Lisa Dowaliby

Instructor of practical animal handling lab class to students enrolled in Animal Veterinary Science courses. Create lab lessons in cooperation with the lecture instructor and teaching assistant. Demonstrate and teach the following skills to students, and evaluate their skill level when asked to complete the task.

• Proper handling of multiple species in a research setting
• Proper injection procedure and routes of administration on multiple species
• Inhalant and injectable anesthesia, monitoring and recovery of multiple species
• Acceptable euthanasia techniques by species, proper disposal of remains
• Necropsy and anatomy identification of multiple species
• Understanding research protocols, forms, and cage cards, as well as appropriate use
• Proper use of personal protective equipment in a research setting
• Basic introduction to behavior and husbandry of species used in research setting

• Responsible for performing all veterinary rounds for campus lab animals twice a week, as well as rechecks, urgent exams, administering medications, making quality of life and treatment decisions, etc., in consultation with/under direction of Attending Veterinarian when possible.
• Work with IACUC committee on developing guidelines and reviewing new protocols/amendments
• Responsible for creating treatment sheets and dosing schedules for sick or injured animals whenever needed
• Work in coordination with Animal Care Staff to ensure environmental enrichment and psychological well being of research animals
• Assist in both survival and terminal procedures and surgeries on multiple species, in accordance with protocols and SOPs
• Develop and maintain tracking and breeding sheets for USDA laboratory animals.
• Responsible for Attending Veterinarian and laboratory controlled substance logs and inventory.
• Ensure labs are operating within guidelines for associated protocol and IACUC policies.
• Collected specimens from patients for laboratory analysis for parasites, blood analysis and culture.
• Act as liaison between Attending Veterinarian and research labs concerning animal issues and treatments, as well as communicate directly with investigators regarding their animals.
• Responsible for ordering medical and surgical inventory for research labs, including controlled substances