Podcast Summary:
In this episode, I speak to Dr Jennifer Graham about three exotic oncology topics you need to know about. They are:
- The Ins and Outs of Ferret Lymphoma
- How to Manage Avian Squamous Cell Carcinoma Like a Pro
- Rabbit Thymomas and Radiation Therapy
Dr Jennifer Graham is a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine and a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in both Avian medicine and Exotic companion mammals. She is currently an Associate Professor of Zoological Companion Animal Medicine at Tufts Cumming School of Veterinary Medicine. She is also the Editor for the books: the 5-Minute Avian Consult and Exotic Animal Emergency Medicine.
Podcast Notes:
4.37 Ferret lymphoma
32.54 Avian squamous cell carcinoma
47.24 Radiation Therapy for rabbit thymomas
Links & Resources:
- Southeastern Raptor Center
- Implantation of an Intraocular Silicone Prosthesis in a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) (Journal publication)
- World Health Organisation TNM Classification Guidelines
- Presentation and Survival time of Domestic Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) with Lymphoma Treated with Single- and Multiagent Protocols: 44 Cases (1998–2016) (Journal publication)
- Tufts University “no IV” Ferret Chemotherapy Protocol – Published in Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery – Dr Katherine Quesenberry, Dr James Carpenter
- Oxbow Carnivore Care
- Lafeber
- Hill’s a/d
- Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery, 1e – Dr Brian Speer
- The Use of Megavoltage Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Thymomas in Rabbits: 19 Cases. (Journal publication)
- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End – Dr Atul Gawande
- Exotic Species Cancer Research Alliance
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