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Kurt Sladky

Department of Surgical Sciences

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Office: 3270B

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Recent Publications

Education

Clinical Associate Professor, Zoological Medicine, Special Species Health
Residency in Zoological Medicine, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, 2000
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, WI, 1993
M.S., Psychology (Animal Behavior), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1988
B.S., Meat and Animal Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1981

Research

I have 2 current research areas of interest:

My clinical research encompasses comparative nondomestic animal analgesia/anesthesia, with an emphasis on analgesic efficacy in reptiles, amphibians, fish and avian species, and anesthetic efficacy in nonhuman primates.
From a theoretical perspective, I am interested in the evolution of nociception, from invertebrates to mammals.
My broader research interests include conservation medicine and the interface between wildlife, domestic animal, and human health and disease. Within this context, my focus is anthropogenic influences on infectious and noninfectious diseases affecting free-ranging wildlife species, and the consequences on ecosystem, animal, and human health.

Responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities include: medical and surgical management of pet nondomestic, zoo, and wildlife species
Teaching responsibilities include: fourth year students clinical rotation in Special Species Health and nondomestic animals anesthesia didactic; third year students Avian and Reptile Medicine; coordinator for undergraduate course, Diseases of Wildlife.
I also teach a variety of single lectures: Zootoxicology, parasitology of nondomestic pets, avian radiology, and ethics of maintaining elephants in captivity.

Clinical Interests

My clinical focus is Zoological Medicine, which encompasses 3 broad animal areas: zoo and aquaria, free-ranging wildlife, and nondomestic pets. I am Section Head of the Special Species Health Service, and I oversee Resident and student training in Zoological Medicine.

Recent Publications

Keller DL, Steinberg H, Sladky KK. Disseminated histoplasmosis in a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris). J Zoo Wildl Med. 42(4):727-31, 2011.

Dallwig RK, Paul-Murphy J, Medlin S, Vaughan C, Sladky KK, Sullivan L, Thomas C, Ramirez O, Herrera G. Hematology and serum chemistry values of free-ranging basilisk lizards, Basiliscus plumifrons, in Costa Rica. J Zoo and Wildl Med Vol. 42:205-213, 2011.

Keller KA, Guzman DSM, Muthuswamy A, Forrest LJ, Steinberg H, Sladky KK, Petersen S. Hydrocephalus in a yellow-headed Amazon parrot (Amazona ochrocephala oratrix). J Avian Med Surg 25(3): 216-224, 2011.

Baker, BB, Sladky, KK, Johnson SM. Tramadol produces long-lasting analgesia with only mild respiratory depression in red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta). JAVMA 238(2): 220-227, 2011.

Keller, DL, Honkavuori KS, Briese T, Lipkin I, Muthuswamy A, Sladky KK. Proventricular dilatation disease associated with avian Borna virus in a scarlet macaw (Ara macao). J Vet. Diagn. Invest. 22(6): 961-965, 2010.

Hanley, CS, Clyde, V, Wallace, R, Paul-Murphy, J, Patterson, TA, Keuler, N.S., Sladky, KK. Effects of anesthesia and elective ovariectomy on serial blood gases and lactates in yellow perch (Perca flavescens), walleye pike (Sander vitreus), and koi (Cyprinus carpio): can lactate predict post-operative survival? JAVMA 236(10):1104-1108, 2010.

Rettenmund C, Sladky KK, Rodriguez D, Petersen M, Pinkerton ME, Rao D. Pulmonary carcinoma in a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus). J Zoo and Wildl Med 41(1):77-82, 2010.

Cole GA, Paul-Murphy J, Krugner-Higby L, Klauer JM, Medlin SE, Keuler NS, Sladky KK. Analgesic effects of meloxicam in Hispaniolan parrots (Amazona ventralis) with experimentally-induced arthritis. Am J Vet Res 70(12):1471-1476, 2009.

Sladky KK, Kinney M, Johnson, SM. Mu-opioid receptor activation provides thermal antinociception in red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta). Am J Vet Res 70(9):1072-1078, 2009.

Paul-Murphy J, Krugner-Higby L, Tourdot RL, Sladky KK, Klauer J, Keuler NS, Brown CS, Heath TD. Evaluation of liposome-encapsulated butorphanol tartrate for experimentally induced arthritic pain in Green-Cheeked Conures (Pyrrhura molinae). Am J Vet Res. 70(10):1211-9, 2009.

Paul-Murphy J, Sladky KK, Krugner-Higby L, Stading B, Klauer J, Keuler NS, Brown C, Heath TD. Analgesic effects of carprofen and liposome-encapsulated butorphanol tartrate for experimentally induced arthritic pain in Hispaniolan parrots (Amazona ventralis). Am J Vet Res. 70(10):1201-10, 2009.

Cole GA, Rao DB, Steinberg H, Sladky KK. Suspected vitamin E and selenium deficiency in a Veiled Chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus. J Herp Med Surg 18(3-4):113-116, 2008.

Hanley CS, Siudak-Campfield, J, Paul-Murphy J, Vaughan C, Ramirez O, Keuler NS, Sladky, KK. Immobilization of free-ranging Hoffmann?s two-toed and brown-throated three-toed sloths using ketamine and medetomidine: a comparison of physiologic parameters. J Wildl Dis.

44(4):938?945, 2008.

Sladky KK, Kinney M, Johnson, SM. Analgesic efficacy of butorphanol and morphine in bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) and corn snakes (Elaphe guttata). JAVMA. 233(2):267-73, 2008.

Sladky KK, Miletic V, Paul-Murphy J, Kinney M, Dallwig R, Johnson SM. Analgesic efficacy and respiratory effects of butorphanol and morphine in turtles (Trachemys scripta). JAVMA. 230(9):1356-1362, 2007.

Bowman, MR, Paré JA, Sigler L, Naeser JP, Sladky KK, Hanley CS, Helmer P, Phillips LA, Brower A, Porter R. Deep fungal dermatitis in three inland bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) caused by the Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii. Med. Mycol. 45(4):371-376, 2007.

Sladky KK, Krugner-Higby L, Meek-Walker EB, Heath TD, Paul-Murphy J. Serum concentrations and analgesic effects of liposome-encapsulated and standard butorphanol tartrate in Hispaniolan parrots (Amazona ventralis), Amer. J Vet. Res. 67 (5): 775-781, 2006.

Greenacre C, Paul-Murphy J, Sladky K, Storms T. Reptile and amphibian analgesia: Roundtable. J. Herp. Med. Surg. 15 (1): 2005.

Larsen RS, Loomis MR, Kelly BT, Sladky KK, Stoskopf MK, Horne WA. Cardiorespiratory effects of medetomidine-butorphanol, medetomidine-butorphanol-diazepam, and medetomidine-butorphanol-ketamine in captive red wolves (Canis rufus). J Zoo Wild Med. 33 (2): 101-107, 2002.

Harms CA, Sladky KK, Horne WA, Stoskopf MK. Epidural analgesia in ferrets. Exotic DVM. 4.3:31-33, July, 2002.

Chittick E, Horne W, Wolfe B, Sladky K, Loomis M. Cardiopulmonary assessment of medetomidine, ketamine, and butorphanol anesthesia in captive Thomson's gazelles (Gazella thomsoni). J Zoo Wild Med. 32 (2): 168-175, 2001.

Sladky KK, Swanson CR, Stoskopf MK, Loomis MR, Lewbart GA. Comparative efficacy of MS-222 (tricaine methanesulfonate) and clove oil (eugenol) in red pacu (Piaractus brachypomus). Amer. J. Vet. Res. 62(3): 337-342, 2001.

Sladky KK, Norton TM, Loomis MR. Trombiculid mites (Hannemania sp.) in canyon tree frogs (Hyla arenicolor). J. Zoo and Wildl. Med. 31 (4): 570-575, 2000.

Sladky KK, Horne WA, Goodrowe K, Stoskopf MK, Loomis MR, Harms CA. Evaluation of epidural morphine for post-surgical analgesia in ferrets (Mustela putorius furo). Contemp. Topics in Lab. Ani. Sci. 39(6): 33-38, 2000.

Sladky KK, Kelly BT, Loomis MR, Stoskopf MK, Horne WA. Cardiorespiratory effects of four alpha-2-adrenoreceptor agonist-ketamine combinations in captive red wolves (Canis rufus) (2000). J. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 217(9): 1366-1371, 2000.

Sladky KK, Dalldorf FG, Steinberg H, Wright JF, Loomis MR. Cholesterol granulomas in three meerkats (Suricata suricatta). Vet. Pathol. 37: 684-686, 2000.

Wolfe BA, Sladky KK, Loomis MR. Urolithiasis in a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis). Vet. Rec. 146(90): 260-261, 2000.

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