A commercially available hyperimmune serum, that contains antibodies to the pathogens that commonly cause feline upper respiratory tract disease (FURTD), can shorten recovery time from 7 to 3 days.
Foster homes love, house, and care for homeless pets while they're looking for a new home. Doesn't that make them the perfect Adoption Ambassadors (AA), too? That's the view of ASPCAPro, which recently presented a free webinar on "Engaging Foster Parents to be Adoption Ambassadors," with Meg Allison, currently GIS data manager for the ASPCA… Learn More
How can shelters prevent outbreaks of canine parvovirus? Can they really save the lives of dogs who may contract the disease or who are exposed to it?
Can Tumblr help animal organizations looking to expand their social media reach beyond Facebook? Originally founded as a blogging platform, Tumblr combines elements of both blogs and social networks. Users can include up to 10 photos in each post, and can also share videos, text posts, links, and audio files. Unlike Facebook, conversations are not… Learn More
Few things are as crucial in the care of neonatal kittens as keeping them warm. Normally, their mothers take care of that task, but how can shelters and foster homes safely regulate the temperatures of orphaned kittens?
People don’t just love their shelter pets as much as pets from other sources, they’re as attached to them as to the people in their lives.
It's springtime! Those of you who care for the most fragile of homeless animals know that the orphaned kitten season is beginning. Brush up on your caregiver skills with this updated video of practical tips from Heidi Beyer, Certified Veterinary Technician with over 20 years of experience in saving the lives of these precious kittens.… Learn More
How can you get more of your treatable animals adopted? Dogs and cats with various conditions from being elderly, to having an illnesses to behavior issues don't have to be difficult to place. Have your staff and volunteers brush up on how to get these special pets into new homes with Maddie's InstituteSM new Learning… Learn More
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A mama cat living in a computer supply warehouse must have thought she’d found a nice, safe spot to stash her kittens. Unfortunately, they promptly got packed up and shipped from Los Angeles to San Diego, where a Cox Communication employee discovered their computer parts had come with some fragile little stowaways.