Dr. La’ Toya Latney – Zoo Medicine

About La'Toya Latney, DVM, Dip. ECZM (ZHM), DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian)

Dr. La’Toya Latney is the Attending Clinician at the Animal Medical Center in New York City and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Zoo & Exotic Medicine at PennVet. She’s boarded in Reptile & Amphibian Medicine (ABVP) and Zoo Health Management (ECZM). As an adjunct professor of Clinical Zoo and Exotic Animal Medicine, Dr. Latney tackles patient care using an integrated evidence-based approach for all species. As a progressive patient advocate, she brings a contagious enthusiasm for celebrating the physiology, anatomy, and medicine of exotic and zoo animals. Her special interests include reptile infectious diseases, comparative critical care and adapted emergency response for exotics, translational medicine, innovative surgical techniques for all species, and reptile husbandry and nutrition. She is a board member for the Association of Reptile & Amphibian Veterinarians and publishes review articles, studies, and case reports in several veterinary journals.  

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Presentation Synopsis

All New Talks!
1. Clinical Pearls and Takehomes from 2024 ARAV/AEMV Joint Conference
2. Practical Pet Fish Medicine for the Private Practitioner - Fish need your help!
3. Toxicity Emergencies in Exotics Medicine
4. Head Trauma and CNS Triage in Exotics Medicine
5. Species Specific Approaches to Wound Management
6. Exotic Animal Cognition, Behavior, and Enrichment
7. Approach to Cost Effective Triage for Exotic Patients
8. Avian Cardiac Disease: Diagnostics and Updates for Management
9. Practical Approach to Evidence Based Medicine in Private Practice
10. Common Diseases & Treatment Recommendations for Geriatric Exotic pets
11. Reptile Pediatrics: Updates on Common Genetic Conditions & Husbandry Practices
Previous Talks
1. The Acute Abdomen in Rabbits - It’s not always GI Stasis
2. Rabbit Renal Disease & Management
3. Updates on Infectious Diseases in Captive Reptiles
4. Prognostic Help from the Literature for Critical Small Mammals
5. Analgesia Anybody? Updates on Small Mammal, Reptile, and Avian Analgesics
6. Anesthetic Arrests- A CPR Approach with Improved Recovery Success
7. Lizard Reproductive Surgery 101- Yolk Coelomitis is an Emergency
8. Antibiotics Updates from The Literature and the Field