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Veterinarian: Dr Heinz Kohrs BVSc (Pret) MRCVS
Pongola Animal Clinic, 167 Hans Dons str. Pongola,
Tel: 034 4132492;

Fax: +27 34 4132496
PO Box 792 Pongola 3170,

Email: drheinz@xsinet.co.za
After hours/Emergency contact: 083 255 0 742

Vetshop trading hours:
Monday to Friday 8h30-13h00, 14h00-17h00,
Sat 9h00-11h00

Consultation at clinic by appointment:
Monday to Friday 10h00-12h00,
Sat 9h00-11h00

GPS co-ordinates:

S 27 deg 22,687 min; E 31 deg 37,080 min.

Pongola vet, Dr Heinz Kohrs, grew up on the family cattle & game farm “Leeuwspoor”, in the Pongola Game Reserve.
The family owns a successful safari lodge & eco-tourism business “White Elephant Safaris” www.whiteelephant.co.za.
Dr Heinz Kohrs has 20 years of veterinary experience in the Zululand areas of Pongola and surrounding communities of Mkuze, Magudu, Nongoma, Jozini, Manguzi, Louwsburg, and
southern Swaziland, has provided Dr Heinz with a special knowledge of mixed rural practice, including tick born diseases, tropical diseases, herd health, wildlife, subsistence
farming (fluent in Zulu) & small animal medicine & surgery.

Jeep

A Dog's Purpose (from a 6-year-old).
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old
Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife,
Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the
family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.

As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it
would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience. The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any
difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's
death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are
shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly,
piped up, "I know why."

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next
stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.

He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life -- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?" The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."
Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Abigail

Located at 167 Hans Dons street (blue building opposite the uPhongolo Municiple Public Library), Vetshop Pongola & Pongola Animal Clinic stocks a vast range of veterinary dog & cat foods (Veterinary Scientific Diets – Superwoof & Ultra Dog; Hills Prescription Diets; Royal Canin; Vets Choice; IAMS & Eukanuba for all your pets needs.
We also stock fish accessories, fish foods, bird & parrot food, pet toys, pet & parrot cages, dog beds, dog collars, harnesses, leashes, collars & many more accessories.
If we do not have what you need in stock, we will order it for you.

Vetshop Pongola also stocks a wide range of veterinary products, medicines & vaccines for the use in cattle, goats, swine, poultry, horses and wildlife, and companion animals - dips, shampoos, conditioners, supplements & dewormer’s.

Dr Heinz qualified as veterinarian from Onderstepoort in 1988. With a special interest in Nguni cattle and the conservation of Elephant and their habitat, he has been instrumental for the

re-introduction of elephant, buffalo and other indigenous game & domestic livestock into the northern Zululand area, as an alternative to monoculture farming.

His dream is to one day see elephant move freely again between all the Zululand Game reserves, farms & community conservations areas Dr Heinz is one of the founding trustees of the Space for Elephants Foundation www.space4elephants.org

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