I’ve been participating in a wonderful and compassionate organization known as RAVS since 2010. RAVS, an acronym for Rural Area Veterinary Services, is part of the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association and brings veterinary ...
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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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When I was seven years old my parents let me pick a puppy from the shelter. I practically chose the first puppy I saw and she was my best friend for just short of ...
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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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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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