Bergbos

Bergbos 

Bergbos

Bergbos Animal Clinic is owned by Drr Grobler and Sparks and they are supported by ablebodied assistants. Below is a short description of their careers:

Kobus Grobler originally hails from Pretoria and got his degree in 1987. He is married to Magda and has two daughters, a son and two grandchildren. After two years military service in Mogwase he worked for seven months in Kempton Park in a small animal practice. In September 1990 he joined Dr Gaigher at Protea Animal Clinic, the mother clinic of Bergbos Animal Clinic. He enjoys small animal surgery most of all his work and is very interested in creation science. He has developed this web page and is responsible for its maintenance.

Coming from Middelburg, Newton Sparks completed his studies in 1993. He and Karlien are the proud parents of a boy and a girl. Newton enjoys working with game and doing small animal surgery. He has been working at Protea Animal Practice since 1994 and is the main driving force behind Bergbos Animal Clinic. His hobbies include fly fishing, sailing and doing hiking trails.

Dr Allan Hislop grew up outside Johannesburg and qualified as a veterinarian in 1994. He enjoys the outdoors and nature. He has been working at Bergbos since 2018 and loves working with dogs, cats, horses and wildlife.

Dr Maike Engelbrecht grew up in Kroondal. After qualifying as a vet, she did a year of community service in Kuruman. Thereafter she worked for four years as production animal vet in a practice in Howick. She joined us on 1 February 2021. She enjoys the outdoors, swimming, hiking and playing tennis.

Dr Pardon Chabvutagondo qualified in 2013 in Zimbabwe and passed his SAVC examinations in 2017. He did his CCS year in the Eastern Cape and has been working at the Tygerberg Animal Hospital group for the past three years. He is joining us permanently from 1 August 2025. His wife, Ivy is also a vet and has been working in Rustenburg for the past five years.