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Veterinarian Spotlight #10:

Dr. Lim May Lyn, Our Featured Veterinarian

We are excited to introduce Dr. Lim May Lyn, as our featured veterinarian for this issue. Dr. Lim graduated with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2012 and served in the University Veterinary Hospital until 2015, where she got her Master of Veterinary Medicine in the same year. From there, she started her own practice, focusing on internal medicine and soft tissue surgeries. With her passions in veterinary medicine, she is popular among pet owners and veterinarians, that indirectly contributes to her opening of 8 practices in 4 different states in Malaysia. Her love for companion animals does not stop there, she continues various certifications in cardiology, thoracic imaging, and recently in interventional cardiology, for the simple vision of saving more lives. She also enjoys sharing in seminars and sonography workshops. 

Bio: 

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2012)
• Veterinary Officer, University Veterinary Hospital (2012-2015)
• Master of Veterinary Medicine from Universiti Putra Malaysia (2015)
• Clinical Director of Pet Wellness Group (present)

 

Q1 :  How would you introduce yourself in 3 words?

A : I think I have strong compassions for companion animals, and I would go all out to treat them. As a strong believer of professionalism, I always make myself to take continuous education course seriously and encourage all my colleagues to take post-graduate courses in their field of interest. Last but not least, honesty is something I valued for all my practices. Honest to ourselves, know where our shortcomings and improve it; honest to pet owners, communicate our limitation and to what extent we could help.

Q2 : At what age, did you decide to become a vet?

A : During my high school years, I have envisioned to become a medical doctor or a veterinarian to helps those sick patients. Along the way, the passions for animals have overtaken the desire to become a medical doctor when I have seen a lot of animals suffering for not getting appropriate medical treatment they deserved.

 

 

Q3 : What do you like the most for being a vet?

A : The best part comes when we are able to see a sick patient recover and return to health. This brings a great sense of fulfillment, particularly if owners send any kind of gratitude for our efforts for their beloved pets.

Q4 : One sentence that describes your value as a vet.

A : Continuous learning to make us a better veterinarian to best help our patients.

 

 

Q5 : Can you share one memorable moment in your career as a vet?

A : I think there is one cat with heart issue and later stage come down with chronic kidney disease, yet he could make it to live until 18 years old. I still remember vividly how dedicated is the pet parents (young spouse with engineering background) in taking care of the cat and revisit on-time. They studied a lot on the diseases and making their best efforts so they can spend more time with the cat. The cat itself would position itself well for subcutaneous fluid, one of the cats require no restrain at all for subcutaneous fluid we have seen. Until the very last day, where we have to say goodbye by means of euthanasia, three of us do tears out a lot with the cat. I think our relationship is more than vet-owner-pet relationship at that time, by which we think we are all warriors that keep fighting until very last breath of the cat.

 

Q6 : What is your expertise (pursuing focus)?

A : With a deep interest in internal medicine, I have delved into cardiology or even interventional cardiology to help more patients, young or old.

 

 

Q7 : What do you like the most about CardioBird?

A : It serves as a very good screening tool for cardiac cases. In times of doubt, we could always refer back the ECG generated in the AI report to decide what further investigation we need to do. Besides, we used it a lot for pre-anesthetic screening, which we believe would help to fish out those occult heart patients and reduce anesthetic death.

 

 

Q8: Surely you have a dream. What do you hope to accomplish through your career or in life?

A : I wish I will always have a good strength to keep learning new things, have a good team and have the resources to buy those required equipment to best help my patients. I believe in well-equipped practice with a good team will bring the best treatment outcome for the patient.