An inexpensive, easily available local anesthetic has been shown to provide good pain relief for female dogs after spay surgery.

Surprisingly, the study revealed that most infections were not associated with diarrhea or any specific risk factors, including observed symptoms or the source of the pet.

Just how true is the observation that dogs and their owners are often very similar to each other? Whether they resemble each other physically is still up for debate, but a recent European study suggests people and their dogs do frequently have very similar personalities.

Shelters hoping to protect cats from the many pathogens that can lead to symptoms of feline URI should take note of a recent study that showed intranasal vaccines for feline herpesvirus (FHV) and calicivirus (FCV) protect against illness from other pathogens, too.

Urinating and defecating outside of the litter box is the most common behavior problem seen in cats. What can be done to help owners of cats with elimination disorders before those cats end up in the shelter?

Veterinarians who are looking to boost their bottom lines, appeal to potential clients, and improve the health of pets in their community should consider working with rescue groups, says the Exceptional Veterinary Team (EVT) newsletter.

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!

Cats don’t come with a real decoder ring, but feline behavior assessments, designed and applied appropriately, will help unscramble some of that secret code―the essence of the cat! They are an important tool for gathering information about an individual cat’s behavior, designing a plan for her, and revising and evaluating the process as she adapts and responds to her new environment.

A study published in the journal Animals found that dogs who guarded food bowls while in the shelter did not continue this behavior in their adoptive homes, even when their new owners didn’t comply with all elements of a rehabilitation plan. Additionally, these dogs had nearly half the return-to-shelter rate of shelter dogs in general.

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?