Are common cat sheltering and animal control policies helping cats? Are they humane? Effective? Not according to Dr. Kate Hurley, Director of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program.
Would you like to get a sneak preview of early data from the Maddie’s® Purdue FIV Study? Then join us tomorrow evening, Thursday, April 18, 2013, at 9 PM Eastern Time, when Maddie’s InstituteSM presents Update on FIV: What Every Shelter Needs to Know.
Did you miss last week’s webcast on saving orphaned kittens? Were you there, but want to review it again, or share it with colleagues?
There’s new information out there that can help shelters diagnose, treat, and care for cats who test positive for the virus.
There is still time to register for tomorrow night’s free webcast on saving orphaned kittens!
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?