Adventures in Shelter Medicine: “Midnight” Rescue
Senior Shelter Medicine Resident Dr. Cate McManus blogs about her adventures with the UF VETS team in rescuing a horse named Midnight.
Senior Shelter Medicine Resident Dr. Cate McManus blogs about her adventures with the UF VETS team in rescuing a horse named Midnight.
Shelter Medicine Resident Dr. Katherine Polak is blogging from Thailand, where she's providing assistance to an emergency shelter that's helping dogs affected by this year's severe flooding.
Dr. Katherine Polak, a trainee in Maddie's Shelter Medicine Residency, is spending four weeks in Asia learning about community animal issues and assisting with the emergency sheltering of dogs displaced during the recent devastating floods in Bangkok, Thailand. She's keeping us posted on her adventures from across the globe.
When Hurricane Katrina devastated communities along the coast, rescue organizations from across the country stepped in to support displaced companion animals. But testing nearly 500 animals revealed infectious disease concerns in animals that were transported nationwide. This article in DVM360 highlights our study and explores issues of…
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