Frequently Asked Questions
Vet Clients
Veterinary consultations are by appointment only, Monday to Friday. Please kindly call us or send us a message via WhatsApp to book. There is always a receptionist on duty to take appointments on weekends and Public Holidays.
Yes, we only do consultations with a prior booking for a specific time. Our reception staff will indicate the earliest appointment and we request clients to be present 10 minutes before the scheduled consultation.
We offer a pick-up and drop off service for our grooming clients. We highly recommend that owners be present for consultations with the vet, thus we only do collections for grooming.
If your dogs is aggressive or very nervous we request that you inform the reception staff at time of booking and a specific time will be arranged with yourself the veterinarian to evaluate your dog.
If the dog is deemed to be too aggressive the option exists for the veterinarian to sedate the dog to enable safe clinical examination for the dog and staff. In many cases only a muzzle may be required to ensure staff are not in danger. Sedation is also available for dogs that are very nervous and the same procedure as above is followed. This is also applicable to dogs coming for grooming.
Pet Savers specialises in the treatment of dogs and cats only.
Yes, Pet Savers conducts various routine surgeries, such as sterilisation and dental scaling. For more advanced surgical procedures a consultation prior to setting a surgery date is required.
If the emergency is during normal clinic hours the practice can be contacted and the patient brought in immediately if a veterinarian is available. After hours emergencies will be referred to the after hours vet on duty for that specific day.
Pet Savers also recommends the following 24 hour Emergency Centres:
Cape Animal Medical Centre: 021 674 0034
Panaroma Veterinary Hospital: 021 930 6632
Tygergerg Animal Hospital: 021 919 1191
Please note that we try to keep our pricing as low as possible and that we do have a yearly increase depending on the rate of inflation at the time. All prices are available from reception but may require a quotation for veterinary procedures.
Grooming Clients
The parlour is open Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 17:00 pm and Saturday 8:30 am to 13:45 pm. We accept bookings telephonically and will schedule your appointment at your convenience and as soon as possible usually within 24 to 48 hours depending on how busy the parlour is.
Unfortunately it is not possible to book your pet for a specific time within the day of the booking but we request that all animals are dropped off between 8:00 am and 10:00 am. We generally work on a first in first out basis, and do our utmost to finish your pet as soon as possible.
We do our best to accommodate client’s requests and a specific appointment can be arranged as a stand by but this needs to be specified to our reception staff. (Additional charges may apply for this depending on the time requested)
Yes, we offer a collection and delivery service, you can contact the reception and arrange a time for the animals to be collected.
When the grooming is completed you will be contacted and a drop off time will be arranged.
If your dogs is aggressive or very nervous we request that your inform the reception staff at time of booking and a specific time will be arranged with yourself the veterinarian and parlour manager to evaluate your dog.
If the dog is deemed to be too aggressive the option exists for the veterinarian to sedate the dog to enable safe grooming for the dog and staff. In many cases only a muzzle may be required to ensure parlour staff is not in danger. Sedation is also available for dogs that are very nervous and the same procedure as above is followed.
(Veterinary fees are charged for this sedation). Please note that your cat may be disorientated for a period after waking up and we recommend that the cat is kept indoors for 24 hours.
We will call you as soon as your pet is finished and ready to go home. We try to make every pet’s visit to our parlour as pleasant as possible and will do our utmost to make the experience as pleasant as possible.
Your pet is dropped off and put into a cage on arrival. Specific identification as well as instructions for grooming are noted on the animal’s identification board and attached to the cage.
The washer will then take your pet to the washing area to be washed and then goes onto the drying table to be dried. The pet then goes back into a cage to wait for a groomer to do the hair grooming, if no grooming of hair is required the pet is then ready to be collected.
We pamper the pets and ensure that all pets are given water and are taken out for a toilet run.
Yes, if you would like to see your pet being groomed we welcome this. Just kindly ask the receptionist and one of them will walk through with you. We just try to do it in such a manner that your pet can not see you as they then get very excited and it becomes very difficult to groom them as they then want to be with you or would wonder why you are leaving without them.
Our groomers are all professional groomers with over 10 years of experience and are all animal lovers. This is something that we are very strict with when employing staff.
Our staff are also trained to notice behaviour out of the ordinary and be observant to skin/coat problems like hot spots or infections and will notify our receptionist straight away if they pick up on anything so that you can be informed of the pet’s problem.
In a case where a groomer accidentally cuts or injures a pet, they will inform the receptionist or Veterinarian straight away and the owner will be informed as soon as possible. A pet may be injured if very active or nervous as they do not sit still for the groomer.
We take great care to ensure that we have best equipment for your pet to ensure that your pet has the optimal and safest grooming experience possible. An example includes the fact that our geysers have been turned down so the dogs can not be washed in water that is to hot.
All services and equipment is sanitised regularly. The tables are sanitised in between pets grooming and all shampoo is mixed fresh in the mornings and thrown out at the end of the day if it is not used. We never let diluted shampoo sit out for more than 8 hours, so that bacteria does not have a chance to grow. Towels are used once only and then washed, they are never reused. All towels are bleached and washed in a hypoallergenic soap so it doesn’t irritate the skin. We vacuum multiple times a day. The blades are cleaned after every use. Cages are cleaned as soon as the pet leaves the cage and/or if a toilet accident occurs. We spray the cages and floors with Flego everyday to ensure a flea and tick free environment.
Your pet will be genuinely loved by us. You can have confidence that we will never handle your pet roughly or detrimentally and we will never ever hit your pet. Our front of house staff are all trained in nutrition and flea treatment so that we can work with you to solve potential problems that arise to make your pet’s quality of life better.
Please note that we try to keep out pricing as low as possible and that we do have a yearly increase depending on the rate of inflation at the time All prices are available from reception but please note that a surcharge may be charged if a pet is heavily knotted or badly matted. We can not quote accurately over the phone until we can see what the grooming entails.
If your pet is family to you, like they are to us, well, welcome home!
Kind regards, from the team at Petsavers.