Kitten Cuddling 101 by Allison Cowen
The following is a guest post by Allison Cowen, DVM class of 2016 at Cornell University. When people ask me what I’m doing this summer I tell them I am playing with kittens, professionally. ...
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The following is a guest post by Allison Cowen, DVM class of 2016 at Cornell University. When people ask me what I’m doing this summer I tell them I am playing with kittens, professionally. ...
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Once again this year’s ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference was a wonderful success, offering a variety of helpful topics for all shelter and animal welfare team members. A trending topic, often of great value ...
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On July 18-20th, the annual ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference took place in Ithaca, NY. There were many engaging speakers from different aspects of shelter care. One of the speakers was Dr. Elizabeth ...
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This article contains a brief synopsis of information presented at the 2014 ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference. This presentation was given this past July by Tiva Hoshizaki, BVSc, the Janet L. Swanson resident ...
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The high time is upon us and it is time to go back to the basics! The importance of the physical examination of our pediatric patients (especially prior to surgery) cannot be overstated. It ...
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As spring has transitioned into summer, the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine team has been focusing on what flourishes most this time of year: kittens and parasites! What comes to mind next? That’s right, diarrhea. Neonatal ...
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Tritrichomonas foetus, also know as “tritrich” or T. foetus, is a relatively new parasite of cats which is gaining recognition in the shelter community. T. foetus is a flagellated protozoa, which is similar to ...
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Those shelters that offer spay/neuter services may find themselves mulling over the ideal anesthetic protocol. What we’ve encountered is that there are a lot of variables to consider when developing a protocol tailored to ...
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WHO: BSL is typically enacted by policy makers and can affect any breed of dog. Breeds of dogs usually affected by BSL are American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Bulldog, Cane Corso, ...
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As kitten season marches on, shelters across the country are pulling out their Strongid and their Nemex and are vigorously deworming kittens. It is common knowledge that all young animals have worms, and that ...
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