Decrease in spay-neuter surgeries during pandemic may undermine pet welfare
Progress made over decades to control overpopulation of dogs and cats through high-volume spay-neuter surgeries is at risk.
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COVID-19 associated reduction in elective spay-neuter surgeries for dogs and cats.
Guerios SD, Porcher TR, Clemmer G, Denagamage T, Levy JK. Front Vet Sci. 2022 Sep 13;9:912893. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.912893. PMID: 36176703…
New guidelines for dogs and cats exposed to COVID-19
After reviewing the published literature and field experience, the Shelter Medicine Academic Consortium has issued new guidelines recommending elimination of quarantines for animals exposed to COVID.
Optimizing heartworm diagnosis in dogs using multiple test combinations.
Lane JN, Litster A, Little SE, Rodriguez JY, Mwacalimba KK, Sundstrom KD, Amirian ES, Guerios SD, Serrano MA, Hays KM, Levy JK. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Apr 26;14(1):224. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04715-4. PMID: 33902687…
Heartworm prevalence in dogs versus cats: Multiple diagnostic modalities provide new insights
Hays KM, Rodriguez JY, Little SE, Litster AL, Mwacalimba KK, Sundstrom KD, Amodie DM, Serrano MA, Guerios SD, Lane JN, Levy JK. Vet Parasitol X. 2020 Jun 12;4:100027. doi: 10.1016/j.vpoa.2020.100027. PMID: 32904770…
Congratulations to the Maddie’s Certificate Recipients Class of 2015!
This Spring 17 UF College of Veterinary Medicine graduates earned the Maddie's Professional Certificate and 11 veterinarians and veterinary students from around the world earned the Maddie's Graduate Certificate
The Story of Jenna and Bisquick
This year, UF veterinary student Jenna Rooks used her shelter medicine training to make a life-saving difference for one lucky shelter dog.
Crunching Numbers to Save Lives
Shelter Census project aims to improve shelter animal outcomes in Florida.
Special Lecture on Breed Discrimination
Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program joined a lecture by Donald Cleary of the National Canine Research Council exploring the History of Canine Discrimination.
Adventures in Shelter Medicine: Bhutan
Shelter Medicine Resident Dr. Katherine Polak worked with Humane Society International's Bhutan program for the development of a sustainable solution for dog population management.