All about Fish Vetting – Dr Richmond Loh
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 –
http://thefishvet.com.au/shop/shopping.html
Go to https://www.facebook.com/thefishvetdrloh
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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
I hope to see you there.
Our upcoming Annual General Meeting this year on the evening of Monday July 28, 2014 . The meet and greet get-together, which will include dinner and a short business meeting will be at a venue in downtown Denver, CO. This date and location was chosen to coincide with the AVMA Conference in Denver, held from July 25- 29, 2014. (http://www.avmaconvention.org/avma14/public/mainhall.aspx). If you will be attending this meeting, please plan on joining us for dinner. As space is limited, please contact me to reserve a seat.
Julius Tepper,
WAVMA Meetings Chair
Q: What is the definition of ‘game fishing’?
A: Going fishing with your mates on your wedding anniversary.
The turtle models are now completed, just in time for World Turtle Day.
As a favour for the Turtle Oblonga Rescue & Rehabilitation Network (TORRN), I commissioned (asked) my father (John Loh) to produce some clay turtle pieces.
The moulds were prepared in 6 hours, and then allowed to dry over a few weeks.
Clay was pressed into the moulds and then they were carefully removed and remodelled (a delicate process taking 7 hours).
They were then allowed to dry slowly over several days to prevent cracks, in preparation for firing.
The dried models were fired in a kiln at 1100 degrees Celsius, over a 9 hour period.
Once cooled, colour and polish were applied to the models, taking 7 hours.
This work is my father’s contribution to the cause.
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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
Very often, diseased fishes show a limited range of lesions, and most of these just mean the fish is sick. Apart from perhaps white spot disease, many clinical signs of illness such as skin ulcers, bloat, dropsy, pop-eye and flashing are not specific to any disease agent.
I often receive calls from clients who’d been to multiple places to get advice on what to do. Some good advice, and some less than optimal. But it’s often those who speak most convincingly that we tend to listen to… and perhaps to our detriment.
I’d like to share this comic strip from last week’s papers to illustrate what we fish keepers, and fish veterinarians deal with.
Male-only genetics to rid rivers of carp.
“… a new technique first used to control insects is providing hope.
‘Daughterless’ gene technology causes the fish to have only male offspring, resulting in the eventual collapse of the population.
After successful trials on zebra fish, it is now being trialled on carp with preliminary results proving positive.”
I’ve been seeing many businesses advertise they’re specialists in this and that. And so, out of curiosity, I googled the word ‘specialist’. This is what I found.
Fair enough. I guess all my clients are the watery kind and that could make me a specialist.
But did you know that in the medical and veterinary profession, such relaxed use of the term ‘specialist’ is frowned upon, unless you have specialist registration in that profession.
At the moment, the highest examined qualification that veterinarians with special interest in fish is the MANZCVS in Aquatic Animal Health.
Long story short, I’d take a closer look at the qualifications of so-called doctors and specialists. Do they call themselves or their businesses ‘doctor’ because they have a degree in medicine, veterinary science or a PhD? Do they call themselves ‘specialists’ because they are registered with body as such? Some food for thought…
Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President WAVMA |
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA.
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet
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