Vets Go Wild in South Africa

Maybe you've been a qualified vet for years or are currently at university in the midst of completing your animal care training. Either way if you're after a change of scenery, then why not take a break from the norm and shadow our qualified vets in South Africa.

Chances are you originally decided that you wanted to be a vet because of a love of animals, but after a while even the cutest kitten can get a little boring. Treating 'big' animals in England usually means administering medication to dairy cows or picking the hooves of horses, which is a world away from the 'big' animals that vets in South Africa regularly treat. Some vets in South Africa work entirely on game reserves, which means that they get to treat all manner of exotic animals, from lions with tooth infections to zebras with sprained ankles and even giant African elephants. All of this makes that story about the angry rottweiler you once treated seem pale and exaggerated in comparison.
However, whilst you can't change the flora and fauna of your native country you can do something about it and take a break from the norm and attend an animal care course shadowing vets in South Africa. This animal care training will also help to fulfil a portion of your Extra Mural Study requirements, which are needed to complete your degree in veterinary science. The animal care course is typically 16 days long and will be undertaken at any number of the following African game reserves: Shamwari, Amakhala, Addo and Bayworld.