Is it time to take a cat’s-eye-view of shelter housing? Absolutely, says shelter medicine luminary Dr. Sandra Newbury.

It’s time for an encore from our most popular webcast presenter, Dr. Ronald D. Schultz! Dr. Schultz will present “Cracking the Infection Control Code: Using and Interpreting Diagnostic Tests to Control Infectious Diseases in Shelters” on Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 9 PM Eastern.

What can you do about shelter dogs who are fearful? How about those who are jumpy or mouthy? More than you may think!

Changing your shelter’s “feline housing” to prevent disease sounds overwhelming, doesn’t it? What if we told you sometimes it’s as simple as using a paper bag to give stressed-out cat a place to hide?

Ringworm. An outbreak – even one suspected case – can cause a corresponding outbreak of despair in shelter staff. How will they handle it? Can they disinfect the shelter? Can the cats
or kittens be treated, or is it too risky? What about the impact on adoptions and the foster care program?

It’s a feline housing revolution — and it’s helping stop outbreaks of upper respiratory infections in their tracks!

The Association of Shelter Veterinarians lists feline upper respiratory conditions as the number one health issue in shelters. Find out how outbreaks can be prevented, or once started, stopped, in this free webcast!

Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine tackled two tough research questions in a recent study. Is the use of antibody titer testing practical for animal shelters, and if so, which test is the best choice?

If you’d like to learn how animal shelters are beating ringworm, and how your organization can do it, too, please join us for our upcoming free webcast on Thursday, July 12, 2012, at 9 PM ET.