Spay and neuter surgery, learned on live patients.

A five-day, hands-on course near Bucharest, taught by a veterinary team that has performed more than 120,000 surgeries since 2004.

Two trainee surgeons operating side by side at the training camp

A course built by people who do this every day.

At Veterinary Training Camp we share what twenty years of high-volume spay and neuter work has taught us. You operate on real patients, with a tutor beside you, until the technique is yours.

What the course covers
Experienced tutors
Practising surgeons who teach at the table, not from a slide deck.
Less invasive techniques
Keyhole incisions and flank spays, refined for a quicker, safer recovery.
The whole patient journey
From catheter placement and anaesthesia to the procedure and post-operative care.
Paced to you
Vet students, new grads and experienced vets who want a refresher all start where they are.
Surgery training session at Veterinary Training Camp
Surgery training session at Veterinary Training Camp
Surgery training session at Veterinary Training Camp
Surgery training session at Veterinary Training Camp
Surgery training session at Veterinary Training Camp

Why we train

In rural Romania and Bulgaria, veterinary services are scarce and properly trained surgeons are hard to find. Unneutered pets mean unwanted litters, and many of those litters end up on the street.

What it has added up to

Since 2004 our team has spayed and neutered more than 121,000 dogs and cats. Every vet who leaves here able to operate safely and quickly carries that work further.

Five days. Then you operate on your own.

Five intensive days of supervised surgery, daily feedback from your tutor, and the confidence to take sole charge of spays and neuters back home.

Romania, Ilfov, Teiului 56, Piteasca 077100

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From people who trained here

All 9 reviews

It was a great experience! We‘ve been there for a week and learned a lot. Everybody was very helpful and we felt very welcome!

Mira Schaffeld Google review Read the full review

Good atmosphere, good facilities, skilled, friendly and committed teachers. Accommodation in the same house as the course. Convenient to get to and from the airport with the house pick-up service. This place and its…

Carsten Funder Grøntved Google review Read the full review

I visited in 2023 and was extremely impressed with the calm gentle high quality tuition and the number of surgeries all students performed in the week. Extremely well set up. Tutors extremely good at explaining and…

Ruth Google review Read the full review