Traditional methods of behavior therapy for dogs and cats may not work for those animals rescued from hoarding and puppy mill situations, and may even make their condition worse. Franklin D. McMillan, DVM, DACVIM, Director of Well-Being Studies at Best Friend's Animal Society, surveyed people who sheltered and adopted hoarding case and puppy mill animals.… Learn More

Get the facts on preventing and treating canine distemper in animal shelters from Dr. Cynda Crawford.

Are you a veterinarian who would like to connect with like-minded peers who share your interest in shelter medicine? Do you want to gain the special knowledge and skills needed to care for a large number of homeless dogs and cats? And would you like to earn 45 contact hours of continuing education credits per online course you take?

In recent years, there have been major advances in understanding how allergic skin disease occurs in dogs and cats, as well in treating the itching, pain, and infection.

Cats are extremely sensitive to noise, crowding, and stress — three things that are in abundant supply in many animal shelters. These adverse conditions often lead to illness in sheltered cats, particularly the most common of all feline shelter diseases, upper respiratory infection (URI).

Do you want to start a neuter-return program to help community cats in your town, but aren’t sure how to begin?

When animal shelters see bloody diarrhea in a young, stressed, or immune-compromised dog or cat, coccidiosis is one of the first conditions that springs to mind. But not all bloody diarrhea is caused by the Coccidia organism, and not all pets with the parasite show blood in their stool.

What if there was a drug that was effective, safe and easy to adminster that would treat both feline infectious peritonitis (FIPV) and the virulent form of feline calicivirus (vs-FCV)?

Many animal shelters aren’t using the right methods and techniques to scan pets for microchips, missing out on an opportunity to get that pet back home.

As the number of animal shelters take on the challenge of saving orphaned kittens grows, so does interest in new and more effective techniques for preventing and treating their common health problems.