VN October 2021

Vetnuus | Oktober 2021 22 Farmer Ross has employed Enzo Erasmus, a former Grabouw animal welfare worker, to assist on the farm. Enzo helps educate farmworkers about pet care and encourages vaccination, dipping against parasites, and sterilisation in his spare time. “I aim to have every dog on this farm vaccinated and protected against disease and to have them all sterilised,” said Enzo. “This will take time because many older generations believe that sterilisationmakes your dog lame inhis back legs. But, we are getting more and more people willing to have their dogs sterilised, and I feel we are achieving something now.” Farm elder Jan Erasmus, who has lived on the farm since the 1970s, brought his middle-aged dog Ogies to the CVC clinic. He said he hoped it would stop Ogies from getting into trouble. “He used to wander around and get into fights and then my neighbours would get angry and throw stones at him. This will stop him from wandering,” said Jan. Katriena Jonkers agreed. “As hulle toegemaak is, dan is hullemakliker omtehanteer”(if they are sterilised, they are easier to handle). She brought her eight-month-old puppyWitbors for spaying. Koba hopes this farm project will catch on in the district and that more farmers will host CVC projects. v Veterinarian Dr Koba Heyns, her husband Glen Fruin farmer Ross and their son Jeff Enzo Erasmus and pitbull owner Shane Jansen assist EberVet CVC’s Samantha Mann at the nursing station Jan Erasmus was delighted to be able to have his dog Ogies sterilised CVC News I CVC Nuus Katriena Jonkers said having Witbors sterilised would make her easier to handle