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Dear Friends, Shelter dog adoptions are stagnating even here in Ithaca, as the world around us is rocked by war and uncertainty and the weather turns cold again. Yet, amid these shifts and difficulties, ...
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It’s World Rabies Day!
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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Meet Dr. Sarah Matthews~ Our 2023 Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Intern!
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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Where is Dr. Emily Boccia, 22/23 Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Intern Headed Next?
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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Meet Dr. Emily Boccia, our 2022/2023 Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Intern!
Dr. Emily Boccia originally attended Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts as a double major in music and psychology, where she is trained in classical voice. It wasn’t until she got her first job as ...
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Meet Dr. Abby Reichard, our 2022/2023 Janet L. Swanson Intern of Shelter Medicine!
Dr. Abby Reichard, a native from Michigan, first became interested in veterinary medicine after working in a private practice clinic at just 17 years of age. After she realized she wanted to pursue a ...
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Spotlight on Maddie’s® Fund Scholarship Winner: Ingrid Oravetz, LVT
Question: Can you provide some background on yourself? Answer: My name is Ingrid Oravetz and I have been the Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) for Washoe County Regional Animal Services for the last 20 years. ...
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Highlights from the 2022 ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference
The 2022 ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference took place on July 15-17 at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. This is the 19th year of this annual conference organized as a collaborative effort ...
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Dr. Lena DeTar Receives Feline Health Center Grant to Study Ringworm Treatments in Shelter Cats
Ringworm (also known as dermatophytosis) is a familiar problem for children and cats, though this fungal skin infection can affect most mammalian species. Ringworm infections are mild and self-resolving in most circumstances, but the ...
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