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  • Houdini's journey: A battle to breathe normal again

    Posted on May 16, 2025

    Rhinotomy surgery was performed on Houdini, a four-year old rhino bull helping him breathing freely again.

  • Meet Audra – A TPLO success story!

    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.

  • Yorkshire Terrier receives life-saving tracheal stent at OVAH

    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).

  • DVTD staff and graduates in the lay press

    Posted on September 20, 2024

    Recently, DVTD staff and graduates have been in the lay press, providing expert advice to the public in their areas of expertise. Prof Anita Michel was interviewed by Beeld about a dog with Brucella canis, and Dr Anthony Craig contributed to Porcus PrimeCuts discussing African Swine Fever and...

  • DVTD staff and graduates in the lay press

    Posted on September 17, 2024

    Recently, DVTD staff and graduates have been in the lay press, providing expert advice to the public in their areas of expertise. Prof Anita Michel was interviewed by Beeld about a dog with Brucella canis, and Dr Anthony Craig contributed to Porcus PrimeCuts discussing African Swine Fever and...

  • Wildlife clinic removes unusual visitor to Soshanguve's new magistrate's court

    Posted on June 28, 2024

    When a male baboon suddenly appears in the middle of a construction site, it can create quite a stir.

  • Faculty wildlife veterinarians rescue kudu bull

    Posted on June 28, 2024

    Early on a recent Friday morning the Faculty's wildlife clinic was contacted about a vagrant kudu bull wandering on Airport Road in Doornpoort, Pretoria.

  • UP unveils largest CT scanner for veterinary practice in South Africa

    Posted on February 29, 2024

    The University of Pretoria's (UP) Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) has recently revealed the largest CT scanner ever used in veterinary practice in South Africa, made possible by a generous R13 million donation from the Roy McAlpine Charitable Foundation.

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