Current Professional Activities

• Moderator: Exotic DVM Forum
• Member at Large, AEMV Board of Directors; Chair Welfare, Ethics, Legislative Committee
• Assistant Editor, Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
• Secretary, Board of Directors, Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter
• Secretary/Treasurer/Web Master: Association of NorthWest Avian & Exotic Veterinarians
• Consultant: Northwest Zoological Supply, Everett, WA; Exotic Animal Rescue: Bothell, WA; Jojo’s Cavy Kingdom, Lake Stevens, WA; Oregon Tiger Sanctuary, Eagle Point, OR; Pacific Primate Sanctuary, Haiku, Maui, HI
• Co-Editor, BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets: 6th Edition
• Member, Educational Resources Committee, AALAS; lead author on Ferret Lab Animal Technician Training Manual
• Scientific Review Board, AVMA
• Author: Ferret Medicine and Surgery, CRC Press, 2017; Exotic Companion Medicine Handbook for Veterinarians, ZEN Publishing, 1994, 1997
• Author many chapters on various aspects of exotic animals

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• Exotic DVM of the Year, 2003
• Oxbow Animal Health Professional Award, 2009

Special Interests

• Ferrets!
• Ultrasonography of exotics
• I’m part of a Chelonian rescue network

Memberships

• ARAV
• AEMV
• AVMA
• CL Davis Foundation
• Assoc NW Avian/Exotic Vets
• Turtle Survival Alliance
• AALAS

Current Research/Clinical Interests

• Cavy Satin Disease Syndrome
• Developing ultrasonography of exotics courses for First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound (online)
• Dental: webinar on ferrets, carnivores and other exotics (part of 8 section course on Dental and Orofacial Surgery, Dr. Vittorio Capello)

Relationships/Spouse/Children

• Husband: Michael Delaney

Hobbies

• Ferrets!
• Gardening, photography
• Member of STRUM (Seattle Totally Relaxed Ukulele Musicians)

Favorite Song

• Carolina by Taylor Swift.

Favorite Quote

• Live Long and Prosper - Star Trek

What you like most about VIN

• Ability to cover a wide range of topics to meet practitioner's needs. Because they are online, they can be kept current.