Veterinary Hospital

Small Animal Internal Medicine

NEWS

Dr. Kari Lunsford, Assistant Professor in Small Animal Internal Medicine, recently submitted a grant application for over $9,000,000 to the
Michelson Foundation to comprehensively explore innovative new vaccination technology for the non-surgical neutering of dogs and cats.  Drs. Andrew Mackin, Patty Lathan and Kim Johnson are co-investigators on this grant.

Dr. Patty Lathan, Assistant Professor in Small Animal Internal Medicine, and Drs Todd Archer and John Thomason, Small Animal Internal Medicine Residents, recently gave presentations at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum in Montreal, Canada.  Dr. Lathan presented a paper on the main scientific program on Pathophysiology of Hypoadrenocorticism in Dogs and People.  Dr. Archer presented a research abstract on his project Development of a Flow Cytometric Panel of T-lymphocyte Biomarkers to Evaluate the Immunosuppressive Effects of Cyclosporine in Dogs, and Dr. Thomason presented a research abstract on his project Effects of Cyclosporine on Canine Platelet Procoagulant Activity.  The studies are Drs. Archer's and Thomason's Master of Veterinary Science projects, and are supervised by Drs. Andrew Mackin and Kari Lunsford.  Continuing work on Dr. Archer's project (Comprehensive
Evaluation of the Pharmacodynamics of Cyclosporine in the Dog) was recently awarded a grant of over $10,000 by the ACVIM Foundation.

Dr. Andrew Mackin, Professor and Dr. Hugh G. Ward Chair of Small Animal Medicine recently visited Saint Andrews, Scotland, as invited key note speaker in the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Scottish branch of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association.  He also recently presented one to two day sessions on topics in small animal internal medicine and hematology at the Southeastern Veterinary Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference in Sandestin, Florida.  Dr. Todd Archer also gave a lecture on Fever of Unknown Origin and presented small animal hematology case discussions in the veterinary program, and Lisa Chrestman gave presentations of Transfusion and Chemotherapy in the veterinary technician program, at the Sandestin ALVMA Conference.

Recent Publications (2008-2009):

Pharmacokinetics of Subcutaneous Low Molecular Weight Heparin (Enoxaparin) in Dogs.  Lunsford K, Mackin A, Langston C, Brooks M. Accepted for publication in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, June 2009.

Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Shedding of Cryptosporidium felis in Domestic Cats of Mississippi and Alabama.  Ballweber LR, Panuska C, Huston CL, Vasilopulos R, Pharr GT, Mackin A, Veterinary Parasitology, 2009 Mar 23; Vol. 160 (3-4), pp. 306-10.  The final paper derived from the Master of Veterinary Science project of Dr. Rober Vasilopulos, past Small Animal Internal Medicine Resident at MSU-CVM.

Use of a Low-Dose ACTH Stimulation Test for Diagnosis of Hypoadrenocorticism in Dogs. Lathan P, Journal of Veterinary Internal
Medicine, 2008 July-Aug, v. 22, no. 4, p. 1070-1073.

Feline Weight loss: Don't Write Off That Thin Old Cat. Mackin A, Irish Veterinary Journal; 61 (1), 2008, 40-44.