It was all over the news, striking fear into the heart of cat lovers and animal advocates everywhere: A study in the Journal of Hand Surgery found one out of every three cat bites results in hospitalization. If those of us who work with cats in shelters thought that seemed a bit high, no wonder.… Learn More
Whenever she does presentations on FIV or FeLV at conferences, Dr. Stephanie Janeczko gets deluged with questions about the two diseases. In this video from the 2013 ASPCA/Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Conference, she gives a comprehensive overview of both viruses, their symptoms, treatment, prevention and diagnosis. View the video, read the transcript, download an Mp3 audio… Learn More
Animal shelters can treat canine parvovirus, given the right information and the will to do it.
On March 13, 2014, at 9 PM Eastern, Maddie’s Institute will present a free webcast with Dr. Elizabeth J. Thomovsky, a veterinarian and board-certified specialist in emergency and critical care at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, on ‘Critical Care of the Sick Neonatal Kitten.’
Dylan Thomas once said the United States and Great Britain suffer from the ‘barrier of a common language.’ That barrier might be vanishing when it comes to animal sheltering differences in the U.S. and U.K., however.
Giardia is a hearty organism that can cause unrelenting issues in the animal shelter. One of its most challenging aspects is how difficult it can be to detect. At the 2013 ASPCA/Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Conference, Dr. Teva Hoshizaki, Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Program Intern at Cornell University, shared her tips on quickly and accurately finding the… Learn More
An effective vaccine against canine parvovirus has been available for decades, but its effectiveness in puppies is far less than in adults. Animal shelters, however, can still find ways to protect the puppies in their care.
Canine influenza virus was first identified in 2004. How prevalent has it become in animal shelter populations?
If your family is suffering from recurrent strep infections, your physician may suggest the culprit is your family dog. That’s not likely to the case, and there’s science to back that up.
While non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are usually the first choice for pain management in dogs and and increasingly also for cats, they’re not always the best or only option. The drug tramadol may be a valuable alternative or addition to a pain protocol.