Shenuka Pimanda

Performing general practice veterinary services including:

• Vaccinations and health assessments
• Desexing, hernia repairs, dew claw removals
• Soft-tissue surgery
• Emergency and in-hospital care
• Dental scaling/polishiing and extractions
• Diagnostic imaging
• Palliative care and quality of life management.

• In-patient care, rehabilitation and release of WIRES and other wildlife rescue cases
• Ongoing medical management and overall care of the sanctuary residents including dingoes, possums, sugar gliders, cockatoos, tawny frogmouths, kookaburras and a variety of native snakes, lizards and frogs.

• Assisted in surgical procedures in avian and reptile patients.
• Managed anesthetics for patients.
• Assisted in and interpreted radiographs of many native birds, mammals and reptiles.
• Collected samples and performed diagnostic tests including blood tests, blood smears, faecal smears, faecal floats, skin tests, urinalysis and post-mortems.
• Assisted in in-hospital care and rehabilitation of patients.
• Communicated and collaborated with wildlife carers for out-patient rehabilitation.
• Performed humane euthanasia in multiple avian, reptile and mammal species.

• Performed health checks and medical treatment of large animals including cattle, sheep and poultry.
• Performed desexing procedures: dog and cat speys and castrations
• Assisted in anesthetic and surgical procedures of both small and large animals: including catheter placement, induction, intubation, patient monitoring and bloodwork/radiographs as required.
• Performed dental procedures: including tooth extraction, taking dental rads and scaling/ polishing.
• Performed routine bloodwork and cytology.
• Assisted in shelter rounds: general health check ups, bloodwork, cytology and administering medication.
• Assisted in consults.

• Performed consults.
• Performed and managed anesthetics.
• Performed desexing procedures
• Performed dental scaling and polishing, and dental extractions.
• Assisted with advanced surgical procedures including BOAS and TPLO surgeries.
• Aided in palliative care communication.

• Performed consults.
• Performed and managed anesthetics.
• Performed desexing procedures - cat and dog speys and castrations.
• Performed dental scaling and polishing.

• Managed and monitored anesthetics, bloodwork and cytology, radiograps, administering medication and general in-hospital care of patients and boarders.
• Assist the veterinarians during surgical procedures and consultations.

- Assisted in the supportive care and treatment of patients in rehabilitation.

- Assisted in rehabilitation including physiotherapy/flights.

- Participated in talks on avian orthopedics, clinical pathology and rehabilitation medicine.

• Rotated through multiple departments including Virology, Pathology, Bacteriology, Parasitology and Electron Microscopy.
• Gained a foundational knowledge of common diagnostic tests performed, including PCR, Ab and Ag ELISA, VI, VNT, SAT, MAT, CFT, Faecal Egg Counts, Parasite Cultures, Bacterial and Fungal Cultures, MALDI-TOF and Electron Microscopy.
• Reinforced knowledge of prevalent infectious and non-infectious diseases affecting Australian production animals.

• Conducted clinical pathology work under a haematologist.
• Assisted with analysis and preparation of blood smears and bone marrow aspirates primarily for anaemia, leukemia and haemophilia cases.