Animal Shelter

What do 22,000 new pet adopters have to say about the early post-adoption experience? "Everything is great." Even when it's not.

The national veterinary shortage is having an especially large impact on animal shelters and nonprofit veterinary clinics, according to our new study of more than 200 organizations.

FeLV Case Challenges Decoding FeLV infection status with serial test panels Ocho Rios, Crayola, Monsoon, and T-Rex are 4 of the 127 FeLV+ cats in the FeLV Lifetime Study. Their test panel results are displayed in the “cat wheels” below. Identifying risk for early mortality Testing for proviral…

Heartworm Treatment Study…

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue Adoptable Dogs Lucky dogs enrolled in the heartworm treatment study are available for adoption in the Northern Virginia-Eastern Maryland-DC area.

A new study in partnership with the University of Florida Shelter Medicine Program, Toronto Humane Society, and Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, made possible by a grant from PetSmart Charities, has the potential to change the way animal shelters across the United States treat heartworm infected dogs.

Case challenges: The FeLV screening test is positive – now what? Ocho Rios Ocho Rios is an approximately 6-year-old neutered male cat. He was transferred from another animal shelter into the FeLV adoption program. On entry to the shelter, Ocho Rios…

A team of cat-loving volunteers is saving cats who would otherwise have no chance of survival.

The Rosebud Award honors 2 vet students for their exceptional commitment to enhancing the lives of sheltered and homeless animals through the study and promotion of Shelter Medicine

Michaela Oglesby, class of ’24 in the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, is graduating this month with a list of accomplishments as long as a dog’s tail. In addition to earning a Master’s in Shelter Medicine, a Certificate in Veterinary Forensics, and the Certificate in Shelter Medicine, she is this…