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Central Venous Catheter Placement in Chelonians
Clinical Topic: Critical Care Supportive CareTaxonomy: Reptiles & Amphibians Turtles & Tortoises
Reproductive Disease in Reptiles
Clinical Topic: Anatomy-Physiology Critical Care ReproductionTaxonomy: Lizard Reptiles & Amphibians Snake Turtles & Tortoises
Emergency and Critical Care of Rabbits
Clinical Topic: Critical Care Supportive CareTaxonomy: Mammals Rabbit
2018 Avian Practitioner of the Year
Clinical Topic:Taxonomy: Avian
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Olivia Petritz, DVM, DACZM
Olivia Petritz earned her doctorate at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. She then completed a small animal medicine and surgery residency at a specialty hospital in San Diego, California followed by an exotic animal internship at Gulf Coast Avian and Exotics in Houston, Texas. Dr. Petritz then completed a 3-year residency in companion exotic animals and zoo medicine at the University of California, Davis. She achieved board certification in November 2013. Olivia then started an exotic animal medicine service at a large specialty hospital in Los Angeles. She worked in California for 3 years before becoming an Assistant Clinical Professor at North Carolina State University.
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Electrocardiography in Exotic Animal Species
Electrocardiography can be used to detect and diagnose arrhythmias and conduction abnormalities, particularly during long-term anesthesia. How are leads attached to exotic animal patients? And what is the normal appearance of normal electrocardiogram tracings in birds or reptiles?
Holiday Hazards
When including feathered friends during the holiday season, bird owners must keep their pets safe. This client education handout explores potential holiday hazards for pet birds during the holiday season, from plants and cleaning agents to foods and stressors.