{"id":33919,"date":"2017-09-11T23:19:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T23:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=33919"},"modified":"2017-11-09T17:39:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T17:39:42","slug":"cowan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/cowan\/","title":{"rendered":"Melinda Cowan, BVSc (hons) FANZCVS (Avian Medicine)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melinda-Cowan-Profile-Pic-300x300-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Melinda Cowan\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-33920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melinda-Cowan-Profile-Pic-300x300-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melinda-Cowan-Profile-Pic-300x300-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melinda-Cowan-Profile-Pic-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>  <strong>Dr. Melinda Cowan<\/strong> graduated from the University of Sydney in 2007 with first class honors. After initially working in a busy small animal clinic, she took a position at a specialized bird and exotic pet practice in Brisbane, Australia and completed a residency in avian medicine. Melinda completed final examinations in 2016 to become a bird specialist and Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. Dr. Cowan currently practices at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sashvets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Small Animal Specialist Hospital<\/a> in Sydney, where she cares for a wide range of exotic animals. She has also worked for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Queensland wildlife hospital, treating a variety of native animals in addition to the domestic birds admitted to the shelter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Melinda Cowan graduated from the University of Sydney in 2007 with first class honors. 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