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Connecticut Veterinary Board approves consent order, fines veterinarian $3,000 and places six‑month probation
Summary
At its quarterly meeting the Connecticut State Veterinary Board approved a consent order in the disciplinary matter of Julia Carter, finding failures in anesthetic care during a March 31, 2022 surgery on a geriatric dachshund. The order includes a reprimand, a $3,000 civil penalty and six months of probation with required coursework.
The Connecticut State Veterinary Board approved a consent order in the disciplinary matter of Julia Carter at its quarterly meeting, resolving allegations that Carter failed to meet the standard of care during a March 31, 2022 surgery on a geriatric male dachshund.
The board approved the consent order unanimously after the Department of Public Health presented the case and requested the board’s review. The order imposes a reprimand, a $3,000 civil penalty and six months of probation that includes required coursework in anesthesiology and critical care.
A Department of Public Health representative described the allegations to the board, saying the department alleges Carter “failed to properly use appropriate methods and or devices to maintain arrhythmia and or properly monitor the dash hound while the device used to maintain the arrhythmia was being applied.” The representative told the board the department asked that members “review and approve the consent order.”
Attorney Zellner told the board she had nothing to add and likewise requested approval. Attorney Newton said she had “no objection.” Board members present — Chairman O’Neil, Kenneth Banhart and Dr. Lauren Mascola — each stated support for the consent order. Dr. Mascola moved to approve the order; Banhart seconded. The chair called the vote and the motion passed.
Board members asked why the matter took more than three years to reach resolution. The Department of Public Health representative explained that the timeline depends on when the incident is reported to the department, when the department secures a consultant to review the case, and on related meetings between agency attorneys and consultants.
The board also approved the minutes from its April 23 spring meeting and adjourned. Board staff said they will follow up after the meeting with case‑count information and will contact a member who has missed multiple meetings.
The board’s next scheduled meeting is Oct. 29, unless a special meeting is called earlier.
Votes at a glance • Consent order, Matter of Julia Carter (incident dated March 31, 2022): motion to approve moved by Dr. Lauren Mascola; seconded by Kenneth Banhart. Vote: 3‑0 to approve. Outcome: approved. Sanctions: reprimand; $3,000 civil penalty; six months probation with coursework in anesthesiology and critical care. • Approval of minutes, April 23 spring meeting: motion to approve moved by Dr. Lauren Mascola; second unspecified. Vote: 3‑0 to approve. Outcome: approved. • Motion to adjourn: moved by Kenneth Banhart; seconded by Dr. Lauren Mascola. Vote: 3‑0 to approve. Outcome: approved.
