Fixing the feline housing crisis

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

Cracking the infection control code

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.

Stopping shelter cat disease with paper bags

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?

How animal shelters are beating ringworm (And yours can, too!)

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?

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