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Beloved Rietvlei cheetah on the mend after undergoing surgery

# The beloved and well-known five-year-old female cheetah, Njozi, a resident of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, is currently receiving specialised care at the wildlife clinic of the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort. This follows signs of lameness in her right forelimb. Radiographs revealed that Njozi had previously fractured two bones in her right forelimb. Specialist small animal surgeon, doctor Adriaan Kitshoff, says Njozi underwent surgery on Tuesday and is being monitored by the team of wildlife veterinarians and students at the clinic.