Cathy Johnson-Delaney is a 1980 graduate of Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Johnson-Delaney has practiced avian, exotic companion mammal, and laboratory animal medicine in the greater Puget Sound area of Washington State for more than 45 years. Cathy semi-retired in 2013, but she was previously board certified in both avian and exotic companion mammal medicine. Dr. Johnson-Delaney was also a founding member of the Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter, established in 1997, and she serves on its Board of Directors. Dr. Johnson-Delaney also serves as a consulting veterinarian for the Oregon Tiger Sanctuary, Pacific Primate Sanctuary, Exotic Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation, Jojo’s Cavy Kingdom, and Northwest Zoological Supply.
Dr. Johnson-Delaney was named the 2003 Exotic DVM of the Year by Zoological Education Network and she received the 2009 Oxbow Exotic Mammal Health Award. She is a Past President of both the Association of Avian Veterinarians and the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV). She currently serves on the Board of AEMV as Welfare, Ethics, and Legislative Committee Chair, and she is a Director-at-Large on the Board of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians. Dr. Johnson-Delaney is the secretary/treasurer/webmaster for the Association of Northwest Avian & Exotic Veterinarians, and she is on the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Scientific Review Board. In addition, she is the Assistant and Language Editor of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, and moderator for the Exotic DVM Forum. Dr. Johnson-Delaney has also written and lectured extensively on all aspects of non-traditional companion animal medicine. She is the principal author and editor of the 2017 textbook Ferret Medicine and Surgery and co-author of the 2025 Manual of Clinical Procedures in Pet Birds.
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