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Pet clinic Don Leon is taken for a short walk by a trainee animal keeper. Thomas Wüthrich -
Clinical radiology, department of clinical veterinary medicine Using scintigraphy to examine a show jumping horse injured in a road accident. Thomas Wüthrich -
Ruminants clinic An assistant anaesthetist prepares to castrate two-year-old camel Denali. Thomas Wüthrich -
Autopsy department Veterinary team examines a young female lynx that was run over in western Switzerland. Thomas Wüthrich -
Veterinary faculty, Zurich University Veterinary students must learn the shapes and names of bones. Around 85 per cent of the students are women. Thomas Wüthrich -
Pet clinic A cat is prepared for an operation. The helping hands are gloves filled with warm water. Thomas Wüthrich -
Radiology in the pet clinic Tisha has a CAT scan (left), Akira undergoes dialysis. Thomas Wüthrich -
Veterinary faculty, Zurich University Lecture on osteology and arthrology featuring the skeleton of a female ibex. Thomas Wüthrich -
Ruminants clinic An ox has an operation under full anaesthetic. Thomas Wüthrich -
Ruminants clinic Checking a cow after the removal of its eyeball. Thomas Wüthrich -
Ruminants clinic Two-year-old camel Denali is brought to the clinic for castration. Thomas Wüthrich
Bern's veterinary hospital doesn't just treat sick cats and dogs. It also has a section for wild animals, where wolves, lynx and their prey come for treatment.
This content was published on May 19, 2012 - 11:00
Photographer Tomas Wüthrich placed third in the recent Swiss Press Photo 2012 awards for his behind-the-scenes images of the hospital for the lifestyle magazine GEO Schauplatz Schweiz. (Photos: Tomas Wüthrich)
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