Author: TheFishVet - Richmond's School of Fish

Peter Bell is interviewing Miriam Sullivan on her PhD topic.

http://www.6pr.com.au/peter-bell–profile/20130809-2rmu1.html

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

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Are you looking for a career in aquatic animal health?

Are you an aspiring aquatic veterinarian and would like to learn the ropes?

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Q: What do you call a happy fisherman?

A: A happy hooker!

Misuse of drugs for “protection” rather than for disease control has far reaching consequences than we might know. You might end up with drug resistance by the bugs in your pond/aquaria. You won’t have anymore effective drugs to use.

What of using antibiotics? The bugs can transfer resistance genes to human bugs, becoming “super bugs”!

The questions for investigation… Does antibiotic resistance occur in veterinary medicine as much as, and in the same ways as, in human medicine? How do online pharmacies impact on this? How can we work together to curb this issue?

Read more here.

I often receive requests from various fish keepers for drugs or for prescriptions. I always decline those who are not my clients, explaining that it’s illegal for me to do so because I’ve not seen their fish.

At today’s session at the Annual Australian Veterinary Association’s conference, Dr Peter Punch explained the reasons to the attendees.

Veterinarians operate under strict regulations, they must be registered in the state they are dispensing and we must have made a diagnosis of the patient/s’ condition before we can prescribe or dispense certain medicines.

Veterinarians need to stay current with the literature and use best practice. We can prescribe only when they’re required.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

This was a very interesting article describing the many ways of extending the shelf-life of milk, prior to electrical refrigeration. According to this article, some frogs secrete antibacterial proteins, and this keeps milk from turning bad. This was common practice in Russia and Finland.

Read the full article here.

A new delivery of vitamin C has just arrived. When I showed it to my colleague, she said,”You’re definitely not getting sick this winter!”

Vitamin C acts the same way in fishes as they do in humans. This can be added on a weekly basis to your pond or aquarium water, during periods of stress (e.g. change of seasons, transport, new introductions, etc).

This is available through –
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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

Q: What is the definition of ‘game fishing’?

A: Going fishing with your mates on your wedding anniversary.