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Shelter Medicine: For the Long Haul
All shelters, regardless of the length of time they’re able to hold animals, should strive for high-quality care. But it’s doubly important in facilities where animals will be held for weeks or even months. Veterinarian Lila Miller outlines steps to keep longtimers healthy and happy.  More...
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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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Field Trip: Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Brazos Animal Shelter
The Brazos Animal Shelter does not have a staff veterinarian, but through a partnership with Texas A&M University, veterinary students provide crucial medical care to shelter animals during all four years of their professional training. More...
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Shelter Medicine: Handling Large Scale Raids
Animals brought to shelters in mass numbers don't just come from animal hoarders. They may also arrive from raids on puppy mills, pet shops, or illegal animal shipments, or be victims of natural or manmade disasters. All shelters should have a plan in place for handling the influx when such situations occur. More...
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Shelter Medicine: How Much Care is Enough?
The explosion of new medical information and treatment options has created ethical quandaries for shelters: How much care is enough? What can the shelter afford to spend? Lila Miller offers her thoughts on making treatment decisions. More...
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People Power: Philip Bushby
Though Philip Bushby teaches at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, he is rarely on campus. Instead, he is on the road three to six days a week, carrying out his life’s work and passion—changing the veterinary profession’s attitudes toward animal welfare. More...
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Shelter Medicine: A Passion for Shelter Work—and for Cats
In this introductory column, our new veterinary columnist, Dr. Brenda Griffin, tells of her pioneering pursuit into shelter medicine, and how listening to her heart changed her life. 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: Animal Cruelty: Where We Are, Where We Should Be
The veterinarian's role in cruelty cases has often been limited, but Dr. Lila Miller says that needs to change. 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: A Basic Physical Examination for Shelter Animals
Fundamental to maintaining a healthy shelter population is a system for examining all animals as soon as possible after intake. Veterinarian Lila Miller of the ASPCA runs through the basics. 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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Shelter Medicine: A Blend of Science and Art
Dr. Lila Miller outlines what you should know about veterinary care in the shelter setting—and what you can and can’t do to make it better. More...
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Vaccination Station: The Finer Points of Shelter Protocols
UC Davis Shelter Medicine Program director Kate Hurley answers common questions about vaccinations in the shelter. 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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Raising the Consciousness of Young Vets
A collaboration between an Ohio shelter and a nearby veterinary college is resulting in healthier shelter pets—and veterinarians eager to serve as advocates for homeless animals. 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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The Declaw Dilemma
This feature article takes an in-depth look at alternatives to declawing, strategies for educating potential adopters, ways to discuss the issue with local veterinarians, and several organizations' position statements on the procedure. More...
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What's Happening: Misinformation about the Dangers of Toxoplasmosis
A mailing to OB/GYN offices nationwide addressing misinformation about the risks of toxoplasmosis receives an overwhelming response. More...
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Keeping Babies from Having Babies
A pair of extensive studies confirms the benefits of pediatric sterilization. More...
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Why I Do What I Do
In the first appearance of her regular column, shelter veterinarian Kate Hurley introduces herself and her background. More...
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A One-Shot Deal?
FDA approves sale of drug that sterilizes male animals without surgery, but the limitations of Neutersol may lead shelters to keep neutering the old-fashioned way. 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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Improving the Ounce of Prevention
Report concludes veterinarians can do more to help clients with pet behavior problems. More...
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Different Means to the Same End
An animal activist and writer in Florida tells of her rewarding experiences with veterinarians, who have assisted local animal protection organizations with public education sessions and medical care and advice. More...
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Making Dog Bite Prevention a Community Affair
AVMA task force recommends the formation of community advisory councils that can focus on curbing the incidence of dog bites. More...
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Some Flea Products May Hurt More Than Fleas
Adopters want Rover to be a happy, itch-free dog, but neither they nor you want that tick-and-flea-free status to come at the expense of pets' or children's health. More...
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How to Sex Small Mammals
When examining creatures this small, it's all in the details. Read on to find out how you can easily tell the boys from the girls. More...
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A Prescription for Better Veterinary Relations
Although they share many of the same goals, animal shelters and veterinarians often find themselves engaged in bitter rivalries. Consider the advice of professionals who have stood on both sides of the great divide. More...
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The Impact of Subsidized Veterinary Care
Ever since humane societies set out to provide affordable animal care to pet owners in need, they've helped animals in hundreds of communities. But they've upset veterinarians in many of those communities as well. More...
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Tufts Animal Care and Condition (TACC) Scales for Assessing Body Condition, Weather and Environmental Safety, and Physical Care in Dogs
These body condition scales were designed to help animal control officers, cruelty investigators, veterinarians, and others more accurately determine the condition of a potentially neglected dog. More...
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Controlling Fleas in Your Shelter: Can the Latest Advances Help?
A new generation of non-toxic, super-effective flea-control products is revolutionizing the way pet owners are fighting fleas. Are they an option for use in your shelter? More...
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How to Understand Common Veterinary Terms
The listed terms are commonly used in such fields as anatomy, physiology, and epidemiology, and make up much of the technical jargon that veterinarians use to describes symptoms, illnesses, even surgical techniques. More...
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How to Determine a Cat's or Dog's Age
Examining teeth is one of the best ways to determine the approximate age of a cat or dog. More...
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How to Determine a Cat's Sex
It's not always easy to figure out if a kitten or cat is a boy or girl. In kittens, unlike in puppies, no testicles are plainly visible until the animals reach 6–10 weeks of age. In adult cats, neutered males can be easily confused with females. These diagrams can help. More...
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How to Tell if a Cat or Dog May Need Veterinary Care
The best way to evaluate the general health of a cat or dog is to give the animal a thorough nose-to-tail examination. More...
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