24h emergency

Animal hospital · Paarl

Hospital care for dogs, cats & horses.

General practice, specialist surgery and intensive care on one site in the winelands, with vets on call day and night.

A Vizsla resting its chin on a vet's arm
Open now · 24 hours

Since 2019, Vetscape has grown into a mixed hospital where family vets and specialists work under one roof, for the pets on your couch and the horses in your paddock.

2019
Opened outside Paarl
24/7
Emergency care
100 km
Equine farm visits
The covered stable corridor at the equine hospital

Built as a hospital.

Most tests, scans and surgery happen right here, so your animal is never sent elsewhere for the next step.

  • Small animal theatres

    Sterile operating suites with advanced ventilation and lighting.

  • 24-hour ICU

    Inpatients are monitored through the night by our nursing team.

  • On-site laboratory

    Wemmeshoek Diagnostic Laboratory, accredited and on the premises.

  • Equine theatre complex

    Two surgical suites: one for orthopaedic and soft tissue work, one for colic and contaminated cases.

  • High-speed treadmill

    For safely assessing performance problems in horses.

  • Vector protected & isolation

    Horses can be admitted from the AHS protection zone, and infectious cases are kept apart.

Our specialists.

Supported by general practice vets, nurses, animal health technicians and handlers.

  • Specialist surgeon

    Dr Charlie Boucher

    Orthopaedics & neurosurgery

  • Specialist surgeon

    Dr Frans van Heerden

    Minimally invasive & orthopaedic surgery

  • Specialist surgeon

    Dr Brandan Janssens

    Surgical oncology

  • Ophthalmologist

    Dr Christie Boucher

    Small animal & equine eyes

  • Specialist surgeon

    Dr Andrew Gray

    Heads the surgical team with resident Dr Sonia Marcos

  • Internal medicine

    Dr Catriona Lyle

    European board-certified specialist

  • Reproduction

    Dr Niel Moelich & Dr John Hodsdon

    Stud farms across the Cape Winelands

“For your hours spent trying to help our boy, your expertise and care is valued more than you know.”
Heike, Rolf & Sally

Find us on the R301.

Between Paarl and Franschhoek, just past Pearl Valley. If you're unsure of the way, call and we'll guide you in.

The Vetscape team on the lawn in front of the mountains