Feline Infectious Peritonitis with Dr. Vicki Thayer, DABVP
In this episode of ER VET, Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT interviews cat expert, Dr. Vicki Thayer, DABVP on Feline Infectious Peritonitis. If your cat was just diagnosed with the coronavirus, FIP, is it a death sentence? What do I need to know about it, and is there an accurate way of diagnosing it and treating it? Learn it with ER VET!
BIO:
Dr. Vicki Thayer has a 40 year background in feline medicine. A graduate of Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Thayer is board certified in feline medicine by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) and was principal owner of Civic Feline Clinic. Located in Walnut Creek, CA, the clinic was the first exclusively feline veterinary practice in the Diablo Valley region of the state.
She has considerable experience in organized veterinary medicine in the American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA) and American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), as well as through other community activities. Dr. Thayer served on the board of AAFP for 20 years, and as president from 1996-1998. From 2004-2010, she was AAFP’s delegate to AVMA. She is also on the board of the largest private cat shelter in the Pacific Northwest, Cat Adoption Team of Sherwood, OR.
Dr. Thayer joined the Winn Feline Foundation Board of Directors in 2008 and served as board president from June 2011 to June 2014, stepping into the position of Executive Director on July 1, 2014. She is retired from this role at the end of 2018. She lives on a 40-acre heritage farm in the foothills of the Oregon Cascades with her husband, four cats and one dog, and also enjoying time with her two sons’ families.