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Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Research Area(s)

  • Emergency and critical care

Academic Credentials

  • MEd (Health Professions), University of Saskatchewan, 2024
  • DVM, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014
  • Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care, 2018

Research Interests

  • Fluid resuscitation
  • Blood transfusion medicine
  • Medical education

Publications

  • Paulin MV, Foster AA, Loewen JM.  2026.  Medical Management With Mechanical Ventilation of a Dog With Severe Barium Sulfate Aspiration.  Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (San Antonio, Tex.).  2026 May-Jun;36(3):417-423.  doi:10.1111/vec.70111.  Epub 2026 May 14.  PMID: 42132225; PMCID: PMC13350529.  

  • Cowan VE, McCrae VR, Michel DL, Lyons C, Kennedy J, Morales YCR, Loewen JM, Chicoine AL.  2026.  Comparative pharmacokinetics of intranasal or intramuscular atipamezole in unsedated dogs and efficacy for reversal of xylazine sedation.  Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.70045 

  • Freitag FTV, Loewen JM, Yang G, Messiaen Y, Gu JY.  2026.  Computed tomography findings of migrating grass awn leading to esophageal perforation and carotid artery erosion in a dog.  Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 67(3), e70155.  https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.70155 

  • Sauder T, Ricard M, Loewen J, Cowan V.  2026.  A retrospective case series of companion animals hospitalized for ethylene glycol poisoning at a Canadian veterinary teaching hospital.  PubMed, 67(5), 553-562.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42095169   

  • Williams E, Loewen JM, Castano MO, Colee JC, Carr AP, Shmon C.  2026.  The accuracy of 2 clinically used techniques and a pressure tip catheter for measuring intravesicular pressure in a canine cadaveric model of intra-abdominal hypertension.  PubMed Central.  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12825808/ 

  • Kennedy J, Chicoine A. Loewen J, Parker S, Cowan V.  2025.  Pharmaceutical exposure and toxicosis in dogs: A retrospective study of 223 cases from a Canadian veterinary teaching hospital (2018 to 2023).  Canadian Veterinary Journal.  2025 Nov 1;66(11):1218-1229.  PMID:41142969; PMCID:PMC12548679.

  • Vandenbruggen J, Loewen JM, Desprez I, Yee M, Parker DL.  2025.  Use of intralipid emulsion therapy to treat ivermictin intoxication in a ferres (Mustela putorius furo).  Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine [Internet]. 2025 Jul 15;55:1-3.  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2025.07.003 

  • Loewen JM, Munn-Patterson ML, McEwen KE, Vuong S, Alcorn J, Chicoine AL.  2024.  Analysis of cannabinoids in plasma from 38 cases of suspected cannabinoid intoxication in dogs.  Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (San Antonio, Tex.).  2024 Nov-Dec;34(6):545-553.  doi: 10.1111/vec.13428. Epub 2024 Nov 18. PMID: 39556185.  

  • Focken AP, Woodsworth JM, Loewen JM.  2024.  Evaluation of the use of intranasal atipamezole to reverse the sedative effects of xylazine in dogs.  Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001), 34(1), 57-62.  https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13357 

  • Loewen JM, Lecuyer C.  2023.  Use of an escape room experience in emergency veterinary medicine education.  Journal of Veterinary Medical Education.  https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2023-0069  

  • Loewen JM, Bach JF.  2022. Respiratory distress in small animals: Pathophysiology and clinical approach.  Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (San Antonio, Tex.). 2022 Jan;32(S1):3-15. doi: 10.1111/vec.13121. PMID: 35044066

  • Loewen JM, Bach JF.  2022. Performing an upper airway examination in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (San Antonio, Tex). 2022 Jan;32(S1):16-21. doi: 10.1111/vec.13124. PMID: 35044069

  • Takada K, Loewen JM.  2021.  Successful non-invasive management of iatrogenic splenic injury associated with a peritoneal dialysis catheter in a dog. Canadian Veterinary Journal. 2021 Dec;62(12):1304-1308. PMID: 34857966; PMCID: PMC8591570

  • Hornsey SJ, Carr AP, Loewen JM.  2021. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a dog that was presented for neck wounds. Canadian Veteriary Journal. 2021 Jan;62(1):32-36

  • Loewen, J.M., Blume, L.M., Bach, J.F.  2019.  Placement of a balloon for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta without fluoroscopic guidance in canine cadavers.  Veterinary Surgery, 48(4): 592-596.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13145

  • Loewen, J.M., Cianciolo, R.E., Zhang, L., Yaeger, M., Ward, J.L., Smith, J.D., LeVine, D.N.  2018.  Concurrent renal amyloidosis and thymoma resulting in a fatal ventricular thrombus in a dog.  Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 32(3): 1160-1165.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15062