I regularly go there for my old dog's laser therapy.

Due to new rules in terms of remuneration for veterinary doctors (read : reduction), the clinic will be losing 1/3 of its veterinary doctors personnel. That's at a minimum. A lot more are thinking about leaving completely and starting another clinic elsewhere.

Reason given by my source : the clinic is owned by investment groups who want increasing returns to the detriment of care quality. I wouldn't recommend going there anymore.

Alternatives

Emergency care (24/7) : Vet&Go, Chau. d'Alsemberg 1149, 1180 ⁩⁦Uccle. I've been there once, good service !

Regular veterinary care : Vetocambre : Av. Louise 176, 1050 Bruxelles Despite not being a clinic (there is no 24hrs emergency service), Vetocambre has qualified personnel and is a self-owned veterinary cabinet. Dr Smets, the orthopedic surgeon, is a great dude. He's caring and will listen to you and your animals. They have x-rays and can do some bloodwork. They also have surgical rooms for soft tissue surgery, laparoscopic surgery and orthopedic surgery.

Do you recommend other doctors/clinic ?

(Specialized in feet/ankle, sports related issue)

Hello, I'm planning to move to a new place in Brussels (preferably Ixelles, Etterbeek, Auderghem, St Gilles, Schaerbeek, 1000, or the Woluwes) and I'm shocked by the prices of studios. I don't know what is cheap or expensive at this point. Would you say that for a 25m² or 30m², paying less than €800 is possible to get, with everything included? What has your experience been like recently?

I just acquired Belgian citizenship and will soon need to go to the St-Gill{e/i}s city hall to register. Besides potential benefits for getting kids into schools – I don't have and won't be having children – is there a reason to register in one language over another?

I mean this both on a personal level (eg getting called for jury duty) and on a societal level (eg an effect on state funding for libraries based on the number of speakers of that language). Thanks for your insight.

Hello !

I have to withdraw money from BNP Paribas atms, not from the bancontact cash points. I noticed they are slowly closing all of them, now branches do not have their own atms in the facade.

Also google maps is usually not updated. So wanted to ask, do you guys know one that is still functioning in bxl ?

Thanks a bunch

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Hello all!

One of my cats needs early ultrasounds as he has a congenital disease.

I’ve noticed that each year it’s getting more expensive.

A couple of weeks ago we brought him alongside another cat of ours who’s been having some intestinal issues.

We paid a total of 460€ (230€ x cat/ ultrasound).

Granted the doctor is really good and we want the best for them. I am just wondering whether this is a common price for such a procedure.

Thanks in advance 🙏

Hi again

Where can I find this beer on tap at a "nicer" price?

This is the only trappist available on tap, right?

Hi

Can I find in the take-away section of larger supermarkets (Cora, Delhaize, etc) or other places freshly cooked (non-refrigerated) traditional belgian dishes like carbonade flamande or waterzooi?

What about any budget restaurants, for up to ~12€ per dish?

Hi there I was out drinking when a friendly individual at one of the bars started chatting and offered me a shot. The shot was given by the establishment but paid by the customer and later the person invited me to another establishment. Where with his friends he mugged my phone and changed pins while after a suspected drink spike I woke up disoriented. Later I filed for cellphone with the police. And then when I found out my Samsung Pay password changed and money was taken. I went back to cops who told me to email, I wrote the whole story but no joy. As a visitor it was the worst experience ever happened to me. Has it happened to anyone else? What steps can I take so it doesn't happen to other tourists again. I feel really traumatized while when I first approached the police they were laughing at me for being too drunk and didn't let me enter the police station and second time they took the report but when i came with additional info they told me to email. I guess I was stupid to drink n trust a stranger. What r your thoughts? I literally was kidnapped for Like sometime to take my phone!

I'm new to Brussels and - since I am new to living in a bigger city in general - I am struggling a bit with making genuine friendships out here. I feel like the city has a lot to offer in terms of activities and things that I love (yoga, meditation, climbing, music, art), but I don't really know where to start and am feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Since I'm also not too much of an 'on-my-phone-person', I was wondering if there are any 'phone free events' or locations in Brussels, to connect with people 'the old-fashioned way'? Has anyone heard of that? Or do you have any other advice for a 30-something woman trying to make new friends?

Thanks! :)

Hi all,

I moved to brussels recently and need to get my car recertified/gekeurd.

I am too late to go in on appointment. So here are my questions:

1. Which station is usually the quietest?

2. Is there a service where someone can just take my car and get things done for me. I prefer not to waste 4hrs on this again.

... and yes I know next time I should make an appointment in advance to reduce the wait. Next time, I promise.

Hi everyone,

I'm an intern in Brussels and recently moved into a rental, but I ended my lease early due to concerns about the condition of the apartment. Now, my landlord is withholding my deposit, and I'm not sure if this is legal or fair.

Context:

The apartment had brown stains on the walls, and what seemed to be previous mold and water damage (which was not disclosed to me before signing the lease). (And I know, stupid of me to pay deposit without perosnally seeing the room first)

When I raised concerns, the landlord offered to paint over the stains, but I declined because I was worried about potential hidden mold and health risks. Also, I felt misled, that this was not commicated during our agreement.

The place was also not very clean when I moved in, but that’s a minor detail, and not the main issue.

The contract states that if I terminate the lease early, I lose my deposit, but I feel like I was misled about the apartment's condition.

The landlord claims the mold/water damage was dried out, but I wasn’t told about it before moving in. As someone who gets easily triggered by dust and mold, i did not want to risk living there for 6 months. Why withold this information? I believe she knew it would be a dealbreaker

My Questions:

Can the landlord now legally keep my deposit in this situation?I feel like she's taking advantage of the fact that i'm an intern, who does not know all the rules or have acces to lawyers and so on. I understand I ended the lease early, but I feel like I wasn’t given full information about the condition of the apartment beforehand.

Hi, I would like to improve/learn French/Dutch and/or Spanish. I am looking for free/cheap or reimbursable courses. Online is a bit unclear whether it is possible. Does anyone know if there is such a thing?

I’m looking to learn Brazilian Portuguese in Brussels. Online searches lead me to individual tutors -which would be great if I had any kind of basis. However, since I am starting from scratch, I would love something a bit more structured, ideally equivalent to the Alliance Française or Instituto Cervantes.

Muito obrigada 🇧🇷

hi! i recently got into a university in Brussels. I’m really confused on the whole housing thing. There’s nothing available yet for the next academic year, and i’m really scared i won’t get a room for a good price. my family is not exactly well off and me studying abroad is a bit of a financial burden already. Do any students know when listings for the next academic year will appear? i’ve been checking the websites everyday and nothing comes up, and i find out if i got into dorms in may, which i think is really, really late. maybe i’m just panicking for nothing because in my country the housing situation is awful and if you want to stay in a room without rats as your roommates you have to look into renting at least six months before the next academic year lol. any help will be greatly appreciated!

I was wondering if anyone in the city is an Eagles fan and was planning to watch the Super Bowl next weekend? And if so, could I join? Go birds!

Salut. I was wondering, if I signed a Cip can I cancel it before it starts or do I have any obligations to the employer? I re-read the contract but it says only It can be cancelled: common agreement of the parties, serious impediment or death. But what if I found a job in my home country and no longer plan to move and start the cip?

Hi everyone, I will be in Brussels this week to undergo a medical procedure at UZ Brussels. One of their requirements is that I need to have someone to take me home after. They will not do the procedure if I do not have someone waiting for me in the waiting room. 

The procedure will be this week definitely (between Feb 3-7 2025), but there is no specific date yet. I will know only 2 days in advance. It will be very early in the morning, like 7am and will last maybe 2 hours grand max.

I don't know anyone in the city. Is there a company/service I can use for someone to show up with me, wait in the waiting room for a couple of hours, then leave with me? Hopefully something not so expensive. No need to drive me home or anything, just really leave the clinic with me.

Is there like an app in Brussels similar to TaskRabbit or Needhelp where random tasks can be requested?

Dear Brusselsers,

I hope you're having a nice day! I am reaching out to this lovely community in the hope of finding some guidance.

My non-EU girlfriend recently lost her job. Her organisation messed up big time, and they let go 10ish people overnight. She didn't get fire on the spot, but they communicated that her contract, which expires in November, won't be renewed. The termination of her contract overlaps more or less with the end of her visa, and this gives her time until May-June to find a job that will sponsor her (visa takes 6 months to be renewed).

She, like me, has a background in humanities and work experience in NGOs, which will make it difficult to land a job that can sponsor her or go through the necessary bureaucracy.

To be honest with you guys, this whole thing is breaking me. We've been dating for 7 months and we deeply fell in love. I don't want her to go back to her home country, it's not a place I could easily move to, and it would make it realistically very difficult for us to continue our relationship. Also, most importantly, she doesn't want to go back too.

Did anyone go through a similar situation and want to share their story? What options do we have?

Thanks!

EDIT: I am a EU citizen, but not Belgian. And we don't live together.

Hello, I bought codfish for my 9month old, from Carrefour (Gatti) and I've found living worms in the fish... Where should I report this, since I don't want to report vis the app since this is way worse than spoiled food

Hey everyone, I have a quick parking question. I just moved to a new place in Brussels, and my landlord (who lives abroad) couldn’t get me access to the included parking spot right away. While he’s away, he offered for me to park where he does when he visits, which is at street level in front of the garage of the building.

The garage has a typical “no parking” sign but no license plate number on it. I believe I still need to pay regular street parking fees, but can I get towed or fined for parking there?

Appreciate any insights—I’m new to the parking game here!

Hi,

I would like to stick up a YAGI on my roof for DVB-T. Does anybody know the max length I can put up?

I can get rtbf1/2/3 from the Finance Tower from a metal coat hanger sellotaped onto a 1 meter coax cable plugged into my TV, but I want to point a large YAGI towards FR NL UK and also towards a transmitter from Wallonia and see what I can get.

Hello all ,

With my wife we start to want to buy an appartement in brussels. I found a very nice one but it's not build yet and the delivery time is 3 years.

If you don't already own an appartement and you have to pay rent every month, how can you afford to buy a house that you will live in only in 3 years ? Do you have to pay rent + loan during this period ?

I was trying to find some informations online but there is nothing to explain this situation on ING, KBC etc

Thanks for your help

I am moving soon and will need to get my new apartment (in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre) an internet connection. I don't need phone or TV. Do you have recommendations or companies to avoid? Any useful info is welcome! Thank you!

When looking (right now, 18:56) from Brussels towards the moon (which is relatively low to the horizon, direction about southwest), some degrees higher there is a very bright light, as bright as the moon but more concentrated. It is there since several seconds/minutes. Does somebody else see it? What could it be?