Eddlestone, Susan  M.
	Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences  (9/1/2002)
	Small Animal Internist, Certified Specialist
	D.V.M., Louisiana State University, 1989
	Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (SAIM)

Email	seddlestone@vetmed.lsu.edu
Departmental Phone	225-578-9600
Clinical Service	Companion Animal Medicine
Clinical Interests	Gastroenterology Endoscopy Infectious diseases
Research Interests	Ehrlichia spp. and other tick-borne diseases of dogs and cats
Biographic Sketch Susan Eddlestone,DVM, DACVIM is an Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine . She earned her DVM from LSU in l989. Programs: Coordinator of the HSUS/LSU Spay/Neuter/Shelter Medicine/Animal and Community Wellness Program Coordinator of the LSU-Animal Sterilization Assistance Program (LSU-ASAP) that is held once a month at LSU-SVM to provide low-cost spay/neuter to local cat organizations that TNR( feral cats) and low-income family pets. Disaster Preparedness and Response: Coordinate the use of the AKC/LSU Mobile Veterinary Clinic during disasters. Other interests: Solutions to the overpopulation of dogs and cats: Member of the Veterinary Task Force to Advance Spay-Neuter (VTFASN) Recent Publications: Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ Spay-Neuter Task Force: Looney, AL et al (Eddlestone, SM). The Association of Shelter Veterinarians Veterinary Medical Care Guidelines for Spay-Neuter Programs. JAVMA, Vol.233, No.1, 2008. Eddlestone, SM., Diniz, PPVP, Neer, TM et al. Doxycycline clearance of experimentally induced chronic Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs. J Vet Intern Med, 2007 Nov-Dec;21(6):1237-42. Eddlestone,SM, Gaunt,SD, Neer,TM, Boudreaux,CM, Gill,A, Haschke,E and Corstvet,RE. PCR detection of Anaplasma platys in blood and tissue of dogs during acute phase of experimental infection. Experimental Parasitology 2007, 115;205-210. Eddlestone,SM, Neer,TM, Gaunt,SD, Corstvet,RE, Gill,A, Hosgood,G, Hegarty,B and Breitschwerdt, EB. Failure of imidocarb dipropionate to clear experimentally induced Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2006;20:840-844. Hobbies: gardening, reading and taking care of my 3 dogs Motto: “You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true” Richard Bach
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