Lydia Young BS DVM

Dedicated veterinarian with a decade of experience providing clinical case management for elephants, horses, dogs, and cats. Empathetic, compassionate, clinically skilled, and committed to maintaining the highest standards of care in medicine and communication. Strong history of meeting organizational goals and supporting missions by utilizing consistent and organized practices. Reliably available for emergency response24/7.

• SEROCONVERSION CAN PRECEDE CULTURE CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) BY DECADES (2024)
• USE OF RABIES TITER SURVEILLANCE TO GUIDE VACCINATION STRATEGY IN GERIATRIC ASIAN AND AFRICAN ELEPHANTS IN HUMAN CARE (2023)
• A SIMPLE, SEMI-PERMANENT EPOXY APPLICATION METHOD FOR SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CLASS I TUSK FRACTURES IN AFRICAN ELEPHANTS (2023)
• USE OF DIPHENHYDRAMINE IN COLIC TREATMENT IN ASIAN (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) AND AFRICAN (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) ELEPHANTS2021
• A NOVEL TREATMENT FOR SUBSOLAR AND DIGITAL ABSCESSES UTILIZING AN EPOXY PATCH SYSTEM PAIRED WITH ANTIMICROBIAL WOUND SPONGES IN ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)2019
• URINE CRYSTALS CORRELATED WITH TWO CASES OF PATHOGENIC UROLITHIASIS IN ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)2019
• SERUM IMMUNOGLOBULIN E MEASUREMENTS AND CLINICAL RESPONSE TO ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY (ASIT) IN ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)2018
• TREATMENT OF AN ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) WITH FLUOXETINE2017
• SERUM CONCENTRATIONS OF ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL DRUGS IN ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)2016