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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

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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.

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)