NZVA Webinar: Gone with the Gonads? Let’s rethink that
Join South African specialist Dr Kurt de Cramer for a webinar and Q&A session exploring current best practices in canine and feline sterilisation.
The session will cover a range of surgical techniques—including ovariectomy, hysterectomy, and vasectomy—as well as evidence-based guidance on the timing of sterilisation and factors to consider when electing to leave animals entire.
This is a valuable opportunity to broaden your understanding beyond the conventional ovariohysterectomy approach.
The webinar will be recorded and available to NZVA members after the event.
Speaker
Dr Kurt De Cramer was born in Belgium where he attended primary school but completed high school and his tertiary education at the university of Pretoria in South Africa (1986). He started his veterinary career at a research laboratory and entered private practice in 1992 when he co-founded the Rant-en-Dal Animal Hospital. In furthering his studies, he obtained his Master of Veterinary Medicine in Theriogenology (MMedVet (Gyn)) in 2005 and later his PhD in 2017. Dr de Cramer practices both as general practitioner and theriogenologist.
He has extensive experience with service dog breeding and neonatology. Dr De Cramer has remained in close contact with his Alma Mater leading to publications in both peer reviewed journals and lay magazines and regularly hosts talks on various aspects of dog and cat breeding. His habit of digitally capturing almost all cases he encounters in his practice has led to an extensive collection of digital images of veterinary interest, specifically on small animals and exotic species. His inquisitive mind compels him to continue making a contribution to the science of dog breeding; constantly researching and solving clinical problems that breeders experience and regularly publishes in peer review platforms. He manages this despite time constraints placed upon him by private practice activities. He has completed a comprehensive reference book on dog breeding which was successfully launched in 2014. He is currently part of the world reproduction control committee tasked with writing sterilisation and breeding guidelines for the world.
Complimentary for NZVA & NZVNA members