All about Fish Vetting – Dr Richmond Loh
Check out my story as a fresh new veterinary graduate over a decade ago when I embarked on an adventure to help with research into the demise of albatrosses.
The article with pictures (taken on a Kodachrome SLR camera!) can be found on pages 72-76 at this link –
Q: why do squid make children laugh?
A: Because they always have ten tickles!
Earlier last month, we ran a T-shirt design competition to raise awareness about the work aquatic veterinarians do.
The theme was along these lines:
Veterinarians treat more than one SPECIES🐱🐶🐴🐄🐏🐷.
Aquatic veterinarians treat more than one PHYLA 🐟🐬🐢🐌🐸🐧🐊♋️🍤.
I employed the services of cloud sourcing for the design and created a poll to help choose the winning design. Those who voted went into the draw to win one of the products available through The Fish Vet’s online store.
Dr Kathy Larson, of Ocean Park aquarium in Hong Kong, is the lucky winner of a bottle of TheFishVet’s Gel Powder.
We are now in the next phase of organising the logistics for production and distribution of the T-shirts. Stay tuned for more news on its progress.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet@gmail.com
P: +61 (0)421 822 383
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV.Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President-elect WAVMA |
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA. Mobile Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services for fish and other aquatic creatures.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
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See how a fish has much the same organs as many other animals!
A good simplified internal anatomy diagram can be found at this link – http://marinewaters.fish.wa.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/Internal-anatomy-labels-and-information.pdf
An aquatic disease makes headlines in the Sydney Morning Herald.
This disease, abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG), also shows the importance of retaining essential laboratory skills like histopathology and the transmission electron microscopy which were pivotal in the investigation of this new disease. We need to be very cautious of throwing all our money into “blind” molecular techniques.
Dr. Loh, 2014 WAVMA President then talked about what he hoped to accomplish during his presidential year. He began by stating that WAVMA stood for excellence, was global, multidisciplinary and intergenerational, connecting veterinarians through space and time. That through the work of many volunteers WAVMA had created awareness of aquatic veterinary medicine to colleagues and the public and provided tools such as The Aquatic Veterinarian, WebCEPD and the members listserv allowing members to reach out and connect to anyone willing to share their wisdom and providing learning tools for any veterinarian interested in aquatic veterinary medicine.
Dr. Loh then posed two questions; What does being a WAVMA member mean to you and how relevant is WAVMA in meeting your needs and daily challenges?
Read more here –
http://wavmaatwork.org/2013/09/24/wavma-agm-2013-and-speech-by-incoming-president-dr-loh/
Find out on Dr Loh’s Facebook “Fin Page” <http://facebook.com/thefishvetdrloh>
Look under the album ‘Gross Pictures’.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383
I was recently asked what diseases humans could catch from aquatic animals. So, I’ve compiled a list from my Seavet 2013 notes from lecture material given by Drs Stephen Cassle and Thomas Waltzek. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but it’s a start.
MARINE MAMMALS
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungal
Protozoal
FISH
Bacteria
Fungal
TAKE HOME MESSAGE
Rarely occurs, but still need to take precautions (protective equipment, basic hygiene), especially if immunocompromised (stay healthy!) and avoid handling sick animals.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV.
Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President-elect WAVMA |
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA. Mobile Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services for fish and other aquatic creatures.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Looking for more books? Check out this site.
Q: What do you get when you cross a banker with a fish?
A: a loan shark.