The Fish Vet’s veterinary services – integrated innovative solutions.

In veterinary health care, there may be service boundaries defined by providers’ clinical specialties. The results will be fragmented, inconvenient, inefficient and the outcomes compromised for the solutions you needed yesterday. The Fish Vet’s services are designed to achieve excellent outcomes for clients with customised needs.

Most veterinarians have expertise in single fields. Dr Loh is unique in that he is one of only two veterinarians globally who has post-graduate, Membership qualifications in aquatic animal health and in veterinary pathology, admitted by examination to the Australian and NZ College of Veterinary Scientists. He also holds a research Masters degree. This means that he can solve your problems in the field or laboratory, and can devise strategies for research if the problems are more complex.

Dr Loh is affiliated with many world class organisations, serving as the Secretary of the Aquatic Animal Health Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, President-elect of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association, a Senior Adjunct Lecturer at Murdoch University’s Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences section and a past Treasurer for the Australian Society of Veterinary Pathologists. He is also a member of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine and a member of the European Association of Fish Pathologists.

The Fish Vet as a one-stop shop, gives the clients a personal connection to the all the veterinary services you require. The Fish Vet’s clients benefit from more convenient and better coordinated access to veterinary services and improved outcomes. The Fish Vet operates a mobile consultancy service and so no matter where you are in Australia, Dr Loh can organise delivery of his services to your pet, your business or your farm.

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Fish Vetting Medicines: Formulary of Fish Treatments.

With nearly 300 drug entries, it is a comprehensive yet practical, quick access reference; making it an indispensible resource for anyone interested in fish health including veterinarians. It’s like MIMS for fish!

Its content organisation is designed for enhanced navigability with medicines arranged by:

  • Pathogen type (disease causing organisms),
  • Therapeutic use or groups,
  • Common disease conditions,
  • And in alphabetical order.

Read more here.

Fish Vetting Essentials.

The web can be a great resource but you may also find that it is full of contradictory information overload. Like you, I have found that reliable information on fish health, disease and medicine is difficult to come by and is at best, fragmented.

This is why I have published two essential books on aquatic veterinary medicine.

So if you’re serious about fish health, these are two indispensible texts on fish you must have at your fingertips!

Fish Health Professionals – Land the Catch of the Year!

Fish Vetting Essentials is a comprehensive resource that incorporates elements of fish keeping, clinical medicine and fish pathology in a readily digestible form.

Important information for diagnosticians in this book include:

  • how to interpret water quality
  • how to diagnose common fish diseases
  • how to medicate fish
  • how to treat fish diseases using drugs available in standard veterinary clinics.
View sample pages here –  eFishVetEssentialswLinks.

Are your fish coming down with ulcers?

You may like to use topical medications for a cure. But these medicines such as betadine and mercurochrome wash off as soon as the fish is put back in the water? This would mean that there is no residual activity to protect the fish from bacterial re-infection. Is there a way of making the drugs ‘stick’ to the wound?

Yes there is. New stock of Gel Powder have arrived just in time. This powder, when applied to the wound will adhere firmly to the fish’s slippery skin, as well as absorbing the topical antiseptic. This forms a barrier that lasts more than just a few seconds in the water.

See a video on how it works by clicking here.

Place your order now.

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What’s The Fish Vet doing in Hawaii?

As part of the George Alexander International Fellowship Grant I was awarded, I’m planning on visiting these venues and colleagues. I’ve hired a car and have plugged in all the addresses in my GPS. Driving to my accommodation, I found that turning left is the most challenging when driving on the opposite side of the road!

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Fish joke for Monday-itis: Hare and tortoise.

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Corpse that looks like mysterious ‘sea monster’ discovered on Pukehina Beach, New Zealand.

STUNNED beachgoers in New Zealand stumbled over what looks like the carcass of a mysterious marine animal.

Read more at this link.

The Fish Vet’s off on a fact finding mission.

Just a few more minutes before my flight takes off to Hawaii!

As you know, I have been awarded The George Alexander Foundation International Fellowship, officiated by the International Specialised Skills Institute (http://www.issinstitute.org.au/). With that, I’ve registered to attend the Seavet course (http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ame/seavet/) during June 2013 in Florida, USA. The 2-week course will cover veterinary aspects of marine megafauna such as sharks, stingrays, fish, pinnipeds, cetaceans, manatees, turtles and penguins.

I will also be visiting Hawaii Dept Agriculture, the University of Hawaii at Hilo and The University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory in Ruskin, FL, USA.

It is my intention that I gather a list of relevant contacts so that I can disseminate the information upon my return as part of my Fellowship.

I am collating questions from stakeholders for me to ask the experts, so that the information I’ll be disseminating when I return will be relevant to you. I’ve started a Google Document that you may add your questions to, under the respective headings.
The virtual file will be called “Seavet 2013 Questions from ISSI Distribution List” and here is the link.

Note that this file will be available to anyone with the link. So, be careful not delete anyone else’s questions. I’ll be in touch upon my return. Thank you for your interest and support.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Vet Path), MANZCVS (Aquatics), MANZCVS (Pathobiology).
Veterinarian | Adjunct Senior Lecturer Murdoch University | President-elect World Aquatic Vet Med Assoc|
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS)
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA. Mobile Veterinary Service for fish and other aquatic creatures.

http://www.thefishvet.com.au

Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

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Australia’s most dangerous catch, is ethically sound & delicious!

Its flavour and texture definitely does not match the look of the fish… unless you like eating monster.

I’m so glad it’s reporting that they’ve gained the Marine Stewardship Council certification for sustainability because the Patagonian toothed fish is my favourite fish to eat.

Read more…

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What’s this alien in the fish’s mouth?

Ever landed a fish and found this critter attached to the tongue of your fish? It’s common name is ‘tongue biter’!

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Tongue biters are isopods (a type of crustacean) belonging to the family Cymothoidae.

Read more here.

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