Sarah Ozawa

Rabbits with liver lobe torsion commonly exhibit gastric dilation, a rounded right hepatic silhouette, and peritoneal fluid on radiographs

Brust, K. D., Guzman, D. S.-M., Graham, J. E., Petritz, O. A., Sullivan, P., Hawkins, M. G., & Ozawa, S. M. (2026, January 23). American Journal of Veterinary Research.

An Ocular Manifestation of a Systemic Disease With Encephalitozoon Pogonae in a Juvenile Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

Raphtis, V., Roeder, M., Jimenez‐Romero, A., Meritet, D., Chan, K., Ozawa, S., & Linde Henriksen, M. (2025, September 16). Veterinary Ophthalmology, Vol. 9.

Before We Start Surgery: Optimizing Anesthesia and Analgesia for Optimal Outcomes

VMX, NAVC. Presented at the VMX, NAVC, Orlando FL.

Clinical value of amylase and its prognostic accuracy in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2.

Colloidal-Fibrillar Composite Gels Demonstrate Structural Reinforcement, Secondary Fibrillar Alignment, and Improved Vascular Healing Outcomes

Communications Engineering, 4, 67.

Comparison of Intrarenal and Intravenous Injections of Sodium Pentobarbital for Euthanasia in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

LeGrand, J. L., Ozawa, S. M., Silverstein-Metzler, M. G., Estes, J. M., Moiseiwitsch, N. A., Stephens, J. Q., … Petritz, O. A. (2025, June 18). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Vol. 64, pp. 770–777.

Detecting cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in cardiac tissue of reptiles with two different immunoassays

Mumm, L. E., Ozawa, S. M., Pierce, K. V., Minter, L. J., Serrano, M., & Mochizuki, H. (2025, December 31). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine.

EVALUATION OF CARAPACIAL REPAIR TECHNIQUES FOR INJURED TURTLES PRESENTING TO A WILDLIFE CLINIC

Carpenter, R. G., Cherukuri, A., Lewbart, G. A., Love, K. R., & Ozawa, S. M. (2025, June 5). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Vol. 56, pp. 316–325.

Glossitis in four-toed hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris): 7 cases (2003–2023)

Pray, E., Tovar-Lopez, G., Kastner, A., Ozawa, S., Watson, A., Towe, A., & Sadar, M. J. (2025, August 8). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, Vol. 55, pp. 4–8.

Problems With Parts: Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Disease in Exotic Companion Mammals

VMX, NAVC, Presented at the VMX, NAVC, Orlando FL.

Problems With Parts: Neurologic Disease in Exotic Companion Mammals

VMX, NAVC. Presented at the VMX, NAVC, Orlando FL.

Problems With Parts: Urinary Tract Disease in Exotic Companion Mammals

VMX, NAVC, Presented at the VMX, NAVC, Orlando FL.

Problems with Parts: Cardiovascular Disease in Exotic Companion Mammals^

VMX / NAVC. Presented at the VMX / NAVC, Orlando FL.

Amylase as a predictor of Mortality in Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

AEMV/ARAV Joint Conference. Presented at the AEMV/ARAV Joint Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Anorexia in Rabbits

Vet Retreat. Presented at the Vet Retreat., Aruba.

Cardiovascular disease in central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps): 54 cases (2007–2022)

Ozawa, S. M., Pierce, K. V., Alexander, A. B., Keller, K. A., Tarbert, D. K., Guzman, D. S.-M., … Meritet, D. M. (2024, February 20). American Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol. 85.

Comparison of Intravenous and Intrarenal Euthanasia in New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculi)

AEMV/ARAV Joint Conference. Presented at the AEMV/ARAV Joint Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Comparison of a point-of-care assay and a laboratory analyzer for cardiac troponin (cTnI) in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus

AEMV/ARAV Joint Conference. Presented at the AEMV/ARAV Joint Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Detecting Cardiac Troponin I in Cardiac Tissue of Reptiles with a Point-of-care Analyzer

AEMV/ARAV Joint Conference. Presented at the AEMV/ARAV Joint Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Endocrinology of Zoological Species

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 28(1), i.

Improving feedback on the clinic floor: The ADAPT method

Training series, NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine. Presented at the Training series, NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC.

Major crossmatch compatibility of rabbit blood with rabbit, canine, and feline blood

Dannemiller, N. G., Ozawa, S. M., Petritz, O. A., & Musulin, S. E. (2024, February 26). Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, Vol. 2.

Osteosarcoma of the wing in a sulfur‐crested cockatoo

Hastain, S. A., Mumm, L., Ozawa, S., Petritz, O., Gaudette, C., Troan, B. V., & Stowe, D. M. (2024, January 2). Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Vol. 1.

Point-of-Care Cardiac Troponin I Assay Evaluation in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Ozawa, S. M., Pierce, K. V., Thomson, A., Moiseiwitsch, N. A., Stephens, J., LeGrand, J., … Mochizuki, H. (2024, September 5). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Vol. 63, pp. 669–674.

Reptile Analgesia

Vet Retreat. Presented at the Vet Retreat, Aruba.

Reptile Analgesia and Sedation

VetGirl Webinar. Presented at the VetGirl Webinar.

Reptile Emergency and Critical Care

Vet Retreat. Presented at the Vet Retreat, Aruba.

Small Mammal Urolithiasis

Vet Retreat. Presented at the Vet Retreat, Aruba.

Small Mammal Urolithiasis

Veterinary Information Network Virtual Webinar. Presented at the Veterinary Information Network Virtual Webinar.

Successful treatment of forelimb osteochondroma in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Ungemach, A., Dannemiller, N., Rasche, B., Farber, E., Griffin, C., & Ozawa, S. (2024, August 8). Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, Vol. 62.

Zoological Companion Animal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Triage

Vet Retreat. Presented at the Vet Retreat, Aruba.

Zoological Companion Animal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Triage

VetCE Webinar. Presented at the VetCE Webinar.

Zoological Companion Animal Cardiovascular Diseases

Vet Retreat. Presented at the Vet Retreat, Aruba.

Zoological Companion Animal Toxins

North Carolina Veterinary Conference. Presented at the North Carolina Veterinary Conference, Raleigh NC.

Approach to the Anorexic Rabbit

VetGirl Webinar. Presented at the VetGirl Webinar.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Exotics

VetGirl Webinar. Presented at the VetGirl Webinar.

Clinical and pathologic findings of bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) with cardiovascular disease

ExoticsCon Conference (AEMV/AAV/ARAV). Presented at the ExoticsCon Conference (AEMV/AAV/ARAV), Boston, MA.

Clinical characteristics and treatment of fishhook injuries in freshwater turtles: 126 cases from 1997-2022

ExoticsCon Conference (AEMV/AAV/ARAV). Presented at the ExoticsCon Conference (AEMV/AAV/ARAV), Boston, MA.

Esophageal Stricture and Occlusion in a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 34(1).

Point-of-care cardiac troponin I (cTnI) assay evaluation in New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

ExoticsCon Conference (AEMV/AAV/ARAV). Presented at the ExoticsCon Conference (AEMV/AAV/ARAV), Boston, MA.

Population pharmacokinetics of single dose oral pimobendan in the ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Cabot, M. L., Papich, M. G., Harrison, T. M., Thomson, A. E., DeFrancesco, T., & Ozawa, S. M. (2023, September 29). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, Vol. 48, pp. 1–5.

Rabbit Pediatrics

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 27(2), 171–191.

Reptile Analgesia

Turtle Ally Certification Symposium. Presented at the Turtle Ally Certification Symposium.

Small Mammal Urolithiasis

North Carolina Veterinary Conference. Presented at the North Carolina Veterinary Conference, Raleigh NC.

Small Mammal Urolithiasis

VetGirl Webinar. Presented at the VetGirl Webinar.

The clinical features and treatment of fishhook injuries in freshwater turtles: 126 cases from 1997–2022

Hale, L. M., Kapp, S. L., Robertson, J. B., Lewbart, G. A., & Ozawa, S. M. (2023, August 4). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 261, pp. 1829–1837.

ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF COELOMIC FLUID IN HEALTHY CORN SNAKES (PANTHEROPHIS GUTTATUS)

Keeney, C. M. H., Cohen, E. B., Lewbart, G. A., & Ozawa, S. M. (2023, March 20). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Vol. 54, pp. 65–72.

Zoological Companion Animal Cardiology

North Carolina Veterinary Conference. Presented at the North Carolina Veterinary Conference, Raleigh NC.

Zoological Companion Animal Cardiology – Case studies

VetGirl Webinar. Presented at the VetGirl Webinar.

Clinicopathological Findings and Prognostic Factors of Liver Lobe Torsions in Domestic Rabbits: 82 cases (2010-2020)

ExoticsCon Conference (AEMV/AAV/ARAV). Presented at the ExoticsCon Conference (AEMV/AAV/ARAV), Denver, CO.

Clinicopathological findings in and prognostic factors for domestic rabbits with liver lobe torsion: 82 cases (2010–2020)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 260(11).

Imaging Diagnosis: Thoracic radiographic features of toxoplasmosis in a 14-month-old Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, 63(6), E26–E30.

Intravenous regional antibiotic perfusion as an adjunctive therapy to treat osteomyelitis in a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

VetRecord CaseReports, 10(4), e487.

MRI findings associated with clinical presentation and histopathology in a Mexican redknee tarantula ( Brachypelma hamorii )

Handberg, E., Gaudette, C., Knutson, K., Nelson, N., & Ozawa, S. (2022, October 17). Veterinary Record Case Reports, Vol. 10.

Pharmacokinetics of pimobendan following oral administration to New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Ozawa, S. M., Guzman, D. S.-M., Hawkins, M. G., Diao, S. M., Masri, A. E., Gunther-Harrington, C. T., & Knych, H. K. (2022, January 14). American Journal of Veterinary Research.

Treatment of Pain in Rabbits

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 26(1), 201–227.

Updates on Small Mammal and Avian Analgesia

North Carolina WolfPack CE. Presented at the North Carolina WolfPack CE.

Clinical and pathological findings in rabbits with cardiovascular disease: 59 cases (2001–2018)

Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association, 259(7), 764–776.

NEOURETEROCYSTOSTOMY AND URETHRAL STENT PLACEMENT IN A BLACK-HANDED SPIDER MONKEY (ATELES GEOFFROYI)

Ozawa, S., Guzman, D. S.-M., Palm, C. A., Robertson, J., Norvall, A., Choi, E., … Culp, W. T. N. (2021, June 11). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Vol. 6.

Safety and efficacy of oral mirtazapine in New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Ozawa, S., Thomson, A., & Petritz, O. (2021, October 12). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, Vol. 40, pp. 16–20.

Acremonium and trichosporon fungal keratoconjunctivitis in a Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

Veterinary Ophthalmology, 22(6), 928–932.

Cervical spinal nerve and brachial plexus schwannoma in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 31, 75–78.

Pharmacokinetics of maropitant citrate in New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 80(10), 963–968.

Cleft Palate in a Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 28, 93–97.

Comparison of rectal and tympanic thermometry in chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera)

Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association, 251(5), 552–558.

Epidemiology of bacterial conjunctivitis in chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera): 49 cases (2005 to 2015)

Journal of Small Animal Practice, 58(4), 238–245.

Stifle Disarticulation as a Pelvic Limb Amputation Technique in a Cockatiel ( Nymphicus hollandicus) and a Northern Cardinal ( Cardinalis cardinalis)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 31(1), 33–38.