Hatfield Bird and Animal Hospital

19/10/2016

Sterilisation campaign day 2. With Maricia Krüger Pavier and Leritia van der merwe

12/10/2016

What a privileged it was to be part of this event.

14/06/2016

Another successful sterilisation project.

a collaboration between Catpals and Hatfield Bird and Animal Hospital. Shutting down breeding factories and improving the lives of ferals.

04/06/2016

There seems to be a huge confusion about private veterinary practices rendering welfare work via the South African Community Veterinary clinics. In Gauteng there exist a 3 way partnership between SAVA CVC, GDARD and private veterinary practices donating time and infrastructure to indigent pet owners. The GDARD in part subsides the clinical work (sterilisations and vaccinations) and Hatfield Bird and Animal Hospital has been allocated 2 fully qualified veterinarians, doing their community year for DAFF, to do the clinical work. These veterinarians are dedicated, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable and has a BVSc Veterinary degree. They are NOT students. GDARD only subsidize a percentage of the medications and consumables and the remainder of the expenses are carried by the veterinary practice rendering the clinical service. Negative propaganda and ignorant comments harm these partnerships and the only ones who suffer are the animals. Please be mindful of comments and assumptions, assure that you are well informed before accusing veterinarians of only being interested in making money and be grateful for those veterinarians who are willing to take time out of their veterinary practices to go into areas and work under difficult conditions.

04/06/2016

Another successfull sterilisation and vaccination campaign. Makapanstad has been a CVC clinic for many years. Due to extreme poverty owners have been unable to afford sterilisation of their animals. Due to the fact that Makapantad falls outside of Gauteng, veterinary services could not be subsidized by GDARD funds. However due to a very generous sponsorship Hatfield Bird and Animal Hospital can now sterilised 60 animals free of charge.

25/05/2016

25/05/2016

Another succesful sterilisation outreach

22/05/2016

Hatfield Bird and Animal in partnership with GDARD Temba clinic sterilised 30 ferals on Friday 20 May 2016.

Do you know what that tipped ear means? During a procedure, vets will remove the tip of an ear to signify that the animal has already been Trapped, Neutered (or spayed!) and Returned to their home - preventing being trapped again and put under for a surgery they don’t need. So the next time you see a tipped ear, know that someone has already caught that cat and had it TNR’d!

17/05/2016

It also affects cats. We sterilised 3 cats in Naboomspruit who all had pyometra due to the use of this human medication

Dr. Marietjie Malan van Longtom Dierekliniek het aan die koerant vertel dat dit glad nie ‘n nuwe gier is wat posgevat het nie, maar dat sy al vir die afgelope 15 jaar tewe vir baarmoederinfeksie behand

17/05/2016

This very cute little Jack Russel is so scared and clearly use to being around people. She was following the clinic staff around all day long today.
Please share she must be missed somewhere.

17/05/2016

This is the sweetest dog. Malnourished and must have pups somewhere as her mammaries are engorged with milk.

13/05/2016

In 5 short months at a new location we have been privileged to be part of so many projects, making a difference to the lives of many pets living with indigent and challenged pet owners. Having two young, enthusiastic and dedicated veterinarians doing their Community year at Hatfield Bird and Animal Hospital has allowed us to follow our passion and do what Vets really want to do: Make a difference. One of the many project that Hatfield B&A donate to professionally and intellectually is the SAVA Community Veterinary Clinics: our veterinarians attend 6 of the 13 SAVA CVC Clinics in Gauteng.