Welgelegen means “well situated”. Welgelegen Animal Clinic is a professional Veterinary Practice ideally situated in the heart of Nigel, Gauteng. Dr Cindy van der Westhuizen, our resident Veterinarian and the Owner opened the Welgelegen Animal Clinic in 2013. Our professional staff are on hand to provide the best care to our community and their animals.
Offering Professional Veterinary Care for Animals
Welgelegen Animal Clinic administers professional veterinary services to cats, dogs, birds, chickens, sheep, cattle, horses and any other domesticated animals.
What Welgelegen Animal Clinic can offer You
At Welgelegen Animal Clinic we strive to offer the very best animal health care and assure you that your animal’s health is of the utmost importance to us.
SERVICES
We offer a wide range of animal health services including:
- Consultation
- Vaccination
- Sterilisation
- Dentistry
- Laboratory Blood Tests
- Trauma Consultations
- Intensive Care
- X-Rays
- Sonography
- Soft Tissue Surgery
MICROCHIPPING
Welgelegen Animal Clinic offers a microchipping service for all animals. We cannot stress enough the importance of microchipping your animal, so they can be returned safely to you in the event that they might go missing, be stolen or get lost. It is a simple procedure with minimal pain and imperative for the safety of your animal.
NUTRITION
We have a wide variety of dog and cat food available, including brands such as:
- Hills Science Diet
- Hills Prescription Diet
- Royal Canine
- Ultra Dog
- Vets Choice
PET SUPPLIES
Spoil your pet with any of the following items from our large variety of Pet Supplies, including:
- Animal health products for homecare
- Pet clothing
- Pet beds
- Pet accessories
- Pet Treats
Our Professional Team
Dr Cindy van der Westhuizen (BSc, BVSc)
Veterinarian
Dr Cindy van der Westhuizen (BSc, BVSc) studied at University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort.
After being a Locum Veterinarian throughout Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, Cindy decided in 2013 to open the Welgelegen Animal Clinic in Nigel, Gauteng. Having grown up in Nigel, she is very passionate about the town, it’s community and people.
Dr van der Westhuizen’s special interest lies in Domestic Animal Medicine.
Sr. Michelle Esterhuizen (DVN)
Veterinary Nurse
Michelle grew up in Tzaneen Limpopo and went to hoërskool Ben Voster. She studied Veterinary Nursing at Onderstepoort and qualified in 2015. From Jan 2016 to Feb 2022 Michelle worked in Marble Hall, a small farming town, at Loskop Dierekliniek. It was a mixed pet practice that also worked a lot with wildlife. She moved to Nigel to be closer to her family who live in Heidelberg and Pretoria. Michelle joined our team in 2022 – we are very happy to have her as part of the team. Her interest lies in all small animals and horses.
Christin Brits (BSc)
Nursing Assistant
Christin Brits grew up in Nigel in Gauteng, South Africa. She attended Hoërskool John Vorster in Nigel, before going on to study her BSc Geography and Environmental Studies from 2016 – 2018.
Christin previously worked with at Sondela Nature Reserve as a Captive Animal Caregiver and Manager in 2019.
Christin’s special interest lies in Great danes, Cattle and Wildlife.
What Our Clients Say
I am extremely impressed and happy with Dr Cindy and her amazing team! They are true animal lovers and my pup was comfortable with her.
I took my pup in Saturday and she immediately recognized that the lump is dangerous and needs to be removed, so he was booked on Monday to be castrated.
She phoned me that night just to check up on him. She phoned again today to follow up on how he is doing – which is very good btw.
Amazing people, so happy I chose for us newbies in town to go to Welgelegen.
♥️🐶🙌🏻
Anandi de Meyer
Dr Cindy is uitstekend en vat raak. Sy ondersoek eers alle opsies voor sy my gewoonlik leiding sal gee op watter aksie die een gaan wees wat die beste vir my dier sal wees.
Bitter eerlik, en dis al waarvoor ek kan vra.
Het al baie verder as haar beroep ingetree vir my diere en alles in haar vermoë gedoen wanneer dinge hopeloos lyk. Ons is dankbaar vir iemand so deeglik soos Cindy en sy het ons nog nooit teleur gestel en danksy haar het ons ‘n klomp gelukkige en gesonde diere as getuienis daarvan.
You can not go wrong to take your pet to Welgelegen Dierekliniek♥️
Elonka Meyer Lewis
Dis die wonderlikste diere kliniek wat ek nog belewe het. Nie alleen is almal vriendelik nie maar wel passievol in wat hul doen. Soveel liefde vir diere. Ons as ons diere se ouers is so vriendelik behandel. Met liefde en empatie.
Ek wil persoonlik dankie se vir die diens wat ons gehad het die week. My ouers se woefkind is met soveel deernis en liefde behandel en ons weet toe sy haar asempie uit blaas was sy nie alleen maar tussen liefde volle mense. Ons Mila Lyfie het die beste gehad. En daar is vir haar lewe geveg tot die oggend ure.
Mag jul ryklik geseen word in alles wat jul doen vir diere. Jul harte is op die regte plek vir ons skepper se diertjies.
Nogmaals dankie dankie!!!!
Erika en Willem Louw
I just want to thank the best vet in the East, Dr Cindy for your professionalism, love and compassion for Buddy and our family in his last days, Christian for your love, chats and support, Johannes for spoiling our boy and Amanda for your great reception and great service.
This is the vet for our animals, no doubt. Absolutely the best.