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EQUINE 14. Said R, Quintanilla A, Levin N et al. Acute hemolysis due to profound hypoosmolality: a complication of hemodialysis. J Dialysis 1977;1:447–452. (Accepted for publication 14 January 2014) EQUINE
11. Lee JW. Fluid and electrolyte disturbances in critically ill patients. Electrolyte Blood Press 2010;8:72–81. 12. Geor RJ. Acute renal failure in horses. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2007;23:577–591, v–vi. 13. Wilson ME. Examination of the urinary tract in the horse. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2007;23:563–575.
OBITUARY
Keith John Curtin 1929–2014
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eith Curtin graduated from the University of Sydney in the 1950s and initially worked for the NSW DPI in disease testing before starting his own private practice in Lismore.
In 1957, Keith was at a local property treating a heifer for tick paralysis when he observed the owner’s dog with a heavy load of Ixodes ticks and suffering no ill-effects. This was the beginning of his involvement in the wholesale production of tick serum products that began life as Lismore Serum Products, with partner Jack Frogley, evolving into Summerland Serums, which operates out of the original location today. The success of the serum products meant that by the early 1980s Keith had largely stepped away from private veterinary practice to run the company. In later years the company, with assistance from Keith’s son, John, developed snake antivenom to add to the product range. John continues to run Summerland Serums today. Both Keith Curtin and Jack Frogley made a significant contribution to the veterinary profession in Australia with the refinement of their
© 2014 Australian Veterinary Association
tick products from those nascent days in the 50s, when one considers how many animals are treated for tick paralysis, a contribution that may have largely gone uncredited in the wider veterinary community. The ability and drive to develop such an important product from private veterinary practice is not to be underestimated and modern-day veterinarians treating tickaffected patients owe these pioneers a debt of gratitude. Keith was described by those who knew him as an absolute gentleman and an excellent colleague to other local veterinarians. His other interests besides his veterinary work included farming and the breeding of horses. Keith was a devoted family man and is survived by his wife Julia, children Margaret, Greg, Mary Anne, John and Rosemary, and grandchildren. Timothy G. Hill doi: 10.1111/avj.12274
Australian Veterinary Journal Volume 92, No 12, December 2014
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EQUINE 14. Said R, Quintanilla A, Levin N et al. Acute hemolysis due to profound hypoosmolality: a complication of hemodialysis. J Dialysis 1977;1:447–452. (Accepted for publication 14 January 2014) EQUINE
11. Lee JW. Fluid and electrolyte disturbances in critically ill patients. Electrolyte Blood Press 2010;8:72–81. 12. Geor RJ. Acute renal failure in horses. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2007;23:577–591, v–vi. 13. Wilson ME. Examination of the urinary tract in the horse. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2007;23:563–575.
OBITUARY
Keith John Curtin 1929–2014
K
eith Curtin graduated from the University of Sydney in the 1950s and initially worked for the NSW DPI in disease testing before starting his own private practice in Lismore.
In 1957, Keith was at a local property treating a heifer for tick paralysis when he observed the owner’s dog with a heavy load of Ixodes ticks and suffering no ill-effects. This was the beginning of his involvement in the wholesale production of tick serum products that began life as Lismore Serum Products, with partner Jack Frogley, evolving into Summerland Serums, which operates out of the original location today. The success of the serum products meant that by the early 1980s Keith had largely stepped away from private veterinary practice to run the company. In later years the company, with assistance from Keith’s son, John, developed snake antivenom to add to the product range. John continues to run Summerland Serums today. Both Keith Curtin and Jack Frogley made a significant contribution to the veterinary profession in Australia with the refinement of their
© 2014 Australian Veterinary Association
tick products from those nascent days in the 50s, when one considers how many animals are treated for tick paralysis, a contribution that may have largely gone uncredited in the wider veterinary community. The ability and drive to develop such an important product from private veterinary practice is not to be underestimated and modern-day veterinarians treating tickaffected patients owe these pioneers a debt of gratitude. Keith was described by those who knew him as an absolute gentleman and an excellent colleague to other local veterinarians. His other interests besides his veterinary work included farming and the breeding of horses. Keith was a devoted family man and is survived by his wife Julia, children Margaret, Greg, Mary Anne, John and Rosemary, and grandchildren. Timothy G. Hill doi: 10.1111/avj.12274
Australian Veterinary Journal Volume 92, No 12, December 2014
491
