Chase Valley Veterinary Clinic

Chase Valley Veterinary Clinic is a well-established veterinary clinic in Pietermaritzburg. We pride ourselves that we are a family clinic and know most of our clients and patients individually. We try to give a holistic service – tending to all aspects of pet care. Nutrition, behaviour, puppy training, breeding – we will steer you in the right direction.

Dr Estèe qualified at Onderstepoort in 2010. She worked in mixed animal practise in Brits until 2014 – where she gained a large amount of surgical experience; mainly because there were no referral centres close by! She also got to work with a very wide variety of species, but her favourite still remains dogs and cats. She got married in 2014 and moved to Pietermaritzburg with her husband, Chrisjan – an accountant, and her shadow, Trix – a miniature schnauzer. “It’s a blessing to be able to do what you love every day, and then get paid to do it! “
Services at Chase Valley Veterinary Clinic

WELLNESS & PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE

We pride ourselves in trying to school our owners to give their animals the best possible care, nutrition, de-worming and parasite care they can afford. We try and make it easier by sending SMS and postcard reminders for vaccinations, deworming and Bravecto. We also offer home visits for vaccinations in the immediately surrounding areas to the practice.

EXAMINATION & HOSPITALIZED TREATMENT

Sick animals are brought in for full examinations and we also have a small hospital for hospitalized cases. Although we do not offer 24 hour care, someone comes in at night and one weekends to check on the animals – and the very sick ones go home with the vet (with permission of the owner). We know our patients by name and pride ourselves in it.  Unfortunately we do not have isolation facilities.

VACCINATIONS

We offer puppy vaccinations, litter vaccinations, annual vaccinations as well as kennel cough vaccinations. Special vaccinations for breeders such as Herpes can be done on request. Our normal cat vaccine includes feline leukemia virus – we believe in rather keeping our patients healthy than treating the sick ones.

MICROCHIPPING

We are very pro-micro-chipping and offer different types of microchips – some at a very reasonable cost. All strays that are picked up and brought to the clinic are also micro-chipped.

DENTISTRY

We have an ultrasonic scaler and polisher, as well as full set of extraction equipment. Animal’s teeth are usually cleaned and extracted under general anaesthesia – so best to make an appointment to see a veterinarian first.

ROUTINE SURGERIES

Routine doesn’t always mean simple! We offer a broad range of routine surgeries such as sterilizations, but also a few others like mass removals, cherry eyes, caesarian sections, othematomas – just to mention a few.

GERIATRIC CARE

After the age of 8 – animals need extra special care. We offer a variety of cost-effective in-house tests to try and detect normal old-age problems in animals and to start treatment early.

DIETARY & NUTRITIONAL COUNSELLING

We stock a wide range of food – general and prescription diets from trusted companies. (Hills, Eukanuba, Iams, Royal Canin, Sanimed, Ultradog, Olympic, Acana and Origin). We help clients finding the right food for their specific needs by doing cost-per-day comparisons, enrolling in loyalty programs and even by weighing the food and sending measuring cups home. Our staff are all trained to advise, but veterinary advice is always available too.