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CCAH - Center for Companion Animal Health
The Koret Shelter Medicine Program is a part of the University of California at Davis Center for Companion Animal Health (CCAH). CCAH encourages, fosters and facilitates programs in all aspects of health, well-being and disease of companion animals. CCAH's focus is the study of animals with naturally occurring disease seen in the School's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital or at private/public shelters, kennels or catteries. CCAH focuses on five areas:
- Nutrition
- Cancer
- Infectious Disease
- Genetics
- Shelter Medicine
This five fold-mission is met through soliciting, evaluating, prioritizing and funding study proposals concerned with developing better approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, management, prevention and control of diseases. CCAH also provides a physical facility and equipment for long term studies and clinically oriented activities. Programs have been developed to enhance the knowledge and skills of the School of Veterinary Medicine's faculty, residents, graduate students, veterinary students and staff who are concerned with improving the care and treatment of companion animals.