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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…

Study: Increasing Access to Heartworm Treatment for Dogs in Shelters

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.

Feline Leukemia Virus

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 Legacy in Animal Welfare Leads to 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…

2024 Florida Shelter-Level Data

153 animal shelters were known to be operating in 64 of 67 counties in 2024. Three counties did not have shelters (Holmes, Liberty, and Lafayette). Individual shelter intake and outcome data can be found in the table below. Intake/Outcome Data Self-Reported by Shelters Data for the Florida Shelter Animal Census…