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To warm your heart – your impact on KwaNyuswa

Aug 26, 2024 | Clinic, Community, Inspectorate Beat

To warm your heart – your impact on KwaNyuswa

One of the areas where your support makes a great difference is in our outreach programmes.

The recent outreach in the nearby KwaNyuswa community proved this without any doubt. These results will surely warm your heart knowing how your outreach donations were used.

154 Animals were vaccinated against rabies, reducing the possibility of this deadly disease for both animals and people. 96 Dogs were sterilised as well as 12 cats. Sterilisation means a better quality of life for the animals and the prevention of regular unwanted litters which go on to compound the problems of animal suffering.

We were grateful to be given the use of the local building which we turned into a temporary clinic. This was especially important as we were there not just for a day, but for a full week.

Because people are struggling financially, it doesn’t mean that they don’t care about their animals, so it was heartening to experience the community’s genuine appreciation for improvements to their animals’ health and wellbeing.

The timing of the outreach was chosen to include the school holidays, so that our Inspectors and staff could interact with the children as well as adults to give them guidance on the welfare of their animals.

Thanks to your generosity, as well as that of various sponsors, we were also able to hand out some treats and snacks to the owners and children so that they didn’t go home empty handed. And all the animals treated went home with a bag of food, a blanket and a bowl.

What we did learn from our visit is that the need in Kwanyuswa is great, and a follow up by our Inspectorate team will be needed.

We asked and you answered – thank you!

Aug 7, 2023 | Clinic, Community, Uncategorized

We asked and you answered – thank you!

When we shared with you a wish list from our clinic, it seemed like a big ask – but it was for a big reason.

Our creed is to give any animal that comes into our clinic the very best of care. But it’s often not understood that veterinary medical equipment is no less expensive than that for humans, and is an ongoing expense for our clinic.

A generous response to the wish list has meant that we’ve been able to buy three sterilisation cradles. Thank you, so much, for helping us keep down uncontrolled, unwanted animal populations, and the suffering that goes with them.

High on our list of current needs at the clinic is a Hawkmed infusion pump, which delivers fluids (like pain relievers) to our ‘patients’ during surgery and other procedures. But at a cost of R8 122 it’s currently out of reach, unless caring friends like you will reach out with another donation by clicking here.

It’s a joy to know that even in today’s world, wishes can come true. Thank you for being part of that.

A Hawkmed infusion pump is high up on a clinic ‘wish list’.

A ‘Wish List’ From Our Clinic

Mar 16, 2023 | Clinic, Fundraiser

A ‘wish list from our clinic

Our creed is to give any animal that comes into our clinic the very best of care. But veterinary medical equipment is no less expensive than that for human treatment and is an ongoing expense for our clinic. Below is a glimpse of present needs with their prices. Any help towards these would be greatly appreciated.

Three spay cradles at R1345 each
Animal Handling Support Systems: Two syringe poles at R3850 each

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Rabies Clinic

Oct 26, 2022 | Clinic, Community, Education, Events

On Sunday the 2nd October Kloof and Highway SPCA Clinic team hosted a Rabies Clinic.

It was wonderful to see the public coming through with their pets and over the period of 2 hours 290 dogs and cats were vaccinated against rabies.

The staff also took the opportunity to educate pet owners on the importance of vaccinations as well general education on puppy training, diet, and behavioral issues.

The Theme for this year’s World Rabies Day was – Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths. Coming together is key to disease elimination. Rabies exemplifies the interconnection between the health of humans, animals and the environment. Rabies is currently a very serious problem in South Africa, with outbreaks in animals occurring in all nine provinces. High-risk dog rabies cycles are present in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and on the Free state-Limpopo border. Hot spots for KZN Veterinary Services are Durban (180 cases this year so far) and the KZN Coast of rural communities (323 cases with 2 human deaths so far this year).

There has been a drastic increase in the number of positive cases in KwaZulu-Natal and in-between the period of January 2022-August 2022. Our Kloof and Highway SPCA has had 51 Rabies positive cases pf the 180 total cases so far. Hammarsdale is an area where there is an increase in numbers that are expected to grow considerably in the future. We urge all pet owners to ensure that their pets are vaccinated against Rabies, it is a legal requirement to ensure that this is done. There is no cure once the Rabies virus is contracted. Rabies vaccinations need to be done annually to ensure the vaccine remains effective, and thereby not only protects your four-legged companions but also your immediate family and community.