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.

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...

UP Faculty of Veterinary Science assistance with surgical intervention saves cheetah's life in East Africa

Posted on May 22, 2023

Dr Ross Elliott, a specialist small animal veterinary surgeon at UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, worked with a team from Somaliland’s Cheetah Conservation Fund to save Janet, a cheetah, from amputation and euthanasia.

Minimally invasive methods make surgery safer for Africa's big cats

Posted on June 02, 2017

Prof Marthinus Hartman's breakthrough in the field of veterinary surgery was inspired by procedures carried out on humans when he became the first veterinary surgeon in South Africa to perform laparoscopic sterilisation on lions.

Electric fences and small animals - a deadly combination

Posted on May 15, 2017

Electric fencing, although economical and effective, often result in the electrocution of non-target species. Among them are tortoises, and they are rapidly moving up on the Cites list of endangered animals.