Patricia A Dingman, DVM, MS

Adjunct Lecturer in Shelter Medicine

Department: Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Business Phone: (352) 294-4499

Business Email: pdingman@ufl.edu

About Patricia A Dingman

Dr. Patricia Dingman is the Medical Director for Operation Catnip in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Dingman was a G.I. brat, growing up mostly in Okinawa and Pennsylvania. Though she had worked in a veterinary clinic as a kid, it wasn’t until she moved to Florida in 2006 that she became obsessed with Trap-Neuter-Return. She volunteered for Operation Catnip for 12 years before officially joining the team so that she can follow her community cat management and student training dreams. In her free time, Dr. Dingman loves traveling and can occasionally be persuaded to climb a mountain with her fiancé. She has a tortie and Pomeranian to keep her busy and hopes to add a hamster in the near future.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

VEM5342 – Community Cat Mgmt

2021-2023 College of Veterinary Medicine
VEM5321 – Int Vet Med Shelt Sys

2025 College of Veterinary Medicine

Publications

Academic Articles

Comparison of ectoparasite communities of sylvatic and urban wild mesomammals and unowned community cats in north-central Florida.
2023

Journal

Journal of medical entomology.

Volume/Issue

60(3):460-469

[DOI]

10.1093/jme/tjad026.

[PMID]

36946466.

1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site
Prevalence and risk factors for the presence of serum antibodies against canine distemper, canine parvovirus, and canine adenovirus in communities in mainland Ecuador.
2019

Journal

Veterinary immunology and immunopathology.

Volume/Issue

218

[DOI]

10.1016/j.vetimm.2019.109933.

[PMID]

31479955.

16 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site
Perioperative mortality in cats and dogs undergoing spay or castration at a high-volume clinic.
2017

Journal

Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997).

Volume/Issue

224:11-15

[DOI]

10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.05.013.

[PMID]

28697869.

34 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site
Use of visual and permanent identification for pets by veterinary clinics.
2014

Journal

Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997).

Volume/Issue

201(1):46-50

[DOI]

10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.04.024.

[PMID]

24907866.

2 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site
Prevalence of serum antibody titers against feline panleukopenia virus, feline herpesvirus 1, and feline calicivirus in cats entering a Florida animal shelter.
2012

Journal

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Volume/Issue

241(10):1320-5

[DOI]

10.2460/javma.241.10.1320.

[PMID]

23113524.

37 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site
Effects of maternally-derived antibodies on serologic responses to vaccination in kittens.
2012

Journal

Journal of feline medicine and surgery.

Volume/Issue

14(2):118-23

[DOI]

10.1177/1098612X11432239.

[PMID]

22314087.

31 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site
Association of Wolbachia with heartworm disease in cats and dogs.
2010

Journal

Veterinary parasitology.

Volume/Issue

170(1-2):50-60

[DOI]

10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.01.037.

[PMID]

20193981.

14 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site
Seroprevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, feline leukemia virus, and feline immunodeficiency virus infection among dogs and cats exported from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricane disaster area.
2007

Journal

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Volume/Issue

231(2):218-25

[PMID]

17630887.

27 citations PubMed

Education

Internship – Shelter Medicine and Surgery

2017 San Diego Humane Society
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

2016 University of Florida
Professional Certificate in Shelter Medicine

2016 University of Florida
Masters in Veterinary Science

2009 University of Florida

Contact Details

Phones:

Business:: (352) 294-4499

Emails:

Business:: pdingman@ufl.edu

Addresses:

Business Mailing:: 2015 SW 16TH AVE
GAINESVILLE FL 32608
Business Street:: 2015 SW 16TH AVE
GAINESVILLE FL 32608