Matthew C. Allender
Visiting Instructor, Veterinary Biosciences
Professional Interests:
My clinical and research interests include the health and conservation of free-ranging and captive wildlife, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, and birds. Specifically, I am interested in the epidemiology of diseases or syndromes that affect reptiles and amphibians. Also, I am committed to the development of treatment modalities that improve the quality of life of non-traditional species through comparative pharmacokinetic research. I believe in combining clinical, research, and teaching activities, especially as it relates to conservation of free-ranging species.
Selected Publications:
Allender, M.C., S.L. McCain, E.C. Ramsay, J. Schumacher, M. Ilha. 2009. Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis and myositis in a Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Journal of Medical Primatology doi:10.1111/j.1600-0684.2009.00337.
McCain, S.M., E.C. Ramsay, M.C. Allender, C. Souza, and J. Schumacher. 2009. Prevalence of Pyometra in a Large Felid Collection. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40: 147-151.
Allender, M.C., J.S. Schumacher, R. George, J. Milam, A. Odoi. Effects of short- and long-term hypoxia on hemolymph gas values in the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, in press.
Cox, S., M.C. Allender, J. Yarborough. Determination of Metronidazole in Adult Artemia using High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies, in press.
Allender, M.C., M. Abd-Eldaim, A.R. Kuhns, M. Kennedy. Absence of Frog Virus 3 and Herpesvirus in a PCR Survey of Two Aquatic Turtle Species From a Threatened Habitat in Illinois. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, in press.
Allender, M., M.M. Fry. 2008. Amphibian Hematology. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice. 11: 463-480.
Aldridge, R.D., B.C. Jellen, M. Allender, M.J. Dreslik, D.B. Shepard, J.M. Cox, C.A. Phillips. Reproductive Biology of the Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) from South-central Illinois. In The Biology of Rattlesnakes, W. K. Hayes, K. R. Beaman, M. D. Cardwell, and S. P. Bush (eds.). Loma Linda University Press, Loma Linda, California, pp. 403-412.
Allender, M.C., J. Langan, and S. Citino. 2008. Investigation of Normal Aural Bacterial and Fungal Flora Following Otitis externa in Okapi (Okapia johnstoni). Journal of Veterinary Dermatology 19: 95–100.
Allender, M.C., J. Schumacher, J. Milam, R. George, S. Cox, T. Martin. 2008. Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Itraconazole in the American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus). Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 31: 83-86.
Allender, M.C. J. Schumacher, K. Thomas, S. McCain, E. Ramsay, E. James, A. Wise, R. Maes, D. Reel. 2008. Aleutian Mink Parvovirus-like Disease in a Captive Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis). Journal of the American Veterinary Medicine Association 232: 742-746.
Allender, M.C., M.A. Mitchell, M.J. Dreslik, C.A. Phillips, V.R. Beasley. 2008. Characterizing the Agreement among Four Ophidian Paramyxovirus Isolates Performed with Three Hemagglutination Inhibition Assay Systems using Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) Plasma. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 39: 358-361.
Allender, M.C., M. Briggs, C.F. Shipley. 2007. Hypothyroidism in an African Forest Buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 38: 143-145.
Allender, M.C., M. Mitchell, C.A. Phillips, V.R. Beasley. 2006. Hematology, plasma biochemistry, and serology of selected viral diseases in wild-caught eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) from Illinois. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 42: 107-114.
Allender, M.C., M.M. Fry, A.R. Irizarry, L. Craig, A.J. Johnson, M. Jones. 2006. Intracytoplasmic Inclusions in Circulating Leukocytes from an Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) with Iridoviral Infection. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 42: 677-684.
