AVA Member Updates

Dr Garnett Hall provides a WA Division President's Report for the month of February.

Thanks to COVID lockdowns, equipment shortages and long delivery times are still causing headaches. Fortunately, BOQ Specialist can help relieve some of the financial pressure involved.

There are many challenges that come with treating osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs, from concerns about the safety of long-term solutions, to early diagnosis. Galliprant™ is an NSAID you can trust for the safe and effective treatment of OA in your canine patients, no matter what stage of their OA journey they are at.

Dr Marie Montgomery-Quin provides a President's Report for the month of February.

Recent detections of Ehrlichiosis (E. canis) in a dog residing northeast of Port Augusta and PIRSA has recently had a bat submitted that tested positive to Australian Bat Lyssavirus.

The AVA supports veterinarians from their first day of veterinary school in O week.

Applications are now open for the AVA Annual Conference Poster Competition, with a deadline of Friday 14 April 2022.

Dr Benjamin Brightman provides his President's Report for the month of February.

On Thursday 2 February 2023, AVA president Dr Bronwyn Orr met with Senator the Hon Minister Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, as part of an Animal Welfare Roundtable.

The AVA would like to see modification to the prerequisite requirements of several visas that suitably qualified veterinarians commonly use to work in Australia to help immediately address the veterinary profession skills shortage.