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Veterinary Projects
Veterinary Nurse
Animal Clinic/Wildlife Project
Tzaneen Animal
Clinic
Students studying
veterinary nursing have an exciting opportunity to work in an animal
clinic in Tzaneen which is in the Limpopo province of South Africa
just one hour from Kruger Park.
The animal clinic is a
well established Veterinary practice manned by two qualified Vets –
Dr Pieter Cordier and Dr Hayley Render. There are three hospital
assistants (Kaleb, Reuben and Maria) and three receptionists who
also make up the team. The clinic is within walking distance of
Tzaneen town centre.
The animal clinic deals
on a daily basis with a variety of animals with 80% being companion
animals such as dogs and cats and the remaining 20% being horse,
exotics, livestock (goats, sheep, cattle). The vets also deal with
wildlife which students will experience and these can be anything
from zebras and antelope to lions and leopard etc depending on the
call out.
Vet nursing students will
be given the opportunity to assist hands-on with all the daily
routines either in the clinic or out in the bush which include:
* Clinical consultation
and examination of the animals in practice and on call-outs such as:
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Tick born diseases (Billiary, ehrlichiosis or tick bite fever)
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Snakebites - Puff Adders, Mozambique Spitting Cobras, Egyptian
Cobras, Mambas etc) We treat these with anti-venom like they do
humans.
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Skin allergies
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Vaccinations
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Age associated disease (arthritis, heart failure, kidney failure
etc)
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Gastro enteritis (and the ever present Parvo virus)
* Diagnostic evaluation
of blood and other specimens
which include radiology, bloodsmears for tropical diseases, blood
collection, biopsies, laparotomies etc.
* Routine as well as more advanced soft tissue and orthopedic
surgery such as orthopedic repairs (bone pinning/wirings/plates and
screws), excision of tumors, dentals, wound repair (bite wounds) and
caesarians.
* Assist in the theatre
with
anaesthetic and surgery of spaying
and castrating animals.
* Daily therapy of
in-hospital animals. Care and administration of medication to
admitted patients, cleaning and treating wounds, application of
bandages.
* Calving of cows.
In order to give
volunteer students the maximum amount of hands-on experience there
are only 2 students taken at the same time.
Minimum stay is one week
– maximum is up to you!
Days Off:
Tzaneen is situated close to Kruger Park and many other private game
reserves therefore there is ample opportunity for students to see
the Big 5 and go on safaris on their days off. There are many
places to visit such as the Crocodile Farm, Graskop (God’s Window),
the Tea Gardens and so on.
Working hours:
8am – 6pm Monday to Friday
8am – 12 noon Saturday
However, students must be
prepared to go ‘on call’ with the vet out of these hours should the
need arise. The more you ‘muck in’, the more you will gain from the
whole experience.
Accommodation
Students will be
accommodated either in a local Guest House with en suite facilities
and usually a swimming pool or similar accommodation but not in
tents.
3 meals a day are
provided (lunch will be packed).
Travel Arrangements
Students should fly into
Johannesburg on the Sunday morning and get a connecting flight to
Polokwane (Pietersburg) airport where they will be transferred to
Tzaneen by car. Students will be transferred back to Polokwane on
the Sunday morning for a return flight out. If students are
transferring to the Game Capture or other projects we will discuss
which domestic airport to return from.
Volunteer
Contributions
1 week - £
540
2 weeks - £ 1070
3 weeks - £ 1599
4 weeks - £ 2130
What is included:
Accommodation, 3 meals a day, transfer from Polokwane (Pietersburg)
airport to Tzaneen.
What is NOT
included:
flights, medical insurance, trips on days off, luxury items such as
cigarettes, alcohol, chocolate etc.
Combine with Game Capture:
Vet nursing students can also combine the Vet Nursing
project with Game Capture.
Check our Game Capture
page.
One week Vet Nurse and one week Game Capture - £1220
Two weeks Vet Nurse and one week Game Capture - £1750
Combine with Safari or Adventure Weeks:
Check our Safari week or our
Adventure Packages which can be added
onto your project.
One week Vet Nurse and one week
Kruger/Rehab/Adventure - £1290
One week Vet Nurse and 5 day Kruger/Adventure package - £990
ANIMAL CLINIC PICS CLICK HERE
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