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Alicia Skelding, BSc Agr, DVM, MSc, DVSc, DACVAA

Assistant Professor of Anesthesia

Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Contact Information

Email: skeldin2@msu.edu

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University of Guelph, 2007
  • DVM, Ontario Veterinary College, 2013
  • Master of Science in Animal Reproduction and Genetics, University of Guelph, 2009
  • Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship, 404VERH, 2014
  • Doctor of Veterinary Science, Ontario Veterinary College, 2017
  • Clinical Residency - Anesthesia, Ontario Veterinary College, 2017
  • Diplomate of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2018

Dr. Skelding did her undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) at the University of Guelph where she majored in animal science. After a 6-month period of working on a large dairy farm in London, she returned to the University of Guelph to complete a Master of Science degree in dairy genetics. Immediately following its completion, Dr. Skelding entered the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at the Ontario Veterinary College and went on to pursue a rotating, small animal internship. Dr. Skelding returned to the Ontario Veterinary College in 2014 to pursue a residency in Anesthesiology and the associated Doctor of Veterinary Science degree. Dr. Skelding became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia directly after her residency program in June of 2018. For the next five years, Dr. Skelding has worked at an incredibly busy, multi-service small animal referral practice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She has also participated in equine research at the Ontario Veterinary College. Dr. Skelding joined the Anesthesiology Department at MSU CVM in January 2024.

Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular support of anesthetized veterinary species
  • Cardiac output evaluation in anesthetized animals
  • Sympathomimetics and blood pressure monitoring in animals
  • Equine recovery from inhalant anesthesia
  • Balanced anesthetic techniques in horses and cattle Locoregional anesthetic techniques in dogs and cats

Publications

  • Lichtenberger J, Skelding AM, Pang D. (2024) Chapter 14 Approach to a patient with cardiac pathology. In: Fundamental Practice Principles of Veterinary Anaesthesia, 1st Edition. Ed., Zeiler GE, Pang DS. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Milnes EL, Skelding AM, Larouche CB, Ferro A, Delnatte P, Dutton C, Anderson NE. (2022) A randomized clinical trial to compare ketamine-butorphanol-azaperone-medetomidine and detomidine-etorphine-acepromazine for anesthesia of captive Przewalski horses (Equus przewalskii).
  • Am J Vet Res 83(6) Skelding A. (2022) Chapter 12 Pharmacology of drugs used in equine anesthesia. In: Manual of Equine Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2nd Edition. Ed., Doherty T, Valverde A, Reed RA. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Skelding A, Valverde A. (2022) Comparison of the effect of three intramuscular sedation protocols on packed cell volume and total protein in cats. J Feline Med Surg. 24(12): 1173–1180.
  • Skelding A, Valverde A, Kilburn G. (2021) Evaluation of the analgesic effect of fentanyl-ketamine and fentanyl- lidocaine constant rate infusions in isoflurane-anesthetized dogs undergoing thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy. Vet Anaesth Analg. 48: 407–414.
  • Skelding A, Valverde A. (2020) Sympathomimetics in veterinary species under anesthesia. Vet J 258: 105455.
Further Publications
  • Skelding A, Valverde A. (2020) Review of non-invasive blood pressure measurement in veterinary species. Part two: Evaluation of the performance of non-invasive devices. Can Vet J 61(5): 481–498.
  • Skelding A, Valverde A. (2020) Review of non-invasive blood pressure measurement in veterinary species. Part one: Techniques for measurement and validation of non-invasive devices. Can Vet J 61(4): 368–374.
  • Valverde A, Skelding A. (2019) Alpha-2 Agonists. In: Alternatives to Opioid Analgesia in Small Animal Anesthesia. Vet Clin Small Anim 49(6): 1013–1027.
  • Valverde A, Skelding A. (2019) Comparison of calculated lumbosacral epidural volumes of injectate using a dose regimen based on body weight versus length of the vertebral column in dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 46 (1): 135– 140.
  • Skelding A, Valverde A, Aguilera R, Moens NM, Sinclair M, Thomason J. (2019) Comparison of the degree of analgesia of three blind brachial plexus block techniques in dogs undergoing surgical procedures of the thoracic limb. Can J Vet Res. 83: 197–205.
  • Skelding A, Valverde A, Sinclair M, Thomason J, Moens N. (2018) Anatomical characterization of the brachial plexus in dog cadavers and comparison of three blind techniques for blockade. Vet Anaesth Analg 45 (2): 203– 211.
  • Skelding A, Valverde A. (2017) Intra-operative hyperthermia in a young Angus bull with a fatal outcome. Can Vet J 58(6): 614–618
  • Skelding A, Valverde A, Sinclair M, Thomason J, Moens N. (2017) Abstract: Anatomical characterization of the brachial plexus in dogs and comparison of the traditional block technique to 2 novel approaches. Vet Anaesth Analg 44: 195e.3
  • Skelding A, Valverde A. (February 2017) Anesthesia Case of the month: Propofol associated dystonia in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 250(3): 282–282 Skelding A, Kisiel A, Essman S, Rutland BE. (2016) Bilateral laryngeal paralysis in a dog secondary to laryngeal osseous metaplasia. Can Vet J 57(2): 157–159
  • Skelding A, Brooks A, Stalker M, Mercer N, deVilla E, Gottstein B, Peregrine AS. (2013) Hepatic alveolar hydatid disease (Echinococcus multilocularis) in a Boxer dog from southern Ontario. Can Vet J 55(6): 551–553
  • Pant S, Verschoor C, Skelding A, Schenkel F, You Q, Biggar G, Kelton D, Karrow N. (2011) Bovine IFNGR2, IL12RB1, IL12RB2 and IL23R polymorphisms and MAP infection status. Mamm Genome 22 (9-10): 583–588
  • Skelding A, Schenkel F, Sharma B, Verschoor C, Pant S, Biggar G, Boermans H, Karrow N. (2010) Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the bovine interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 receptor genes and their associations with health and production traits in Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 93: 4860–4871
  • Brooks A, Skelding A, Stalker M, Mercer N, deVilla E, Peregrine A. (2012) Alveolar hydatid disease (Echinococcus multilocularis) in a dog from southern Ontario. AHL Newsletter 17(1): 8