Last week, we went in to see a lion cub that wasn’t doing too well. Unfortunately it wasn’t doing well with treatment and the judgment call was to euthanize it. On a happy note, our students were able to do a post mortem on it. There were
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A relaxed morning turned into a critical care case for a lion cub today! š¦ The cub had been reportedly in and out of ill health for a week so Safari4u went to assess it to help with a treatment plan. Upon arrival, staff member Alex, realised
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EXCITING NEWS! We have teamed up with a SPAY AND NEUTER Center in PANAMA! Calling all pre-vets, vet students and vet technicians! As one of our team members, you will be able toĀ assist the vet, perform pre-op clinical exams, inject antibiotics & pain relief, observe surgery, place
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Snares are horrible things! Temezaās owner asked us to help as he cut a snare off him and the wound smelled funny. Poor Temeza had his penis shealth cut through by the snare so his penis essentially had no skin. WCCVC Chinta Dogs has sponsored the surgery
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We donāt stop work on Sundays in the vet world! We were called on to assist in the treatment of a lioness who came off second best in a fight with another pride member. She had a bite wound that required a drain to be placed down
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While our vets are the only ones able to legally immobilise the animals we treat, we still give students a chance to observe them at work, ask questions and we also train them in how to use the equipment (such as the dart gun) in safe situations.
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Meet the Safari4u pets! š¾Scud Scud was rescued by Safari4u students and originally named “Muffin.” He was covered in mange and the only surviving member of his litter. Students treated his parasite burden (internal and external) and cleaned up his ears which had stuck together due to
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Meet the Safari4u pets! š¾Squigs Squigs was born in Kwa-Zulu Natal, and given to Alex by her previous owner. Squigs has always been around lots of people and is happiest when someone is throwing the ball for her because “ball is life” to Squigs. Squigs has had
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We got him! After a number of weeks of attempting to immobilise a particular Cape Buffalo bull, Dr Luis finally darted him and he is now in a boma waiting the results of his tests before being moved to another property. Our next step is to immobilise
Read more →We are excited to announce our new name: Safari4u Global Vet Experience (GVE)! Ā Our new name reflects our long-standing mission to offer veterinary care to the animals in our community while providing real-world vet experience to volunteers from across the globe. For those who may be concerned
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