In an effort to save all the injured and sick animals at the city
shelter, Austin Pets Alive! (APA) developed a program for parvovirus treatment
and a protocol for distemper treatment. As a result, save rates for
these diseases approach an impressive 85 percent.

In a session presented
at the 2012 Maddie's^®
Shelter Medicine Conference at the University of Florida, APA executive director Dr. Ellen
Jefferson discussed the disease and the methods used to treat and care for animals
suffering from the illness, as well as why distemper
occurs and how to prevent it.

You can view the complete presentation on the Maddie's Fund^® website, or by clicking on the image above.

The transcript of the presentation is here.