I have been a practising small animal Veterinarian for almost 25 years. I am part owner of Cannon & Ball Veterinary Surgeons, a practice in Wollongong, NSW which has a high avian and exotics case load. When an allergy to feather dust stopped me from treating birds 3 years ago, I decided to pursue other interests and am currently trying to develop our canine rehabilitation case load at the practice. I have attended the CRI rehabilitation of geriatrics, nutrition and pain management courses since completing my CCRT training and am continually seeking further hands on education.