Current Professional Activities

• Reviewer for: Canadian Veterinary Journal and the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
• Feline practice exclusively since 1990
• Co-owner of two feline clinics, Ottawa, Canada
• President (2015), American Assoc. of Feline Practitioners (http://www.catvets.com/)
• Lecturer and writer on feline medicine
• Editor and Co-Author of The Cat: Clinical Medicine And Management (Elsevier, 2011)
• Editor and Co-Author of August's Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine vol 7 (Elsevier, 2015)

Past Professional Activities

• President, Winn Feline Foundation (www.winnfelinehealth.org)
• Canadian Veterinary Medical Assoc. Small Animal Practitioner Award (2010)

Special Interests

• Feline infectious diseases
• Feline wellness
• Feline reproduction and pediatrics
• Senior cat care
• Feline nutrition and disease
• Cat friendly practice
• Just about any feline internal medicine topic!

Marital Status

• Married to Ed Javinsky, DVM (MN 1986), who puts up with me

Children

• 2 human
• 1 goofy dog
• Variable number of cats

Hobbies

• Gardening
• Genealogy
• Travel
• Reading mystery novels, especially British ones
• Maintaining my website: felinevet.wordpress.com

Favorite Quote

"Outside of a dog, a book is probably man's best friend, and inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
--- Groucho Marx (odd quote for a cat vet, I know, but I just love it.)

What I Like Most About VIN

 The great international community sharing experience and wisdom.