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Shelter Medicine: The Best Medicine
Upper respiratory infections in cats are an ongoing challenge for shelter staff seeking to keep their kitties healthy and adoptable. Brenda Griffin, D.V.M., lays the groundwork for an approach to keep cats wheeze-free.  More...
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Wild Things: Mice
Our wildlife expert provides tips on humanely and effectively preventing house mice from taking up residence in your shelter. More...
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Getting a Grip on Infectious Diseases
A new manual helps shelters battle the common problem of infection control. More...
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Shelter Medicine: To Test or Not to Test
Feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus are the bad boys of the microbial kitty kingdom, but when is it in your shelter’s best interest to test for these diseases? Here’s a prescription shelters can use to inoculate the dilemma. More...
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Shelter Medicine: When Is a Virulent Calicivirus Really a Virulent Calicivirus?
Shelters are seeing outbreaks of virulent systemic feline calicivirus … or are they? Dr. Kate Hurley explains the basics of diagnosing and controlling strains of FCV. More...
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Shelter Medicine: The Most Persistent Fungus Among Us
Ringworm is one of the easiest zoonotic diseases to contract—and, in the shelter environment, one of the hardest to get rid of. Here’s a primer on causes, symptoms, and effective controls. More...
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Shelter Medicine: Hands Down, Feet First, Clean Clothing Not Optional
You may be vaccinating by the book, but dirty hands, feet, and clothing can negate all that hard work. Dr. Kate Hurley offers tips on how to clean up your act. More...
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Online Extra - Form a Puppy Protection Brigade
Does your shelter experience frequent cases or outbreaks of canine parvovirus? Do you receive large numbers of young puppies? Do you lack adequate facilities for quarantine? You are not alone. These conditions are common, particularly in southeastern shelters. If you are searching for some cost-effective protocols to decrease the number of parvo cases in your shelter, try what has worked at the Lee County Humane Society in Auburn, Alabama. More...
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Shelter Medicine: Controlling Parvo: Real-Life Scenarios
Dr. Hurley shares real cases sent to her by shelters and rescue groups—and provides potential solutions for controlling the spread of the often deadly disease, parvo. More...
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Book Review: Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching
For those who’ve been following the news of outbreaks of bird flu as they get closer and closer to home, and for those who are blissfully ignorant of the looming specter of another global pandemic, this book provides an in-depth look at the history of avian viruses and of H5N1 in particular. More...
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Heartworm: Frequently Asked Questions
Environmental changes are paving the way for the spread of heartworm, but veterinarians and scientists know more about the disease than ever before. More...
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Disinfection Connection
Our disinfection primer will help you choose the right disinfectants for your facility and implement an effective disease control program. More...
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Avian Flu: Making a Plan
News about avian flu and other potential pandemic diseases have whole governments worried about what long-term absenteeism might do to businesses and to the global economy. But for workplaces like police departments, hospitals, and animal shelters, where people provide care and vital services to living creatures, finding answers to the questions is even more critical. More...
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Canine Influenza: Now What?
UC Davis Shelter Medicine Program director Kate Hurley explores a recent outbreak of canine influenza in an animal shelter. More...
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bird-Flu?
The history of avian influenza is both frightening and fascinating. While the majority of the U.S. population is focused on the worst-case scenario—that the virus will mutate in a way that allows it to spread easily from human to human, causing a global pandemic—those involved in animal protection have reason for concern about even a milder outbreak. More...
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Salmonella Outbreaks Traced to Vet Clinics and Animal Shelters
Incidents demonstrate need for better sanitation and more crossreporting between animal and public health communities More...
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Learning to Cope With Big Bad Bugs
Vaccine study finds coughing increases with longer kennel stays. Disease study finds shelters aren’t the root source of viruses—but certainly help them along. More...
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Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Salmonella at an Animal Shelter
Veterinarian Kate Hurley interviews an Idaho shelter director about the salmonella outbreak in his facility—and about what he’s doing to prevent future crises. More...
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Zoonotic Disease: The Enemy In Our Midst
Veterinarian Kate Hurley reviews the basics of zoonotic disease, including some simple steps you can take to protect your environment, animals, and people from widespread infection. More...
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Virulent Systemic Feline Calicivirus: A Case Study
Researchers trace origins of the disease in one California community and recommend effective prevention strategies. More...
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Monkeypox Outbreaks Cause for Concern in Animal Shelters
Shelters that handle any species affected by monkeypox need to take extra health-screening precautions with these and other animals entering their facilities. More...
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Controlling Coccidia in the Shelter
Coccidiosis can have detrimental effects on the health of young animals, but the good news is that strict cleaning protocols and inexpensive treatments make the disease more manageable than other common problems such as URI and parvovirus. More...
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How to Clean Kennel Items
It’s important to clean not only the kennel itself but everything inside: the litter box, the toys, the food bowls, and the blankets, all of which can be cozy breeding grounds for the formidable microenemies that lead to harmful and sometimes life-threatening diseases. More...
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Three Outbreaks of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Identified in U.S.
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD), also known as Viral Hemorrhagic Disease (VHD) or Rabbit Calicivirus Disease (RCD), a contagious disease, has reared its ugly head in the United States. More...
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Keeping Your Cats Healthy: Guarding Against Panleukopenia
The panleukopenia virus is so resistant to the ravages of time and disinfectants that it can live on common surfaces for more than a year. But careful disinfection, observation, and isolation procedures can help your shelter win the war on bugs. More...
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Parrot Fever—It's Not Just for the Birds
Parrot fever, or psittacosis, is transmitted to humans from birds, particularly pet parrots, and can cause flu-like symptoms. More...
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Controlling Upper Respiratory Infections in Your Shelter
You will never totally clear your sheltering facility of feline URI and canine kennel cough, those ever-present diseases that affect millions of companion animals every year, but you can minimize their effect with the right approach. More...
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Canine Kennel Cough Fact Sheet
The basic facts about canine kennel cough, a highly contagious upper respiratory disease of dogs. More...
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Parvovirus: Stopping a Deadly Disease from Overwhelming Your Shelter
Parvovirus is a highly contagious disease that can sweep through your shelter’s dog kennels and wreak havoc in your community. More...
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Protect Your Staff, Protect Yourself
Animal shelter personnel face occupational health risks that workers in most other professions don’t have to worry about. They’re called zoonotic diseases, and they’re a very real threat to your health. More...
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