algemene gesondheidsprobleme <\/strong>in koue weer. Kyk uit vir:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2022\u2009Hipotermie (dier se liggaamstemperatuur is aansienlik laer as normaal) kan ontstaan wanneer ‘n dier te lank aan koue blootgestel is en sy liggaam nie warm genoeg bly nie. Dit is ‘n lewensgevaarlike toestand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Vriesbrand kan op ore, stert en pote voorkom waar bloedsirkulasie in koue vinnig afneem. Die vel kan bleek of blouerig word \u2013 later selfs hard of dof.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Verergerde artritis, gewrigspyn, ontsteking en styfheid, veral by ouer diere.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Verkoue en griep, want diere se lugwe\u00eb is sensitief vir koue lug en wisselende temperature \u2013 veral as hulle reeds ‘n verswakte immuunstelsel het.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wees op die uitkyk vir gedragsveranderings in jou hond of kat, soos as hulle:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009ongewoon stil of traag raak, meer l\u00ea, nie wil speel nie en stadig reageer,\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009met moeite opstaan, styf of mank loop. (dit kan gewrigs- of spierpyn aandui), <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009knorrig of teruggetrokke raak (hulle ervaar dalk pyn),<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009skielik ‘n verlies aan eetlus het of buitensporig dors is,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009slaappatroon verander, hulle sukkel om te rus of buitensporig baie slaap.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fisieke siektesimptome<\/strong> sluit in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u2022\u2009Hoes, nies of loopneus (verkoue, griep of selfs ‘n ernstiger respiratoriese infeksie);\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Vinnige, vlak asemhaling, hyg of piepende asem.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Aanhoudende bewing. (‘n Klein rilling is normaal, maar as dit nie ophou nie, is dit waarskynlik hipotermie).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Koue pote, ore of stert (swak bloedsirkulasie of vroe\u00eb vriesbrand).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Bleek of blou tandvleis (‘n noodsein oor suurstoftekort, bloedsirkulasieprobleme of dalk bosluiskoors).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Braking of diarree (veroorsaak vinnige ontwatering).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Geswelde gewrigte of mankheid.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tyd vir veearts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAs jy enige van bogenoemde tekens sien \u2013 selfs al lyk dit gering \u2013 skakel eerder jou veearts. Diere se gesondheid kan vinnig agteruitgaan.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Skryf hul simptome neer: Hoe lank dit al aanhou, enige veranderings in gedrag, eetlus, temperatuurblootstelling en vorige gesondheidstoestande. Hierdie inligting help die veearts om vinnig en akkuraat te diagnoseer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voorkoming<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHier is eenvoudige maniere om jou troeteldier veilig en warm te hou:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Hou troeteldiere binne, veral op yskoue dae of snags.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Voorsien ‘n winddigte, waterdigte hok met komberse of strooi indien jou dier buite moet wees.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022’n Warm baadjie vir klein hondjies of dunpelsrasse kan baie help.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Kyk daagliks dat die troeteldiere skoon water het.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022’n Jaarlikse gesondheidsondersoek help om probleme vroeg op te spoor.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die liefde wat jy vir jou troeteldier het, wys in hoe jy hulle versorg. Jou oplettendheid is hul eerste verdediging teen siektes en jou sorg is hul grootste beskerming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Troeteldiere met kort pelse, soos windhonde of Jack Russells, het nie in die winter dieselfde isolasie as langharige rasse nie. Veral klein diere, babadie- re en ou of siek diere is kwesbaar vir algemene gesondheidsprobleme in koue weer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":266916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"62","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"30","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_eb_attr":"","_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"3","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"7946","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"1","article_feature_type":"normal","article_main_image_caption":"Personeel van CARE St Helenabaai met 'n siek hondjie by die veearts. Foto: CARE St Helenabaai","article_media_icon":"1","article_template":"news","author_byline":"Thys Louw","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":["AB-Dierewelsyn 17 Julie siektes_P1"],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7946],"tags":[9064,8752,9062,8562,9063,8563,9060,9066,9058,9065,91,9059,8161,9061,8356],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-266914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets","tag-babadiere","tag-cats","tag-diere","tag-dogs","tag-gesondheidsprobleme","tag-honde","tag-jack-russells","tag-katte","tag-kort-pelse","tag-pets","tag-top","tag-troeteldiere","tag-weslander","tag-windhonde","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"\n
Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid | Weslander<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Troeteldiere met kort pelse, soos windhonde of Jack Russells, het nie in die winter dieselfde isolasie as langharige rasse nie. Veral klein diere, babadie- re en ou of siek diere is kwesbaar vir algemene gesondheidsprobleme in koue weer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Troeteldiere met kort pelse, soos windhonde of Jack Russells, het nie in die winter dieselfde isolasie as langharige rasse nie. Veral klein diere, babadie- re en ou of siek diere is kwesbaar vir algemene gesondheidsprobleme in koue weer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Weslander\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-20T12:03:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-21T15:07:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"519\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Thys Louw\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Weslander\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0\"},\"headline\":\"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-20T12:03:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-21T15:07:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":481,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"babadiere\",\"cats\",\"diere\",\"Dogs\",\"gesondheidsprobleme\",\"Honde\",\"Jack Russells\",\"katte\",\"kort pelse\",\"pets\",\"Top\",\"Troeteldiere\",\"Weslander\",\"windhonde\",\"winter\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Pets\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid | Weslander\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-20T12:03:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-21T15:07:48+00:00\",\"description\":\"Troeteldiere met kort pelse, soos windhonde of Jack Russells, het nie in die winter dieselfde isolasie as langharige rasse nie. Veral klein diere, babadie- re en ou of siek diere is kwesbaar vir algemene gesondheidsprobleme in koue weer\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":519,\"caption\":\"Personeel van CARE St Helenabaai met 'n siek hondjie by die veearts. Foto: CARE St Helenabaai\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pets\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/pets\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/weslander-site-icon-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/weslander-site-icon-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Weslander\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/weslander\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/weslander_koerant\\\/\"],\"description\":\"Weslander has been the main source of reliable news for the West Coast (Weskus) for 53 years, earning the trust of generations of readers. With a strong community focus, the newspaper serves as a vital link between residents, local businesses, and public services. It\u2019s a go-to platform for hyper-local stories \u2014 the kind of news that often goes unnoticed by national outlets but plays a crucial role in everyday life. From school achievements and local heroes to municipal matters and regional developments, Weslander provides a voice to smaller communities, helping to connect people, raise awareness, and highlight the issues that matter most to them.\",\"email\":\"weslander@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"022 713 1251\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0\",\"name\":\"Weslander\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Weslander\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/weslander\\\/author\\\/weslander\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid | Weslander","description":"Troeteldiere met kort pelse, soos windhonde of Jack Russells, het nie in die winter dieselfde isolasie as langharige rasse nie. Veral klein diere, babadie- re en ou of siek diere is kwesbaar vir algemene gesondheidsprobleme in koue weer","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid","og_description":"Troeteldiere met kort pelse, soos windhonde of Jack Russells, het nie in die winter dieselfde isolasie as langharige rasse nie. Veral klein diere, babadie- re en ou of siek diere is kwesbaar vir algemene gesondheidsprobleme in koue weer","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/","og_site_name":"Weslander","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/","article_published_time":"2025-07-20T12:03:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-21T15:07:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":519,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Thys Louw","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Weslander","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Weslander","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0"},"headline":"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid","datePublished":"2025-07-20T12:03:28+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-21T15:07:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/"},"wordCount":481,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg","keywords":["babadiere","cats","diere","Dogs","gesondheidsprobleme","Honde","Jack Russells","katte","kort pelse","pets","Top","Troeteldiere","Weslander","windhonde","winter"],"articleSection":["Pets"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/","name":"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid | Weslander","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-20T12:03:28+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-21T15:07:48+00:00","description":"Troeteldiere met kort pelse, soos windhonde of Jack Russells, het nie in die winter dieselfde isolasie as langharige rasse nie. Veral klein diere, babadie- re en ou of siek diere is kwesbaar vir algemene gesondheidsprobleme in koue weer","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":519,"caption":"Personeel van CARE St Helenabaai met 'n siek hondjie by die veearts. Foto: CARE St Helenabaai"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pets","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/pets\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/","name":"Weslander","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#organization","name":"Weslander","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weslander-site-icon-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/weslander-site-icon-1.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Weslander"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weslander_koerant\/"],"description":"Weslander has been the main source of reliable news for the West Coast (Weskus) for 53 years, earning the trust of generations of readers. With a strong community focus, the newspaper serves as a vital link between residents, local businesses, and public services. It\u2019s a go-to platform for hyper-local stories \u2014 the kind of news that often goes unnoticed by national outlets but plays a crucial role in everyday life. From school achievements and local heroes to municipal matters and regional developments, Weslander provides a voice to smaller communities, helping to connect people, raise awareness, and highlight the issues that matter most to them.","email":"weslander@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"022 713 1251","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/#\/schema\/person\/a4b49307d260a7144f84c7bd657be6c0","name":"Weslander","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73d58dc64ef5e44cd2a7e99a0d5e29dc10e9039a24e82e731a9d9f100c17504a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Weslander"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/author\/weslander\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177-1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":266581,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/waak-so-oor-jou-dier-se-gesondheid\/","url_meta":{"origin":266914,"position":0},"title":"Waak s\u00f3 oor jou dier se gesondheid","author":"Weslander","date":"20 July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Troeteldiere met kort pelse, soos windhonde of Jack Russells, het nie in die winter dieselfde isolasie as langharige rasse nie. Veral klein diere, babadie- re en ou of siek diere is kwesbaar vir algemene gesondheidsprobleme in koue weer","rel":"","context":"In "Pets"","block_context":{"text":"Pets","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/pets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17JulieCAREStHelenab_62177.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":301401,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/dierewelsyn-noodhulp-vir-diere-werk-so\/","url_meta":{"origin":266914,"position":1},"title":"DIEREWELSYN | Noodhulp vir diere werk s\u00f3","author":"Weslander","date":"13 June 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In baie huise is dit nie altyd moontlik om dadelik by 'n veearts uit te kom nie, maar basiese noodhulpkennis kan 'n troeteldier se lewe red totdat professionele hulp beskikbaar is.","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_67245.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_67245.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_67245.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_67245.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_67245.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":301232,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/dierewelsyn-noodhulp-vir-diere\/","url_meta":{"origin":266914,"position":2},"title":"DIEREWELSYN | Noodhulp vir diere","author":"Weslander","date":"6 June 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"DIEREWELSYN | Noodhulp vir diere","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_50277.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_50277.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_50277.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_50277.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dierewelsyn_50277.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":266583,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/in-geval-van-diere-in-nood-skakel-die-nommers\/","url_meta":{"origin":266914,"position":3},"title":"In geval van diere in nood, skakel di\u00e9 nommers","author":"Weslander","date":"20 July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"n geval van diere in nood of as jy bereid is om as vrywilliger by 'n dierewelsynsorganisasie uit te help, bel jou naaste dierewelsynsorganisasie:","rel":"","context":"In "Pets"","block_context":{"text":"Pets","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/pets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"N\u00f3g 'n hond word verwaarloos en verhonger by sy eienaars afgeneem.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hondjie-2CareStHelen_84239.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hondjie-2CareStHelen_84239.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hondjie-2CareStHelen_84239.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hondjie-2CareStHelen_84239.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hondjie-2CareStHelen_84239.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":300214,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/reen-en-modder-beskerm-diere-so\/","url_meta":{"origin":266914,"position":4},"title":"Re\u00ebn en modder: beskerm diere s\u00f3","author":"Weslander","date":"10 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nat weer, modderige erwe en klam slaapplekke kan maklik tot pynlike infeksies lei, veral sogenaamde jeukplekkies \u2013 rooi, nat en seer kolle wat vinnig kan versprei.","rel":"","context":"In "Community"","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vysyakh-ajith-MYbtVn_43090.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vysyakh-ajith-MYbtVn_43090.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vysyakh-ajith-MYbtVn_43090.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vysyakh-ajith-MYbtVn_43090.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vysyakh-ajith-MYbtVn_43090.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Weslander","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266914"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=266914"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=266914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}