Q: What font do mermaids use?
A: Arial / Ariel
Have a FINtastic week! R <+>{
Why does TheFishVet blog?
I’ve been asked this a few times of late.
It’s really my own knowledge repository, a place to send clients for FAQs, and a place to post bad dad jokes 🙂
Read more here: http://www.vetanswers.com.au/blog/post/the-fish-vet-blog-for-everything-fishyand-the-occasional-bad-dad-joke/488
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.
Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.
Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383
Antibiotics use may lead to avitaminosis.
Fish exposed to antibiotics may lose their valuable gut flora. This can lead to deficiencies in vitamins E, K and folic acid.
This is why it is essential to give fish a boost with multivitamins during and after treatments for diseases.
Check out what we have available that could help –
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Dr Richmond Loh
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Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet
President WAVMA 2014
Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University
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CARP – as Kylie Minogue says, “Better the devil you know.”
Now it’s almost certain that KHV will be released into the natural environment in Australia, in the very near future. So what can we predict, will happen to our natural waterways?
One scenario is that native fishes never re-establish, and some other invasive fish species could take over, where carp had been. Some candidates include the goldfish, a variety of cichlids, or the dreaded Gambusia (aka mosquito fish).
A second scenario would be some sort of invasive plant species such as the crocodile weed or water hyacinth. The action of carp may have suppressed it’s growth. With carp gone, these plants would start clogging up the waterways.
A third possibility is that there would be a multitude of uncontrolled algal blooms that suffocate the waterways, leading fish kills left right and centre. These dead fish will float and pollute riverbed, stinking everything in its path. Are people concerned about the unsightly, rotting fish that float or accumulate on river banks?
What other scenarios can you think of?
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.
Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
WAVMA Celebrates its 10th Birthday in 2016!
An update from WAVMA’s 2016 President, Dr. Nick Saint-Erne
This year is the 10th year of operation of the aquatic veterinary group known as the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association.
DOWNLOAD the commerative issue –
of The Aquatic Veterinarian journal
In the past two issues, I have been reviewing the activities of the early years of WAVMA, and will continue that theme throughout this year. There are also some great articles by two of the original eight WAVMA founders, Peter Merrill and David Scarfe, in the June issue. Some important information can be found in the early issues, which are available free to download from our website. For example, in the 2009 Aquatic Vet News 3:(2), President Hugh Mitchell highlighted some pertinent issues affecting aquatic veterinarians: regulations; lack of aquatic veterinarians [not as problematic in 2016 as it was previously!]; non-veterinarians filling veterinary roles; lack of clinical research on aquatic species; lack of approved drugs and biologics; drug accessibility to clients [without a veterinary Rx]; scarcity of aquatic curriculum in vet schools; definition of an “aquatic animal”; lack of credentialing; client diversity; lack of understanding that fish are “veterinary animals”.
The keys to resolving these issues were identified as implementing a good educational website and an aquatic veterinarian certification. I have to interject here that through the tireless work of Chris Walster, David Scarfe, Stephen Reichley and our website host, Gary Fairchild, we have created a phenomenal (and ever improving) website; and since our first 11 Aquatic Veterinarians were certified in 2013 [see Aquatic Vet News 7:(3) for information about the completion of the CertAqV Program!] using the program developed by the WAVMA Credentialing Committee, we have accomplished the two goals that President Mitchell suggested, and now have 41 Certified Aquatic Veterinarians around the world. Maybe that is why WAVMA has continued to grow as a respected, worldwide association.
In addition to the history of WAVMA recorded in our past newsletters, there is a wealth of medical information in each issue of The Aquatic Vet News from the very first issue. You can download pdf files of those issues from the Archived TAV Issues webpage.
With best wishes for the continued success of WAVMA for the next ten years, and to infinity and beyond!
FREE Webinar – Common Diseases Encountered in wild tropical Sea Turtles
WAVMA’s WebCEPD B-1026.
Join us on August 18, 2016 at 1:00 pm AEST (Townsville QLD, Australia/ 03:00 GMT/UTC) for this free webinar. Click onhttp://tinyurl.com/huvjnj8 to see the time in your local time zone, anywhere around the world.
Register now! Simply click on https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5498451318216269828
About this webinar: With six of seven sea turtle species occurring in Australian waters, this presentation will cover common diseases, medical problems and treatments in sea turtle cases that have been presented to local animal hospitals and often transferred to a veterinary facility specializing in sea turtles. Common problems include multiple issues like boat strike, buoyancy or floating problems, and tumors, many of which require further examination in order to provide specific diagnostic services and treatments.
Learning Objectives – Participants will understand:
1. Common diseases seen in wild sea turtles;
2. Procedures for diagnosing turtle diseases; and,
3. How these diseases may be treated.
About the speaker: Dr. Hayakijkosol completed his BVSc in Thailand, after which he pursued a MSc and PhD in aquatic animal diseases. He has experience lecturing and tutoring in aquatic animal subjects in School of Veterinary Sciences at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia and has been involved in sea turtle hospital work in Townsville, Australia as an aquatic specialist consultant.
This webinar is suitable for veterinarians, vet techs/nurses, vet students and veterinary practice staff. Feel free to forward this announcement to colleagues.
Interested but can’t join the live webinar? If you register for the live webinar and are unable to attend, you will be e-mailed a link to view the webinar at a later time.
Register now! Click on https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5498451318216269828.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Want CEPD credit? (Registration is required)
Information on how to access the recorded webinar (at no cost), and a short knowledge & skills assessment (KSA or quiz) covering the webinar’s principle learning objectives, in order to earn veterinary Continuing Educational & Professional Development (CEPD) credit will be e-mailed to all registrants in 7-10 days after the webinar.
As CEPD credit can be used towards re-licensing or registration requirements to practice veterinary medicine, and requirements for becoming a WAVMA Certified Aquatic Veterinarian. We provide WAVMA Members a discount off the US$25.00 fee for earning CEPD credit ($5 for student members, $15 for all others).
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Discover more about the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association at www.WAVMA.org.
Get listed in the on-line Directory of Aquatic Veterinarians and subscribe to AquaVetMed e-News by registering atwww.AquaVetMed.info
WAVMA – 2006 to 2016
10 Years of Advocacy for Aquatic Veterinary Medicine!
Fish joke for Monday-itis: whatfish?
Fish 1: “Hey so I met this new girl on the net! She is so hot!”
Fish 2: “Have you ever seen her in person?”
Fish 1:”No, does that matter?”
Fish 2: “Better make sure she’s not a catfish..”
Fish 1: “You think she’s catfishing?!”
What’s worse? Feral carp or feral cats? How are we controlling them?
The Australian Veterinary Association published in their journal, "Feral cats: The greatest threat to Australia’s native animals."
“On average, each cat hunted 20 times a day with a 30% success rate. So on average, each cat killed seven animals a day, but ate only two-thirds of the animals they killed. This means that analyses of cat stomach contents will underestimate their impact. Data suggests that feral cats are probably killing around three million native animals a year in the Mornington-Marion Downs (Kimberley) area alone,” he said.
If feral cats are so bad, what would you say if someone were to unleash into the wild, FIV, calicivirus or feline panleukopaenia as a biocontrol measure? This could kill your pet cats.
This is no different to the release of KHV to control feral carp, which would also kill people’s pet koi.
We’ve had this discussion on a veterinarians forum. The consensus between my veterinary peers is that reliable vaccines need to be made available to pet owners before even considering release of a biocontrol agent. Moreover, we have to be certain that the disease will not affect native species, or other unintended species.
Read more of article on feral cats at this link –
http://www.ava.com.au/13586
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.
Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Latest stories about the fishing and aquaculture industry.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet
President WAVMA 2014
Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University
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Friday fun fact – ninja turtles are relatives of The Fish Vet!
Did you know that a couple of the teenage mutant ninja turtles are related to Dr Richmond Loh?
They are Donatel Loh and Michaelangel Loh.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383