Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine's student-run Wildlife, Avian, Zoo, and Exotic Medicine Club
03/26/2022
Today was Admitted Students Day at LSU School of Vet Med. Dalia, John, Mark, Amy and Lila (her blue-tongue skink 🦎) were there to greet the incoming first years. Thank you to the students from the Class of 2026 who stopped by our table today, we look forward to seeing all of you next year!
02/21/2022
Here's some pictures from WAZEM's first wetlab of the semester! We got to visit the Audubon Species Survival Center and then went to the zoo afterwards!
01/26/2022
A big welcome to our 2022 WAZEM officer team!! 🐅
10/05/2021
Howdy Tigers! Long time no see🐯
Yesterday we hosted our first lunch meeting where Dr. Chapman spoke to us about reptile physical exams!
Earlier in September, we also hosted our first wetlab, where students got to learn how to tranquilize wild animal species from a safe distance by darting!
01/19/2021
Say hello to our 2021 WAZEM officer team!
08/19/2020
Happy fall, Tigers!
Now that the semester is in full swing, we have LSU SVM merch for sale!
We will offer a shipping option ($8.30)!
Orders due 8/31/20
Prices:
T-Shirts $22 (Purple, Green, Aqua, Wine)
Water Bottle $20
Key-chain Bottle Opener $3
Stickers $5
Add your order here: https://lsumail2-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/jdicha5_lsu_edu/EZl-7uj2tNdMini7vOrZrYUBHCyOJhxf29P1tnMxuDqzTA?e=ZcpDVa
03/17/2020
Our members had such a great time at our wetlab on Sunday with Dr. Gregory Rich aka Dr. Mardi Gras at the Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital of Louisiana! They got to learn about holding techniques, venipuncture, intubation, and auscultation for avians, rabbits, and ferrets!
Thanks so much to everyone who came and for Dr. Rich for hosting us.
03/11/2020
Thank you so much to Dr. Branson Ritchie for coming to speak to us about plastics in the environment and their effects on wildlife health for our first meeting of the semester!
And big thanks to Rice & Roux for catering, the jambalaya was great!
Greetings and happy Friday SVM! Now that we have all of our meeting dates set up, here is our meeting and wet lab schedule for the semester-
Lunch meetings:
- March 11: Plastics and their damage to wildlife; opportunities in zoo medicine
- April 7: Exotic animal acupuncture. This will be a joint meeting with the integrative medicine club.
- April 27: A Skype meeting over reptile and amphibian medicine
Wetlabs:
-March 15: Tour of the Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Louisiana
-April 18: Animal darting
Get these in your calendars and have a wonderful weekend!
02/04/2020
Hello SVM fam! I have great news: WE ARE SELLING T-SHIRTS!
We are selling a grey, light purple, and teal green colored shirt in both long and short sleeve with pockets! If you would like to order one, please fill out the google doc with your size, short or long sleeve, color, and the amount you will owe and method of payment (link posted at the end of this post).
Short sleeve shirts are $22, long sleeve shirts are $25. We will be accepting cash, a check given to one of our officers, or venmo .
Once the shirts are in, we will let everyone know the times and place that they can be picked up.
Payment must be made before the orders close on 02/20/20 at 5pm!
Link to place your order: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p2HVrr0xrNxtBO-CvmvrxfMYUibYHgs2kBpChlRsrvA/edit =0
Thanks and happy shopping!
02/02/2020
Rocky The Sea Otter Recovering After MN Zoo Performs 1st-Of-Its-Kind Surgery A Minnesota Zoo sea otter named Rocky is recovering after what the zoo calls a first-of-its-kind surgery for a sea otter in human care.
01/26/2020
We had a wonderful time at the LSU SVM Open House! Thank you to everyone who came out!