by Dr Gerrit Pretorius | Jul 21, 2025 | Cats, Dogs
Why Your Pet’s Dental Health Matters More Than You Think When we think about keeping our pets healthy, we often focus on vaccinations, nutrition, and parasite prevention. But did you know that dental health is just as vital? Just like in people, your pet’s oral health...
by Dr Gerrit Pretorius | Sep 20, 2024 | Dogs
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug for the control of certain internal and external parasites. It rids our animals’ bodies of these parasites by paralysing them so that they can be excreted or fall off. Ivermectin is used routinely in cattle and horses but is used...
by Dr Gerrit Pretorius | Jul 30, 2024 | Horses
West Nile Virus Is an insect borne disease that can symptomatically affect humans and horses. The name comes from the West Nile province in Uganda, where it was first isolated in a human patient with fever. West Nile Virus mostly circulates between birds and...
by Dr Gerrit Pretorius | Jun 28, 2024 | Cats, Dogs
Foot and Mouth Disease is one of the most important viral diseases in the world due to its economic impact on the livestock industry. It is extremely contagious and infects cloven hooved animals such as cattle, pigs and sheep; but not odd-toed ungulates like horses...
