What is Pets at Play?
Pets at Play is a veterinary company that is dedicated to animal behaviour and the growth of science-based animal behaviour in South Africa
We provide veterinary behavioural consultations to clients and their dogs or cats. We also assist clients wanting to expand their animal family with pet selection consultations.
We also assist veterinarians with advice on behaviour cases and provide continuing professional development (CPD) on topics relating to veterinary behavioural medicine and animal welfare.
Our consulting room is located in Windmeul in the Cape Winelands however we also offer video consultations as well as in person consultations at TAH Belville.
Who we are
Dr Aileen Pypers
Dr Aileen Pypers is the owner of Pets at Play Veterinary Behaviour Consultancy. Aileen graduated in 2010 from the University of Pretoria and completed an honours level module in clinical behaviour medicine in 2013. She also has a Diploma in Higher Education from Stellenbosch University and is currently enrolled in a Masters in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law through Edinburgh University. Her strengths include well-developed communication, planning and organisational skills, with a passion for educating and motivating people. She lives with her husband in Windmeul and in her spare time she dances and crochets. Find Aileen on Linkedin
Dr Laura McIntyre
Dr Laura graduated as a veterinarian in 2014 and worked in private practce in Nelspruit until relocating to Ceres in 2021. She did a post graduate course in Veterinary behavioural medicine with Dr Quixi Sonntag in 2015 and opened her own veterinary behaviour consultancy, Just Nuisance, in 2017. She has worked for a pro-life welfare organisation for dogs and cats, providing her with invaluable experience with rescue animals and their complexities.
Dr Laura is friendly, engaging and has excellent communication skills. She will be seeing patients once a month at our consulting room in Windmeul in order to reduce the waiting time for appointments.
Dr Varini Naidoo graduated as a veterinarian in 2005 and completed her honors in 2014. She works as a small animal veterinarian and has 2 dogs.
Dr Patricia Mills
Dr Patricia Mills has been a practising small animal veterinarian for 15 years. She has always had a special interest in behaviour and completed the Veterinary clinical behaviour medicine course through the University of Pretoria in 2013. Animal behavoiur medicine has been included in her daily work when treating patients with other medical conditions as well as in helping pets with specific behaviour problems. Dr Mills is passionate about engaging with pet owners and assisting them to manage behaviour problems in their pets.
She lives with her husband and their three boys in New Zealand.
Dr Trish assists with our online consultation service which is ideal for feline cases as well as canine patients who are unable to attend in person consultations
If you’re in need of any support to treat your pets’ anxiety or aggression THIS is the place to go!
I would recommend them to anyone struggling with serious pet behavioral issues.