Can in-shelter antibody tests protect dogs from parvo and distemper?
Can animal shelters protect the dogs in their care from illness and euthanasia even if they've been exposed to canine parvovirus (CPV) or canine distemper (CDV)?
Can animal shelters protect the dogs in their care from illness and euthanasia even if they've been exposed to canine parvovirus (CPV) or canine distemper (CDV)?
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As they watched the data pour in, Million Cat Challenge co-founders Dr. Julie Levy and Dr. Kate Hurley realized they were seeing a cat-saving revolution sweeping the continent.
Saving the lives of 1 million cats in North American animal shelters over five years may be an audacious goal, but the Million Cat Challenge is halfway there.
Cannon SH, Levy JK, Kirk SK, Crawford PC, Leutenegger CM, Shuster JJ, Liu J, Chandrashekar R. Vet J. 2016 May;211:64-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.02.012. PMID: 27056107…
In a University of Florida study conducted at four different animal shelters and published in November 2015, researchers identified significant inaccuracies in dog identification.
Dr. Brian DiGangi, a faculty member at UF and former Maddie’s resident, is one of the first veterinarians ever to become certified in the new specialty of Shelter Medicine Practice.
Dr. Ken Sieranski is about to earn the very first Masters in Veterinary Medical Sciences Concentration in Shelter Medicine earned entirely online from the University of Florida.
Animals are the big winners thanks to scholarships made available to three students in the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program by the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company.
Two students in the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida will receive Broker’s Tale scholarships in honor of the donor’s childhood dog.