On a Wednesday in August, Dr. Sarah Matthews scrubbed into her first ever bladder surgery, took a deep breath, and picked up her scalpel. The Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Intern had read and re-read the ...
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On a cold rainy evening at the end of April, an emaciated elderly daschund appeared out of nowhere in someone’s front yard in a sparsely populated area of rural Schuyler County, NY. Dragging a ...
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Dr. Renee Staffeld is the newest member to join the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, as a Clinical Instructor. Staffeld is no stranger to the area– she ...
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Interested in supporting your local SPCA and getting some fresh air? Who: SPCA of Tompkins County What: March for the Animals 2023 Where: Stewart Park, Ithaca, NY When: October 8, 2023 at 11:00 AM ...
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September 28 is World Rabies Day. Established in 2007, World Rabies Day aims to raise awareness about the world’s deadliest infectious disease and help the world come together to fight the disease. The theme ...
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The annual ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference took place July 22-23, 2023. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the conference, which was founded by Dr. Leslie Appel, Founder and Executive Director of ...
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Dr. Sarah Matthews is our newest Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine intern and a native of Massachusetts. She received a Bachelors degree in English and a Masters degree in Political Science. Much later in life, she ...
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Dr. Anna Young, our newest Janet L. Swanson intern of shelter medicine is a native of Rochester, N.Y. and completed her undergraduate degree at Alleghany College. Young received her Masters degree from the University ...
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Shelters across the country are taking in kittens like crazy these days: singletons, litters, and mom-kitten groups; bottle-feeders, crawlers, and teens (11-19 weeks). Cats are seasonal breeders, which means that the hours of daylight ...
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Dr. Emily Boccia has accepted a full-time position at the Massachusetts SPCA Angell (MSPCA). Boccia is excited to return close to her New England area roots and take her shelter medicine training to the ...
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