
Guidelines for veterinary clinical practice
Use these links to access practice guidelines developed by veterinary organizations.
AAFP-AAHA Feline Life Stage Guidelines
AAFP Feline Vaccines
AAFP 2008 Senior Care Guidelines
AAFP Feline Retrovirus Management Key Points
AAFP Feline Behavior - 2004
AAFP Zoonoses Guidelines - 2003
AAFP and ISFM Feline-Friendly Handling Guidelines
AAFP and ISFM Guidelines for Diagnosing and Solving House-Soiling Behavior in Cats
AAHA Anesthesia Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
AAHA-AVMA Canine and Feline Preventive Healthcare Guidelines
AAHA Canine Life Stage Guidelines
AAHA Canine Vaccine Guidelines Revised
AAHA Dental Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
AAHA Senior Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs & Cats
AHS Current Canine Guidelines
AHS Current Feline Guidelines
ACVIM Consensus Statement: Enteropathogenic Bacteria in Dogs and Cats: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, and Control
ACVIM Consensus Statement: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Canine Chronic Valvular Disease
ACVIM Guidelines for the Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Systemic Hypertension in Dogs and Cats
2010 ACVIM Small Animal Consensus Statement on Leptospirosis
ACVIM Small Animal Consensus Statement on Lyme Disease in Dogs
Antimicrobial Use Guidelines for Treatment of Urinary Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats
Association of Shelter Veterinarians Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals
CAPC Current Advice on Parasite Control
CAPC Recommendations for the Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control of Parasitic Infections in U.S. Dogs and Cats
Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2011
Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Veterinary Infection Control Committee 2010
Guidelines for diagnosis and clinical classification of leishmaniasis in dogs
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Guidelines for prevention of leishmaniasis in dogs
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Guidelines for treatment of leishmaniasis in dogs
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Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER)
Treatment of canine atopic dermatitis: 2010 clinical practice guidelines from the International Task Force on Canine Atopic Dermatitis
Treatment of demodicosis in dogs: 2011 clinical practice guidelines
AAFP: American Association of Feline Practitioners. AAHA: American Animal Hospital Association. ACVIM: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. AHS: American Heartworm Society. CAPC: Companion Animal Parasite Council. ISFM: International Society of Feline Medicine.
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