A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 06 October 2020

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" UP’s Wildlife Clinic and Veterinary Academic Hospital performed a caesarean on a cheetah and delivered three healthy cubs.

According to an article in the local press, Juno, a four year old cheetah from Bloemfontein gave birth to a still born earlier in the week and all signs of labor appeared to have stopped. Staff from the Cheetah Experience however noticed movement in her abdomen, signaling that there were more cubs waiting to be born. After being examined at UP’s   Wild Life clinic Dr Jacques O’Dell from the Faculty of Veterinary science decided to perform a caesarean section to limit the risk to the mother and unborn cubs. The average weight of the cubs were between 250g and 500g and they started to suckle on their mom shortly after being born.

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