Ballito Veterinary Hospital

21/11/2025

🐍 Snake Season Alert: Keep Your Pets Safe!

We’re seeing an increase in snakebite cases. Here’s how to protect your dog — and what to do in an emergency:

How to Reduce Snake Encounters:
• Keep grass short and remove rubble/woodpiles.
• Control rodents — they attract snakes.
• Avoid walking dogs in long grass, rocky areas, or near water at dusk/dawn.
• Use a torch at night.
• Teach dogs a solid “leave it” and recall.

If Your Dog Is Bitten:
🚨 Go to your vet immediately.
• Keep your dog calm and still — carry them if you can.
• Do NOT use a tourniquet, cut the wound, suck venom, apply ice, or give aspirin.
• If safe, take a photo of the snake from a distance (not required).
• Call ahead so we can prepare for your arrival.

Fast action saves lives. Please share to help keep pets safe this summer. 🐾💚

The African Snakebite Institute is our country’s foremost resource on everything snake related. Kindly give them a follow.

They have compiled a fantastic free resource on the Snakes of Durban for download.

🐍 Our brand-new ASI Snake Booklets are here!
A big leap forward in local snake education.

We’ve released the first 95 booklets, each dedicated to a specific city or town in South Africa – and they’re all available as FREE PDF downloads from our website.

Inside each booklet, you’ll find:
📖
• The snakes found in your area
• How to identify them
• Snakebite first aid
• Nearby hospitals
• Contact details for local snake removers

Start learning about the snakes in your town today!

Download the PDF here: https://bit.ly/46MEbgz

27/10/2025

02/09/2025

✨ Why Spay or Neuter Your Pets? ✨

Did you know that sterilising your dog or cat isn’t just about population control – it’s about their health and wellbeing too 💚🐾

✅ Prevents unwanted litters, reducing the number of homeless pets.
✅ Helps protect against serious illnesses like pyometra (life-threatening uterine infection), prostate disease and certain cancers.
✅ Reduces roaming, aggression, and stress-related behaviours.
✅ Gives your furry family member the best chance at a longer, healthier, happier life.

There are countless diseases and injuries such as dog fights and hit by cars that could be prevented by sterilizing pets at the appropriate time early in life! Not forgetting to mention its role in reducing the spread of infectious diseases such as rabies in our community.

The next image is NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS and features the pyometra (septic uterus) that Phil removed from an older unsterilized dog today. This is a life threatening disease. She will need intensive care for the next few days to pull her through.

Every spay and neuter makes a difference – to your pet, to you, and to the community. 🐶🐱

📅 Book your pet’s procedure today or consult with one of our fantastic vets about the right time to spay/neuter, and help us create a brighter future for all your special pets!

13/08/2025

🎉🐾 We are beyond thrilled to announce that we’ve been voted Best Veterinarian in the Best of Ballito Awards! 🏆✨

A huge thank you to our wonderful clients, furry friends, and community for your trust, loyalty, and support. We couldn’t do what we love every day without you! 💙

Here’s to keeping tails wagging, whiskers twitching, and hearts happy! 🐶🐱

12/06/2025

We’d like to share some awesome news with our Ballito Vet Community!

I’m sure many of our clients will recognize this friendly face. Nomcebo Bhengu has been working at Ballito Vet for the past 4 years, becoming an essential and integral part of the team. Nomsi already runs our lab, maintains most of our specialized equipment and plays a big role in patient care. While working full time as an assistant at Ballito Vet, Noms has been studying towards a diploma in Animal Health.

After 3 years of hard study and work, Noms graduated yesterday. She is now a registered Animal Health Technician!

We’d just like to congratulate her on this fantastic achievement. We are so proud! We admire her dedication towards her studies, which mirrors the dedication and passion she shows at work each day.

We are incredibly lucky to have this young lady on the team!

Noms, we wish you all the best with your career ahead!

09/06/2025

A stray blue Indian Ringneck has been dropped off at Ballito Vet. We are trying to find his owners.

Kindly contact Ballito Vet if you know this bird.

☎️ 0329462052

09/06/2025

Don’t forget to vote for us in the .za competition. Use the following link to vote for your favorite pet services…

https://www.bestofsouthafrica.co.za/ballito/bob-voting-category-pets/

At Ballito Vet we offer excellent veterinary care using state of the art equipment at the center of the Ballito community..

Dr Gouws is pictured using our newly upgraded endoscope.

04/06/2025

Paws up for Ballito Vet! 🐾 🙌 Please take a short moment to vote for us in the .za campaign for 2025.

We so appreciate the continued support of our loyal clients in the Ballito Community.

Follow the link to vote! https://www.bestofsouthafrica.co.za/ballito/bob-voting-category-pets/

12/02/2025

Friendly black and tan male dog picked up near the Everest Garage. He is still very young. No collar or chip.

Kindly give us a call if you know this dog.

☎️ 032 946 2052

11/02/2025

Rabies awareness: We have had another positive rabies case in a dog in Shakaskraal. This dog has been previously vaccinated, however, hadn’t received a vaccine in the last few years.

It is recommended that dogs and cats be vaccinated annually against rabies. Especially in KZN where it is so rife. It is MANDATORY by law to vaccinate your pet against rabies. Be sure to receive your vaccine from a qualified veterinary professional who have the skills and knowledge to make sure the vaccine is kept hand given properly.

We’d like to thank our state veterinary services for being so vigilant and going to great lengths to make sure this case was diagnosed quickly.

As KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is a high risk area for the disease, annual vaccinations are recommended.

23/12/2024

Please take note of our opening hours over the upcoming festive week….

Consulting hours remains between 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Reception remains open throughout the day.

Please note that we work by an appointment basis, please give us a call to arrange your visit with us.

☎️ 032 946 2052

Keep safe and wishing you all a jolly festive period!

In case of emergencies out of hours, please make use of 24 hr facility at Ashburne Vet (0315621037) and Westville Vet Hospital (0312678000)

* Ammendment * please note hours for Sat 28th and Sunday 29th corrected from the previous post.

25/11/2024

Very sweet, well natured and gentle male dog looking for a home.

Good with other dogs, walks well on a lead and very loving. Neutered and approximately a year old.

Please call reception for any queries.