The Association of Avian Veterinarians announced Sept. The harmful algal bloom in the Gulf of Mexico has caused illness and death in many species of birds as well as dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, and tons of fish, according to the AAV announcement. Heather Barron is medical director of the clinic and a past president of the AAV. In the interview, Dr. It's not just wildlife that is going to be affected by this. Forced to evacuate with her family, Dr. She reached out to her insurance company and other organizations for help, but each cited a technicality that prevented them from providing immediate assistance.
Horvath was eligible to apply for a disaster relief grant. The grant program assists veterinarians and veterinary students who have experienced an emergency need for clothing, temporary housing, transportation, or meals because of a natural disaster.
The games are considered the world championships for eight equestrian sports: dressage, eventing, show jumping, driving, endurance, reining, vaulting, and para-equestrian dressage. The games were last held in the U. This year, fourth-year veterinary students from veterinary colleges in the U. They assisted with horse care at the on-site clinic and helped in the veterinary diagnostic laboratory and with quarantine procedures.
Turner was also part of one of several teams of veterinarians on-site that oversaw the health of the horses as well as enforcing the rules of the event. He and Dr. Colin Roberts of England headed up the medical team focused on the use of thermography for limb-sensitivity testing in show jumper horses.
FEI treating veterinarians were overseen by the husband-wife veterinary team of Drs. Bill Hay and Anne Baskett. All of the veterinarians who served at the games were unpaid volunteers. Last updated in , the MVPA is a set of guiding principles for regulating the practice of veterinary medicine within the states.
