The tragedy of possible poisoning – by Jane Levinson

Peter Magcweka a soccer coach at Camps Bay Club, returned to his home in Site B, Khayelitsha, yesterday morning to find that his dog Snoopie in a terrible state. He raced her to our clinic for treatment. She was fitting continuously. Initially, she seemed to respond well to treatment, but later she deteriorated. Our team fought hard to save her life. This morning she was humanely euthanized.

Sheba - by Jane Levinson

Last Friday Sheba came was brought into clinic for her a check up and her annual vaccination. Being a cold day, her owner purchased a coat for her. She wanted to make sure Sheba was kept warm and comfortable.

Feral Cat Trappers visit Mdzananda - by Jane Levinson

We borrowed a cat trap from Rita Brock of the Feral Cat Project at Pollsmoor Prison for several weeks which I returned one Saturday morning. I was so inspired to find dedicated team of cat trappers working together - Thys Venter ( Simonstown Feral Cats), Rita Brock ( Pollsmoor Prison Feral Cats) and Mandy Store (part of Management team, Tears). They had got up at the crack of dawn to trap a colony of cats at Steeldale in Epping.

Later on that morning, Rita and Mandy wanted to visit our clinic. On our way to clinic Rita spotted two emaciated puppies savaging for food on the pavement. We took the puppies to clinic for treatment. Unfortunately they had to be humanely euthanased as they were both in the advanced stages of billary and distemper.

We borrowed a cat trap from Rita Brock of the Feral Cat Project at Pollsmoor Prison for several weeks which I returned one Saturday morning. I was so inspired to find dedicated team of cat trappers working together - Thys Venter ( Simonstown Feral Cats), Rita Brock ( Pollsmoor Prison Feral Cats) and Mandy Store (part of Management team, Tears). They had got up at the crack of dawn to trap a colony of cats at Steeldale in Epping.

Later on that morning, Rita and Mandywanted to visit our clinic. On our way to clinic Rita spotted two emaciated puppies savaging for food on the pavement. We took the puppies to clinic for treatment. Unfortunately they had to be humanely euthanased as they were both in the advanced stages of billary and distemper.

Dr Robyn McCann volunteers at Mdzananda -by Jane Levinson

We are very fortunate to have Dr Robyn McCann as a regular weekend volunteer at our clinic. She is a state veterinarian that works in the Provincial Veterinary Laboratory in Stellenbosch. With the increased demand for veterinary services at our clinic, an additional veterinary professional on board helps to lighten the load.

Community service at Mdzananda - by Lisa Cant-Haylett

Emily Willis from Tokai, Cape Town, volunteered for a few hours at Mdzananda last week, as part of her community service obligation as a Grade 8 learner at Springfield Convent. Every term, learners need to complete one and half hours community service.

We thank Emily for choosing Mdzananda!

Emily spent the majority of her time packing shampoo into containers, as well as feeding week old puppies. The shampoo is sold at low cost to assist people in the community in keeping their pets free of fleas and ticks.

It was great having Emily at Mdzananda and we encourage other young people who are required to take part in community service to include Mdzananda on their list.

Mdzananda Animal Clinic - township jiving video - posted by Lisa Cant-Haylett

A few days before Dr George Lightfoot left our shores for the UK after volunteering at Mdzananda for two months and becoming very much part of the Mdzananda 'family', one of the Animal Welfare Assistants recorded this video.

Can only women nuture? by Jane Levinson

Seven, one week old puppies were handed into clinic this Friday afternoon, because their mom had died.

Lazola one of our team members undertook the responsibility to take them home and feed them every two to three hours. He is a very proud foster parent. They are all doing very well under his care. He took this picture of his litter.