Separation is key!
Do you know the different between isolation and quarantine? Does your staff, board members or architects understand what a holding ward is? If the answer is no–you are not alone. These terms are commonly ...
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Do you know the different between isolation and quarantine? Does your staff, board members or architects understand what a holding ward is? If the answer is no–you are not alone. These terms are commonly ...
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Let’s face it: shelter medicine is evolving. As sheltering systems improve and the bar is raised for animal welfare organizations, what was once acceptable for sheltering 10 or 20 years ago is no longer ...
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Kitten nurseries are a hot topic in shelter medicine right now. As more and more shelter jump on the bandwagon it is important that we examine the pros and cons of creating your own ...
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Most shelter workers have heard of the magic dewormer known as Panacur–it is one of my favorite dewormers–and is a great drug for many reasons. Fenbendazole, the active ingredient in Panacur and Safe-Guard, it ...
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This past weekend, over a hundred animal welfare professionals flocked to Chicago for the 4th annual PetPoint Summit. Offerings included workshops in basic and advanced functionality, Q&A’s, lectures and personal training sessions. Several product ...
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Bottle feeding is a lifesaving intervention, one which requires time, dedication and patience. There is a plethora of resources available on the subject, and I personally recommend the Maddie’s Institute webinars from 2013. You ...
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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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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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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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