Olivia Petritz
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Bio
Olivia Petritz completed her undergraduate and veterinary degree at Purdue University in Indiana. Following graduation, she completed a small animal medicine and surgery residency at a specialty hospital in San Diego, CA followed by an exotic animal internship at Gulf Coast Avian and Exotics in Houston, TX.
Dr. Petritz returned to California to complete an ACZM residency at the University of California, Davis in companion exotics and zoo medicine, and achieved board certification in November of 2013. She then started an exotics service at a specialty hospital in Los Angeles and worked there for three years prior to coming to NC State.
Publications
- Flumazenil has a dose-dependent effect on recovery from midazolam sedation in Rhode Island Red chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) , American Journal of Veterinary Research (2026)
- Rabbits with liver lobe torsion commonly exhibit gastric dilation, a rounded right hepatic silhouette, and peritoneal fluid on radiographs , American Journal of Veterinary Research (2026)
- Comparison of Intrarenal and Intravenous Injections of Sodium Pentobarbital for Euthanasia in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) , Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (2025)
- Intranasal alfaxalone in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) does not produce sedation compared to intramuscular alfaxalone with or without midazolam , American Journal of Veterinary Research (2025)
- Maropitant citrate exhibits rapid absorption, short half-life, and fast clearance in orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica) following subcutaneous and intravenous administration , American Journal of Veterinary Research (2025)
- PRELIMINARY HEMATOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY REFERENCE INTERVALS IN JUVENILE BLACKTIP SHARKS (CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS) IN THE GALÁPAGOS MARINE RESERVE , Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (2025)
- Major crossmatch compatibility of rabbit blood with rabbit, canine, and feline blood , Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (2024)
- Mydriasis in eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) following topical administration of proparacaine, 10% phenylephrine, and rocuronium bromide , Veterinary Ophthalmology (2024)
- Osteosarcoma of the wing in a sulfur‐crested cockatoo , Veterinary Clinical Pathology (2024)
- Residue, distribution and depletion of fluralaner in egg following a single intravenous and transdermal administration in healthy shaver hens: fluralaner residue in egg , Poultry Science (2024)