The Nonprofit Veterinarian Shortage: Who Will Care for the Pets Most in Need?
Kogut, S., Montgomery, M., & Levy, J. (2024). Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.56771/jsmcah.v3.75…
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FeLV Case Challenges
FeLV Case Challenges Decoding FeLV infection status with serial test panels The FeLV Lifetime Study was designed to identify the best tests for FeLV and to correlate test results with survival time. A total of 127 FeLV positive cats admitted to the FeLV adoption program at the Austin Pets Alive!…
Heartworm Disease Resources
Heartworm Treatment Study…
Meet the “Lucky Dogs” of the 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.
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. Heartworm…
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…
Saving Shelter Cats with FIP: Innovative Treatment Strategies
A team of cat-loving volunteers is saving cats who would otherwise have no chance of survival.
Two New Veterinarians, One Big Heart for Shelter Animals
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
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…
2023 Florida Shelter-Level Data
Intake/Outcome Data Self-Reported by Shelters Data for the Florida Shelter Animal Census is self-reported by individual animal shelters and then compiled for statewide statistical summaries by the Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida. Here are a few things to consider while viewing the data: The…