 0.6–0.7 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 50–90 kg (yep, nearly a small adult hippo)
🌍 Origin: South Africa — bred to protect homesteads and cuddle fiercely
💉 Health notes: Watch for hip dysplasia, eyelid issues, and the urge to guard the kettle.

🎓 Bonus quirk: May try to sit on you despite being the size of your couch.
😎 Fun fact: Boerboels were bred to fend off lions. Now they mostly fend off postmen and falling fridge magnets.

🕶️ Dobermann Pinscher: The CEO of Sass & Security 🐾💼Sleek. Slick. Seriously intimidating... until they trip over their o...
22/08/2025

🕶️ Dobermann Pinscher: The CEO of Sass & Security 🐾💼
Sleek. Slick. Seriously intimidating... until they trip over their own feet zooming through the house.

Say hello to the Dobermann Pinscher — the elegant missile of the power breed world.

🦴 Size: 0.63–0.72 metres tall
⚖️ Weight: 30–45 kg
🌍 Origin: Germany (thanks to a tax collector who wanted backup — we get it)
💉 Health notes: Prone to cardiomyopathy, Wobbler syndrome, and dramatic sighing when not walked on time.

🎓 Bonus quirk: They love their people. Like, won’t-let-you-wee-alone levels of love.

😎 Fun fact: They're fast. Like “blink and they're in another room eating your sandwich” fast.

🖤 Rottweiler: The Velvet Tank 🚓🐾Muscle? ✅Loyalty? ✅Looks like they could crush a bowling ball? Also ✅Meet the Rottweiler...
20/08/2025

🖤 Rottweiler: The Velvet Tank 🚓🐾
Muscle? ✅
Loyalty? ✅
Looks like they could crush a bowling ball? Also ✅

Meet the Rottweiler — part cuddle bug, part security team, all heart.

🦴 Size: 0.56–0.69 metres at the shoulder
⚖️ Weight: 35–60 kg
🌍 Origin: Germany (originally Roman drover dogs!)
💉 Health notes: Hip/elbow dysplasia, heart issues, and don’t forget regular exercise to keep 'em from turning into furry potatoes.

🎓 Bonus quirk: They're scarily smart — like “figures out how to open doors and guilt-trip you with eye contact” smart.

😎 Fun fact: In ancient Rome, their ancestors es**rted cattle and soldiers — now they mostly es**rt toddlers and take sofa space.

🛡️💪 Power Breeds Series: Part 3 — The Bouncers of the Dog World 🐾Alright, mates! We've strutted through the football-typ...
18/08/2025

🛡️💪 Power Breeds Series: Part 3 — The Bouncers of the Dog World 🐾
Alright, mates! We've strutted through the football-type dogs 🏈🐶, we've marvelled at the mastiffs and muscle mountains 🏔️🦴...
Now it’s time for the next category in our Power Breeds series — the ones that could double as bodyguards and cuddle bugs.

Introducing:
👉 The “Other Powerful & Protective Breeds”
These are the dogs that say:
🔒 “I’ll love you to bits”
💥 “And possibly scare off a burglar with just a glance.”
Think:
🖤 Rottweiler — the velvet tank on paws
🕶️ Dobermann — sleek, sharp, and sassier than your ex
🛡️ Boerboel — South Africa’s own backyard bouncer
🔥 And more bite-sized bodyguards with massive hearts and serious muscle.

They’re loyal, loving, and if trained right, absolute gentle legends — but make no mistake, they were built to protect, serve, and nap like champions 😴

So buckle in. We're about to meet the brains, brawn, and big hearts of the power pack 💪🐕‍🦺💥

🐾 Tibetan Mastiff — The Lion-Dog That Watches You Judge Your LifeNow for the Tibetan Mastiff — the ancient floof-lord th...
15/08/2025

🐾 Tibetan Mastiff — The Lion-Dog That Watches You Judge Your Life
Now for the Tibetan Mastiff — the ancient floof-lord that looks like it should be guarding a monastery... or a mountain throne 🦁🧘‍♂️🐾

🧬 Origin:
Tibet, bred to guard temples, livestock, and possibly souls. Huge, fluffy, and weirdly regal.

📏 Size & Weight:
Height: 0.61–0.76 metres
Weight: 45–70 kg of mystical energy and floofy suspicion

🩺 Health Notes:
Prone to thyroid issues
Hip dysplasia
Seasonal shedding like a snowstorm from Mount Everest

😄 Fun Fact:
They’re so independent, they often ignore commands unless they personally agree. You don’t own a Tibetan Mastiff — you live alongside one.

💡 Bonus Quirk:
They bark only between 11pm and 3am. Never before. Never after. Always when you're finally dozing off 😴🔊

🐾 Pyrenean Mastiff — The Fluffy Fortress From the MountainsAh, the Pyrenean Mastiff — imagine a cloud, a bear, and a she...
13/08/2025

🐾 Pyrenean Mastiff — The Fluffy Fortress From the Mountains
Ah, the Pyrenean Mastiff — imagine a cloud, a bear, and a sheepdog merged together to guard sheep and look majestic on a hilltop ⛰️🐾☁️

🧬 Origin:
Spain’s Pyrenees mountains — bred to protect livestock from wolves and anything else that dared approach.

📏 Size & Weight:
Height: 0.72–0.81 metres
Weight: 55–80 kg of fluff, loyalty, and occasional strategic napping

🩺 Health Notes:
Hip dysplasia
Needs space and proper grooming (that floof is no joke)
Prone to heat sensitivity — prefers winter to walkies in summer

😄 Fun Fact:
Despite their size, they’re incredibly gentle and sweet with family. With strangers? Less sweet. More “Back away from the gate, Karen.”

💡 Bonus Quirk:
Floof-to-muscle ratio is off the charts — brushing them is a part-time job.

🐾 Tosa Inu — The Sumo of the Dog WorldEnter: the Tosa Inu — Japan’s answer to “what if a samurai became a dog?” 🇯🇵🐕🧬 Ori...
11/08/2025

🐾 Tosa Inu — The Sumo of the Dog World
Enter: the Tosa Inu — Japan’s answer to “what if a samurai became a dog?” 🇯🇵🐕

🧬 Origin:
Japan, bred for dog fighting (unfortunately) — but today’s Tosas are calm, stoic giants with serious 'don't test me' energy.

📏 Size & Weight:
Height: 0.55–0.80 metres
Weight: 45–90 kg depending on lineage (and attitude)

🩺 Health Notes:
Bloat
Joint issues
Quiet and reserved — until they’re not 😳

😄 Fun Fact:
They’re so quiet that they’ll make a ninja look noisy. You won’t hear them coming — you’ll just feel watched.

💡 Bonus Quirk:
They rarely bark, but when they do, the neighbours two streets over will know about it.

🐱 8 August – International Cat DayHappy International Cat Day to the creatures who nap like it's a full-time job and jud...
08/08/2025

🐱 8 August – International Cat Day

Happy International Cat Day to the creatures who nap like it's a full-time job and judge us from bookshelves. 📚👑

Whether your feline is a couch potato, a toe attacker, or a midnight zoomie champion, today is their day to be even more pampered (yes, it's possible).

Celebrate by:
🧶 Buying more toys they’ll ignore
🐟 Serving the fancy food
📸 Posting 500 photos (they deserve it)

Remember: you don’t own a cat, you rent space in their kingdom. 😸🐾

🐾 Presa Canario — The Canary Island’s Secret WeaponNext up: the Presa Canario — big dog, bigger attitude, and a bark tha...
06/08/2025

🐾 Presa Canario — The Canary Island’s Secret Weapon
Next up: the Presa Canario — big dog, bigger attitude, and a bark that sounds like it came with a subwoofer 🎚️🐶🌋

🧬 Origin:
Canary Islands (yes, really) — bred for livestock work, guarding, and probably intimidating volcanoes.

📏 Size & Weight:
Height: 0.55–0.66 metres
Weight: 40–65 kg of pure muscle, alertness, and low tolerance for fools

🩺 Health Notes:
Hip dysplasia
Skin conditions
Very powerful — needs firm, experienced handling, not your mate Steve from the pub

😄 Fun Fact:
Despite their size, they’re surprisingly catlike in movement. Stealth mode: activated.

💡 Bonus Quirk:
They’ll guard your house, your car, your garden hose — and if they really like you, your spot on the sofa too.

🐾 Fila Brasileiro — The Brazilian Who Hates Strangers But Loves You HardSay olá to the Fila Brasileiro — the dog with a ...
04/08/2025

🐾 Fila Brasileiro — The Brazilian Who Hates Strangers But Loves You Hard
Say olá to the Fila Brasileiro — the dog with a personal motto of “love my family, loathe everyone else” 🇧🇷🐾

🧬 Origin:
Brazil, bred for tracking and guarding — and quite possibly auditioning as a living fence.

📏 Size & Weight:
Height: 0.60–0.75 metres
Weight: 40–60 kg of muscle, drool, and deep mistrust of delivery people

🩺 Health Notes:
Hip dysplasia
Bloat risk
Needs serious socialisation — this is not your average happy-go-lucky mutt 😬

😄 Fun Fact:
There's a Portuguese word, ojeriza, which means “instinctive distrust of strangers” — and the Fila basically invented it.

💡 Bonus Quirk:
Once they love you, they’re velcro dogs. But good luck getting the plumber in without a security clearance.

Address

2A Stonewall Rd
Hillcrest
3650

Opening Hours

Monday 07:30 - 18:00
Tuesday 07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday 07:30 - 18:00
Thursday 07:30 - 18:00
Friday 07:30 - 18:00
Saturday 08:00 - 12:00

Telephone

+27317656492

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