Posted on March 04, 2025
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) at the university’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, is dedicated to helping pets regain their mobility and quality of life.
Posted on February 04, 2025
A six-year-old Yorkshire Terrier named Mia has made a successful recovery after receiving a tracheal stent at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH).
Posted on January 27, 2025
Walk Your Dog Month is observed every year in January.
Posted on December 12, 2023
Professor Johan Schoeman of the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies (CACS) at the Faculty of Veterinary Science discusses the health issues that may arise for dogs during a heatwave, signs of heat stress and emergency treatment that should be administered in the case of heatstroke.
Posted on September 26, 2023
Having continued her bravery with her recovery from surgery after robbers shot her in the head, the veterinary team that performed surgery on Phoenix at UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital believes she will continue to live a full life.
Posted on June 14, 2022
When Hera, a 20-month-old crossbreed Labrador/pitbull visited the sterilisation clinic at UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, the vets there discovered a heart murmur that led to heart surgery that likely saved her life.
Posted on April 15, 2022
Before taking Nero to UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, the vet told his owner, Daleen James, the operation was serious, and that it might be better to put him down. “My daughter and I said, ‘No way’,” says James.
Posted on August 11, 2021
UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) in the Faculty of Veterinary Science has invested in the latest device to test deafness in dogs, and is currently testing 20–30 dogs per month, most of which are puppies.
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