South Africa: Cheetah Receives Blood Transfusion

Pretoria — A young North West cheetah suffering from a ruptured stomach ulcer owes his life to a cheetah from the Pretoria Zoo who donated 600ml blood for a transfusion.

A cheetah, aged between one and two years, of the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust near Hartbeespoortdam, was taken to the Onderstepoort Veterinary Hospital in Pretoria on Tuesday night in a serious condition.

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