Animaland

09/05/2026

To the Mom’s who speak fluent “woof” and “meow “, whose photos are 90% pet photos and who consider shedding a form of glitter…….

05/04/2026

01/04/2026

Please note our Easter weekend hours
Thursday till 19h00 , Saturday 09h00-12h00. Public Holidays & Sunday on call by appointment:

17/02/2026

When winning is a family affair, well done to the van den Hoven team on winning the Valentines competition- in case you were wondering- the number of treats in the jar are 750. Thanks for all who tried……

14/02/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day: Pets teach us a lot of things, but none more important than to love unconditionally 💌

01/02/2026

Valentines day Competition incoming!
Starting Monday 02 February till Saturday 14 February.
Take a guess at how many hearts are in the jar and stand a chance to win !
See you at ANIMALAND

14/01/2026

Animaland’s own Christmas miracle
Every Christmas season comes with it’s own sense of something special at the veterinary rooms,
like the one year when we actually had a reindeer-yes a real live reindeer , as patient on Christmas
eve at Animaland (had to pinch myself). So 2025 also had an xtra special miracle.........
Late November 2025 an eldery patient, “Jingles-” named so, as she had been rescued with her
sister “Mistletoe” by a longstanding and special client of ours- Lizel Swanepoel- over Christmas
time from Animaland , was hit by a car and was rushed in to our practice in a state of emergency-
the news was not good- she had a pelvis fracture and was badly bruised- hanging on by a thread-
Lizel, being the person she is, instructed us to try and save “Jingles” and so started a long and
complicated recovery-there were times that we thought we should let rather let “Jingles” go softly,
as we could see how she struggled with the shock and pain and the complications of the injury,
however her owner did not want to give up-”Jingles” ended up being in our hospital for a full five
weeks!
Bring in “Andy”......”Andy” was brought in to Animaland about 2 weeks before “Jingles” as a wild,
sick stray kitten- we could see her fighting spirit and into our isolation ward she went for treatment
and TLC-she recovered, but as hard as we tried, no one seemed to want to take her home.
Two weeks into “Jingles” treatment in our ICU ward, “Andy”, now healthy, escaped her cage and
found her way to “Jingles”, and so a beautiful story developed of a young lost soul and an old one,
encouriging each other .
We do believe that “Andy” was the push for “ Jingles” on her road to recovery. From there on, they
stayed together.
Overheard one day when Lizel and her friend came to visit “Jingles”-
“Friend, are you sure, you can take another cat?
Response: what can I do- “Andy” saved “Jingles” life”
So just after Christmas, “Jingles” was discharged to continue her road to recovery at home and yes-
“Andy” was by her side....

24/12/2025

‘ I heard the bells on Christmas Day, their old familiar carols play; and wild and sweet the words repeat of PEACE on earth ,goodwill to men’
This poem by Henry Wadsworth has been on repeat in my thoughts recently and although almost written 200 years ago, still rings true and made me realise that the sentiment of Christmas throughout the ages has not changed, it still brings the message of HOPE, and this is what keeps us going,
we are offered HOPE! May Peace, Love and Hope reside in your hearts this Christmas.