Shelter Medicine

Progress and challenges in new data from the Florida Shelter Animal Census — Shelter pet adoption report — Congrats Dr. Levy!

Operation Catnip and a TNR milestone — Shelter impact of sterilization rates — Petco Love's investment in shelter medicine — Canine respiratory disease

Shelter Medicine Class of 2025 — New Study on TNR and RTF — Class of 2025 Award Winners — Shelter Medicine Conference in July — Working Cats

Dr. Cynda Crawford honored by ASV — Shelter Consultation Mentorship Program — 100,000th cat for Operation Catnip — Spay/neuter webinar.

Calling all HQHVSN Veterinarians! Cryptorchidism is a relatively common finding in both dogs and cats presented for castration. It is important to fully castrate cryptorchid animals because retained testicles are at increased risk for neoplasia, objectional behavior related to testosterone production may develop, and because the condition can be heritable.

Applications are open for the 2025 Community Cat Management Fellowships at Operation Catnip in Gainesville, Florida.

Happy holidays! — UF Shelter Medicine interns making a difference — Study on well-being of animal shelter staff

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…

Selecting and interpreting diagnostic tests for FeLV is complicated by the fact that cats are quite variable in their response to FeLV infection. Following initial exposure to the virus, some cats have a robust immune response, completely eliminate the virus, and are cured and immune from future infection. This is…

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…