Is your animal shelter ready to handle pet birds in need?

The age when shelter cats are spayed or neutered does not cause an increase in negative behaviors in the two years after adoption.

Babesia gibsoni is an intracellular parasite of red blood cells. This presentation, given by Dr. Sarah Kirk at the University of Florida’s 7th Annual Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference, provides a case study in the diagnosis and management of B. gibsoni in pit bulls rescued from large-scale fighting rings.

Pet foster homes are growing in popularity, both with fosterers and also to help animal shelters expand their capacity to care for the community’s homeless pets. But with that popularity come challenges in providing preventive care and veterinary treatment to those pets.

Today, we know that the sensation of pain itself inhibits healing and raises stress levels in animals, and that, by preventing and treating pain agressively, we promote faster recoveries and avoid many post-operative complications.

Thanks to the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry’s “Make Me Smile Shelter Project,” shelter veterinarians and veterinary technicians nationwide will be receiving specialized training and equipment to help make sure homeless pets have dental exams and dental cleanings before they meet their new families.

Spring registration is now open for the University of Florida’s course in Shelter Animal Behavior and Welfare! This course will help veterinary students evaluate the quality of a shelter’s behavioral health programs as well as implement changes to promote welfare and placement of sheltered dogs and cats. The course also explores important concepts related to… Learn More

Does your shelter have questions about how to treat coccidiosis in cats and dogs?

If your shelter is facing a ringworm outbreak, it’s easy to feel the fungus is saturating the entire building. The good news is that santitation is effective, beneficial, and eminently practical for any shelter, thanks to a few key facts about the disease.

Want to learn more about prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of canine parvovirus in shelters and foster homes? Want to share training information with your staff or volunteers? Well, you’re in the right place.