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What Can Vet Students Do for the Animal Welfare Community?
May 28th 2017Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, says veterinary students have the desire to give back to the community, and there are several things they can participate in to do just that.
What To Assess When Co-Housing Shelter Dogs
May 27th 2017Marissa Martino, CTC, CPDTA-KA, behavior manager for Dumb Friends League in Denver, Colorado, and Andrew Mathias, CBCC-KA, canine care specialist for Multnomah County Animal Services in Troutdale, Oregon, discuss why animal shelters co-house dogs and what they look for when deciding which dog to place where.
Feline URI: Two Factors That Affect Incidence in Animal Shelters
May 26th 2017Cynthia Karsten, DVM, outreach veterinarian at the University of California, Davis, and Ann Enright, BVMS, MRCVS, shelter veterinarian at the Cat Protection Society of Victoria in Australia, explain the 2 biggest factors that affect the incidence of feline URI in animal shelters.
Veterinarians Play Crucial Role in Animal Welfare Community
May 25th 2017Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, explains how veterinarians and shelter veterinarians used to compete with each other, but veterinarians need to find ways to collaborate with shelter veterinarians instead.
Misconceptions of Dog-to-Dog Interactions
May 24th 2017Marissa Martino, CTC, CPDTA-KA, behavior manager for Dumb Friends League in Denver, Colorado, and Andrew Mathias, CBCC-KA, canine care specialist for Multnomah County Animal Services in Troutdale, Oregon, talk about some of the misconceptions dog owners have about dog-to-dog interaction.
Lyme Disease: Veterinary and Human Medical Community Need to Work Together
May 16th 2017Pat Smith, president of the Lyme Disease Association, explains the importance of collaboration between the veterinary and human health care communities to better understand and track Lyme disease throughout the country.
Dealing with High Stress Levels In Animals
May 12th 2017Adam Parascandola, director of animal protection and crisis response for Humane Society International, explains that there is knowledge among shelter veterinarians about the role that stress plays in illness for animals, but in the general veterinary community that knowledge is not as widespread.