Local media reported that the 1995 World Cup winner lost almost a third of his blood in the incident, and was in intensive care at the city's Montana Hospital.
The former Springbok’s hooker is now out of immediate danger, according to reports.
"From what we hear he is stable and they think it is OK," Cheetahs Rugby CEO Harold Verster told the Sport24 online publication.
Drotske's family and former Springbok team mate, prop Os du Randt, had been socialising on a smallholding on the outskirts of Pretoria when three armed men attempted to rob them, according to reports.
The 47-year-old 1995 former hooker was shot in a scuffle with one of the robbers, while Du Randt escaped unharmed.
Drotske underwent surgery immediately upon arrival at the hospital and will require a further operation on an injured arm.
No arrests had yet been made, police captain Kay Makhubele told reporters.
Drotske played 26 times for South Africa from 1993-99 and was part of the squad that lifted the World Cup on home soil, though he only featured in one game against Samoa.
He was the starting hooker for the 1999 tournament in which the Springboks lost to Australia in the semi-finals but beat New Zealand to finish third.
He later spent three years with London Irish and was coach of South African Super Rugby side the Cheetahs from 2007-15.
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