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Hey there Shelties — People find themselves in animal welfare from all types of backgrounds. When I travel around to shelters, I often ask staff how they came to be at the shelter. While ...
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Regional Shelter Staff and Cornell Shelter Medicine come together for Disaster Response Training
Last weekend, a group of New York State shelter staff and Cornell Shelter Medicine staff and veterinary students came together for a 2-day workshop on Responding to Animals in Disasters at the Cornell University ...
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3 Year Update! Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell
Hi! My name is Sarah Nickerson. I am Program Coordinator for Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell, and I will be managing this blog, Gimme Shelter. I am excited to share up to date and ...
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We’re back!
Hello! After 3 years of blog silence, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University is happy to be back and posting again here on our program blog, Gimme Shelter! We will be using this ...
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Pediatric spay/neuter: do recent reports have you confused?
It looks like spring is once again upon us and with it is the start of puppy and kitten season. As you likely already know, providing spay and neuter services to our shelter and ...
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The Birds and the Bees…..
As many shelters have encountered, hoarding situations are often not limited to cats and dogs. So staff can sometimes be faced with determining housing based on sex to avoid adding to the pet population. ...
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Don’t Be A Martyr
One of the top priorities of shelter staff is the prevention of illness and spread of disease among the shelter population. Strong emphasis is put on cleaning and disinfection, personal protection equipment, low-stress environments, ...
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place: Legal dilemmas in shelters
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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I Got 99 Problems and a Box Ain’t One
It is always a point of concern when a cat is surrendered with a history of inappropriate elimination in the home. Having a shelter protocol in place to address each animal is beneficial to ...
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A Safe Place
Traditionally, cats have been at the forefront when it comes to providing a space to hide. It has been well documented that by having a box or carrier to freely hang out in, their ...
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