Florida Shelter Animal Census
“How many cats and dogs are admitted to shelters each year and what happens to them?” Our statewide census of animals that pass through more than 150 animal shelters across the state has the answers.
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Matthew Parker
Feline heartworm in clinical settings in a high canine prevalence area
Alberigi B, Campos DR, Branco AS, Bendas A, Brum RP, Calixto R, Alves LC, Pinheiro Júnior JW, Knackfuss FB, Labarthe N, Levy JK, Mendes-de-Almeida F. Front Vet Sci. 2022 Feb 10;9:819082. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.819082. PMID: 35224084…
Genetics of randomly bred cats support the cradle of cat domestication being in the Near East.
Nilson SM, Gandolfi B, Grahn RA, Kurushima JD, Lipinski MJ, Randi E, Waly NE, Driscoll C, Escobar HM, Schuster RK, Maruyama S, Labarthe N, Chomel BB, Ghosh SK, Ozpinar H, Rah HC, Millán J, Mendes-de-Almeida F, Levy JK, Heitz E, Scherk MA, Alves PC, Decker JE, Lyons LA. Heredity…
Rethinking the Animal Shelter’s Role in Free-Roaming Cat Management.
Hurley KF, Levy JK. Front Vet Sci. 2022 Mar 8;9:847081. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.847081. PMID: 35372561…
Guidance for management of free-roaming community cats: a bioeconomic analysis.
Benka VA, Boone JD, Miller PS, Briggs JR, Anderson AM, Slootmaker C, Slater M, Levy JK, Nutter FB, Zawistowski S. J Feline Med Surg. 2022 Oct;24(10):975-985. doi: 10.1177/1098612X211055685. PMID: 34842477…
Cats Are Not Fish: A Ricker Model Fails to Account for Key Aspects of Trap-Neuter-Return Programs.
Wolf PJ, Kreisler RE, Levy JK. Animals (Basel). 2021 Jun 28;11(7):1928. doi: 10.3390/ani11071928.PMID: 34203518…
Optimizing heartworm diagnosis in dogs using multiple test combinations.
Lane JN, Litster A, Little SE, Rodriguez JY, Mwacalimba KK, Sundstrom KD, Amirian ES, Guerios SD, Serrano MA, Hays KM, Levy JK. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Apr 26;14(1):224. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04715-4. PMID: 33902687…
What Breed of Dog Do You Have? Dog Breed Identification
Kathleen C. Croy, Julie K. Levy, Kim R. Olson, Michael Crandall, Sylvia J. Tucker From Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Hendricks, Levy, Tucker);…
Heartworm prevalence in dogs versus cats: Multiple diagnostic modalities provide new insights
Hays KM, Rodriguez JY, Little SE, Litster AL, Mwacalimba KK, Sundstrom KD, Amodie DM, Serrano MA, Guerios SD, Lane JN, Levy JK. Vet Parasitol X. 2020 Jun 12;4:100027. doi: 10.1016/j.vpoa.2020.100027. PMID: 32904770…
