Watercrest Veterinary Clinic

Watercrest Veterinary Clinic We are a small animal Veterinary Clinic situated in Waterfall, Kwa Zulu Natal. Find us at www.watercrestvet.co.za
031 7633323 / 066 303 7718

We are a small animal Veterinary Practice in the Waterfall area of Kwa Zulu Natal. Find us at www.watercrestvet.co.za

We're heating things up this winter with our ever popular LEGO Welfare Raffle. But, as usual, we like shaking things up ...
25/05/2026

We're heating things up this winter with our ever popular LEGO Welfare Raffle. But, as usual, we like shaking things up a bit.

For this week, running until Sunday midnight, you have the opportunity to GUESS what's inside the box!!! If you guess the correct LEGO inside the box, you will get 2 FREE entries into the raffle. Tickets will go on sale from Monday 1st June 2026, when the contents of the box will also be revealed!!!

Now, there will be no sneaky sneaky, covert operations to try find out what the answer is😉😉😉😉🤔🤔🤔🤔 . Our awesome receptionists, Tiffany and Belinda don't know what it is. Natasha our new AHT also doesn't know and neither does Dr Caitlyn. Only Dr Nic knows what is inside!!!😜😜😜😅😅😅

To simply type LEGO, is not a correct answer. Because we all know there is LEGO inside. We would like you to guess what LEGO build it is!! The example picture is for demonstration purposes only, the LEGO build in the picture is NOT what is inside the box. It is just an example of the name we're looking for, in this case it's PRETTY PINK FLOWER BOUQUET (10342 - the builds unique number). So to say "Botanical" is NOT the correct answer either.

Please post your answers in the comments below. Please also note that you will need to come into the clinic to choose your lucky numbers, if you are correct in your guessing. This mini competition will only be running here on our page and on our Instagram page too. You can scream and shout your guesses to your hearts content if you pop in to see us at the clinic, but alas, we need it to be official and in writing on this post.

Remember that every single cent raised through the sale of these tickets goes directly into our welfare account to greatly assist the animal welfare organisations we help. So it is for such an amazing cause and believe it when we say, this one is VERY worthwhile.

Happy guessing everyone 😁😁😁😁

What an evening we had at Watercrest Veterinary Clinic!! This is what happens when our amazing team comes together like ...
20/05/2026

What an evening we had at Watercrest Veterinary Clinic!! This is what happens when our amazing team comes together like a well oiled machine, after hours, to bring 4 new little lives into the world.

Meet Savannah and her 4 new pups. We saw Savannah at the end of last week for xrays to see how many pups she was expecting. We counted 4 little skulls and spines on those xrays, and that was confirmed this evening. Savannah was brought in just before 5pm this evening as her owner was a little concerned that it seemed she wasn't progressing with giving birth to the pups. Dr Nic did a quick ultrasound and wasn't happy with the slower heart rate of the pups. A slow heart rate in foetuses is a sign of distress, we needed to get them out. It was decided to do a C-section.

Everyone got involved!! Belinda, one of our receptionists was delighted as she had never seen this sort of procedure done before, Dr Caitlyn was close at hand too, supervising the "catching" of the pups, Natasha was constantly monitoring Savannah, Chris and Sandile having everything set up within minutes.

Dr Nic started the surgery and before long, the first pup made an appearance. Then the next, and the next, and the next. 3 boys, 1 girl. Everybody got stuck in, got the little ones breathing nicely, tying off their umbilical chords and then all cosy and warm while Dr Nic finished the surgery. We then waited for Savannah to recover from the anaesthetic, to be greeted by her 4 new hungry little mouths 😁😁😁😁

What an amazing experience for those of the team that had never been involved like this before. Hearing that very first squeak becoming a cry, wow, it is music for the soul.

So proud of our professional, hard working, caring and compassionate team.

Well well done everyone and welcome to the world to these 4 beautiful pups.

Happy Mother's Day to all those special wonderful moms.
10/05/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all those special wonderful moms.

Tomorrow is a public holiday - worker’s day. The clinic will be close but WE ARE OPEN on Saturday.Have a good long weeke...
30/04/2026

Tomorrow is a public holiday - worker’s day. The clinic will be close but WE ARE OPEN on Saturday.

Have a good long weekend.

Everyone looking forward to a double long weekend???Thought so 😁😁😁😁Monday the 27th April and Friday the 1st of May are b...
25/04/2026

Everyone looking forward to a double long weekend???

Thought so 😁😁😁😁

Monday the 27th April and Friday the 1st of May are both public holidays and the clinic will be closed.

We're open Tuesday - Thursday next week and Saturday. We're only closed on Monday and Friday next week.

So enjoy the double long weekend and 3 day work week 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

This time of year, this view, never gets old.But a photo rarely captures the true splendor 🌄
09/04/2026

This time of year, this view, never gets old.

But a photo rarely captures the true splendor 🌄

Please note that we will be CLOSED over the Easter long weekend, from Friday 3rd April until Monday 6th April, we'll be ...
01/04/2026

Please note that we will be CLOSED over the Easter long weekend, from Friday 3rd April until Monday 6th April, we'll be back to normal hours again from Tuesday 7th April.

Please make sure you have enough medication for your pets, and food, for over the long weekend.

Over Easter, there is always an indulgence of chocolate and hot cross buns, delicious!!! But don't forget, chocolate and raisins are bad for dogs, both will be in abundance now over the weekend so be careful where you leave these tasty treats so your dogs can't get hold of then 😁😁😁😁

If you're travelling, please be safe on the roads. Have a wonderful long weekend 🐰 🐣

Tomorrow is going to be a very sad day for all of us at Watercrest Veterinary Clinic.We will be saying a fond farewell t...
24/03/2026

Tomorrow is going to be a very sad day for all of us at Watercrest Veterinary Clinic.
We will be saying a fond farewell to Mila, our AHT as she starts her new adventure with financé Gary down in the Cape.

Mila has been with us for 4 years, we can't believe just how quickly the time has gone! Mila has been such an invaluable part of our amazing team here at Watercrest Vet. And most of our clients don't realise just how much goes on behind the scenes at a vet practice and most of that was done by Mila. Patient care when Dr Nic and Dr Caitlyn have been busy with consult. Client communication after a surgery or procedure. Doing the invoices for hospitalised patients. Monitoring of patients during and after surgery or a procedure, the thankless task of stock taking and best of all, giving every patient that walked through our front door so much love and attention, and of course, delicious treats.

Our sad loss is certainly the next vet practice she joins gain. We have watched her grow in her skill set over the passed 4 years to become a "seasoned professional", always giving of her best, her work ethic - flawless and her love and care for our patients - unlimited.

Nothing has ever been too much for our Mila and she is going to be deeply missed, not only by us as a Watercrest Vet team, but by our many clients and patients who have been so fortunate to have also been cared for by Mila.

Small in stature, massive in her love, compassion and dedication to her work. One in a million. Her voice is still going to ring through the building here at Water rest Vet, because Paulie, our adopted African Grey parrot, has mimicked her voice to a T! Especially when calling for Mr B (our practice cat) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 we're going to miss that happy smile and cheeky laugh of hers too.

Mila is leaving a huge void and massive shoes to fill that's for sure.

On a brighter note, Natasha will be joining us in May, so please bear with us as we adjust for a temporary "short staffed" scenario until then.

Mila, we're all wishing you absolutely all of the best going forward, as you only deserve the best. You have been such an integral part of our team and you will be missed terribly. We so look forward to hearing about your new adventure, don't be a stranger 😁😁😁

This is not a goodbye, this is a farewell and best wishes.

From all of us here at Water rest Vet Clinic, thank you for everything. Thank you for being you.

Please note that Saturday the 21st is a public holiday. The practice will be closed on Saturday. Please make sure that i...
19/03/2026

Please note that Saturday the 21st is a public holiday. The practice will be closed on Saturday. Please make sure that if you're needing any medications or food, or even just some delicious tasty treats as a week spoil, that you come through before the weekend.

Have a super upcoming weekend everyone.

An ode to Umngani.Unknown to many, at one stage, when Dizzy (our first practice cat) was still with us, we had a second ...
12/03/2026

An ode to Umngani.

Unknown to many, at one stage, when Dizzy (our first practice cat) was still with us, we had a second practice cat, Umngani.

Umngani means "friend" in Zulu. We have no idea where she came from. What her life story was but one thing she did do, was make all of us at Watercrest Veterinary Clinic feel a bit foolish 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Umngani, affectionately called 'Gani, simply arrived at the practice one day, and made herself at home. Right from the get go, all of thought she looked a little strange. Like a potato with toothpicks for legs. We ran blood tests on her, we did xrays, we did ultrasound, we couldn't find any explanation for her "physique". We also noticed that her right ear had been clipped. This is routinely done when there are sterilisation campaigns that attend to stray or feral colonies, as an indication, even from a distance, that the cat in question has been sterilised. So when we were asked by clients if she was pregnant, we would say she's been spayed and there was no evidence of pregnancy with all of the tests we performed on her. So Gani settled into the back side of the practice, while Dizzy ruled the rest of the building.

There were the odd cat fights between the two girls and it was starting to become a bit problematic. But Gani had other plans.......

She went missing for a few days. We searched and searched and then one day, one of our kennel hands heard the tell tale squeaks coming from under the Wendy house. And there she was, a proud mom of 3 kittens!!!! 🫣🫣🤨🤨😳😳 So we welcomed Argento, Chadwick and Jet to the Watercrest family. Yes, we had a number of "I told you so" questioning glares and comments from some of our clients 🤔😂, she fooled us all.

Sr Lou was still working with us at the time, so once the kittens had their new homes (2 went together, the other also to a loving home), Sr Lou made a bold suggestion to maybe take Gani home with her to see if she was going to settle in nicely.

And oh my word did Gani fit in. Moved in like she'd lived there since day one. Sr Lou wrote the most amazing tribute to Gani on her Instagram page. Gani was with Sr Lou through all 3 of her pregnancies (resulting in 4 kiddies 😅😅😅). The one picture which literally tickled us pink, was when little Elon arrived home for the first time. A more classic look of shock, horror, disgust, intrigue, fascination all rolled into one, couldn't have been captured better (in picture 3 you can see Gani peeping into Elons carrier when she "met" him for the first time).

Gani sadly crossed the rainbow bridge recently, but my oh my, did she land with her (stinky) bum in the butter having gone home with Sr Lou, living the life she always deserved.

Gani, your story will always be a mystery before you found us and settled in with Sr Lou and her growing family. We know how much Sr Lou is going to miss your quiet presence, her companion during the long nights with all the kiddies too.

Rest well sweet Gani, you humbled us all and brought so much love and support when and where it was needed for Sr Lou. Sr Lou, we're all sending you so much love too. That peeking photo always brings a smile to our faces, what a little character hey ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Louise Allen

Address

5 Rowles Avenue
Waterfall
3610

Opening Hours

Monday 08:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:30 - 17:00
Thursday 08:30 - 17:00
Friday 08:30 - 17:00
Saturday 08:30 - 12:30

Telephone

+27317633323

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