Shelter Medicine

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

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.

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…

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Post-adoption support webinar — Saving dogs — HQHVSN training is back — Support spay-neuter

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.

Shelter medicine students making a difference — Strategies for cat adoptions — Shelter medicine is global!