Dietary Management of Gastroenteritis
Management of the Acute Abdomen
Small Animal Neuro Emergencies
Dietary Management of Gastroenteritis in Dogs and Cats
by Tanya Donovan, DVM, DACVIM
In this session you will learn nutritional strategies for the management of acute gastroenteritis in dogs and cats, understand the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of diets used for the management of food-responsive enteropathy in dogs and cats and have nutritional strategies for the management of constipation/obstipation in cats.
Management of the Acute Abdomen
by Ravi Seshadri, DVM, DACVECC, DABVP, FCCM
Decision Making, Diagnostic Workup and Assessment for Surgery if Indicated
The first session of the series is designed to help clinicians assess patients on presentation. After the secondary survey, a detailed discussion of decision making with respect to ideal interventions and / or surgery will lead into the second part of the presentation. There is significant concern with some of these patients about intra operative and perioperative complications. Anticipating these problems will facilitate better patient outcome.
Peri-operative Care and Management in the Hospital Setting.
The second session in this series will discuss in detail critical patient care in the perioperative phase.
Small Animal Neuro Emergencies
by Chai-Fei Li, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
This session will primarily focus on the emergency management of seizures, including status epilepticus and cluster seizures, covering recognition, diagnosis, and treatment protocols to enhance patient outcomes. Additionally, we will provide a concise overview of other common neurological emergencies, such as traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord trauma, to enhance your understanding of acute neurological care in small animals.
Dr. Donovan is a board-certified specialist in small animal internal medicine. She received her degree in veterinary medicine from Tufts University in 2004, completed a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Angel Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2005, and was accepted into a residency program in small animal internal medicine at Tufts University in 2005. In 2008, Dr. Donovan completed her residency and passed the certification to become board certified in internal medicine.
Following the completion of her residency, Dr. Donovan worked as a clinical professor until 2010 at Auburn University. Since her academic appointment, she has been in private practice in Seattle, WA, Burlington, VT, and Portland, OR.
Dr. Donovan’s clinical interests are diverse and include interventional and minimally invasive procedures such as laser ablation of ectopic ureters, percutaneous cystolithotomy for bladder stones, tracheal stents for collapsing tracheas, and urethral stents and chemoembolization for urethral and prostatic tumors. She is skilled in a variety of endoscopic procedures, including bronchoscopy, gastrointestinal endoscopy, rhinoscopy, and cystoscopy.
Dr. Donovan is a member of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American Veterinary Medical Association. She frequently lectures at national and international conferences as well as providing continuing education lectures on a variety of topics to local veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Her clinical research projects have focused on endocrine diseases, including diabetes and hyperadrenocorticism, and have been published in veterinary journals.
Dr. Donovan lives with her husband and their two cats. She enjoys hiking and biking in her spare time.
He was raised with most of his primary through college education in India and traveled extensively as a child and young adult. He has always had a passion for helping animals and decided to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.
Dr. Seshadri attended Madras Veterinary College in Madras, India and graduated in 1989. After graduation, he completed his Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates that same year. Dr. Seshadri moved to Antioch, California and worked at a small animal practice while applying for an Emergency and Critical Care residency.
In late 1990, Dr. Seshadri moved to Southern California to start an alternate-pathway residency in Emergency and Critical Care. He was exposed to amazing clinicians and was able to significantly improve his skill set and knowledge base. Since that time, he has remained active in both academic and private practice critical care settings contributing to the advancement of medicine and education of students, interns, and residents.
Dr. Seshadri enjoys all aspects of emergency and critical care and is comfortable with surgical case management and soft tissue surgery. He is trained in abdominal ultrasound and echocardiography, and is proficient in minimally invasive procedures such as placing stents and pacemaker implantation in the emergent patient.
Outside of work, Dr. Seshadri enjoys traveling, automobiles, and spending time with his wife Terri, their horses, and their golden retriever, Kula.
Chai-Fei Li, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), is a dedicated veterinary neurologist and neurosurgeon with a passion for improving the lives of animals.
Originally from Hong Kong and having lived in the UK and the USA, Dr. Li brings a diverse cultural background to the team at Animal Medical Center of Seattle.
Dr. Li completed her veterinary education at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 2013. She then pursued an internship at North Carolina State University followed by a residency at the University of California, Davis, where she became a board-certified veterinary neurologist in 2017.
Since 2017, Dr. Li has been working as a faculty member at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, serving as an Assistant Professor in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. Specializing in complex neurosurgeries, her passion lies in intricate procedures such as fractures, atlantoaxial stabilization in small patients, tumor removal (brain or spinal cord), and revision surgeries aimed at correcting previous unsuccessful procedures (such as tumor resections or stabilization revisions), spina bifida surgeries, and sinus surgeries for chronic nasal/sinus fungal infections and tumors.
She has also authored articles on emergency treatment of neurological diseases, brain tumors, intervertebral disc disease, and atlantoaxial instability. Dr. Li eagerly anticipates the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Drury at Animal Medical Center of Seattle, where they will work together to advance minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques.
Outside of work, Dr. Li enjoys spending time with her cat and exploring different cultures and cuisines during her travels.
4 hours available. The WSVMA is an approved source of Continuing Education in the State of Washington.
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