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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Tag Archives: kitten
Get the facts: Foster vs. nursery
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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Cuterebra
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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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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Revisiting feline infectious peritonitis
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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Kitten, puppies and ascarids, oh my!
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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Kitten season is coming!
Brace yourselves, kittens are coming! In case you didn’t know, kitten season is upon us and shelters across the nation are already receiving their first batches of kittens. If your shelter or rescue hasn’t ...
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