Royal Oak Veterinarian Becomes First Officially Certified Fish Vet in Michigan

ROYAL OAK, MI--(Marketwire -01/04/12)- Dr. Simon is the first
veterinarian in Michigan to receive a diploma in
Basic Fish Medicine from the University of Wisconsin, School of
Veterinary Medicine. Although the course was developed
by the University of Wisconsin, it was
sponsored by the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
After approximately 20 hours of online training Dr. Simon
passed a series of written tests which made him eligible for
field training provided by the Michigan Department of
Agriculture at the Moose Miller Fish Farm in Kalamazoo
Michigan. At the Farm, he was trained both by Mr. Miller and
a state veterinarian in the business and medicine of
fish farming. He was taught about fish husbandry and was
given hands on experience in dissecting fish for laboratory
organ testing.

When asked about his experience on the fish farm, Dr. Simon,
a
veterinarian in Royal Oak, said he found Mr. Miller to be
very knowledgeable, gracious, and ready to share his 15 years
of fish farming experience unselfishly. Mr. Miller's
particular expertise involves raising Koi and Bluegill in his
five ponds that housed thousands of fish. According to Dr.
Simon, "Mr. Miller's passion for farming these fish made him
an excellent teacher on the subject of fish husbandry."

During Dr. Simon's 40 years of practice he has to his credit
a number of other firsts in the area of Michigan
veterinary medical care. He is Detroit's first

holistic veterinary practitioner and was first to
be certified in
veterinary acupuncture and
veterinary chiropractics. Dr. Simon was also the first
veterinarian in Michigan to perform "in clinic" pet adult
stem cell therapy on dogs and cats. He is also one of the
original members of the Association of Avian Veterinarians
and attended its first national meeting in Kalamazoo Michigan
as a
bird vet. Besides his interest in fish, Dr. Simon
treats a wide variety of small animals including dogs, cats,
birds, rabbits, rodents, ferrets, iguanas, and turtles at
Woodside Animal Hospital.

When asked why he took the fish training course, Dr. Simon
stated, "I knew absolutely nothing about fish and fish
medicine and it just seemed like the next thing I needed to
do to broaden my training in veterinary medicine. I am not
exactly sure about how I will use this newly obtained
knowledge but I am sure it will somehow allow me to further
benefit the health of animals. There are a lot of issues
facing the Michigan fish industry that actually affect not
only the fish but also humans and it remains to be seen how I
can be of help with those problems."

More information about Dr. Simon can be found on the website
for his
animal hospital in Royal Oak,
http://doc4pets.com. The animal vet clinic website
also has numerous articles written by Dr. Simon about various
pet care topics.
Woodside Animal Hospital has a Facebook page for
pet owners and enthusiasts who would like to stay in touch
with the veterinarian through social media.

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Royal Oak Veterinarian Becomes First Officially Certified Fish Vet in Michigan