UP vets perform heart surgery on dog after heart murmur discovered during routine sterilisation

Abstract

A routine visit by 20-month-old crossbreed Labrador/pitbull Hera to the sterilisation clinic at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science led to the discovery of a heart murmur, and ultimately to heart surgery that likely saved the dog’s life. The successful surgery was performed early in May at the Faculty’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH).