Information Sheets Information Sheets present various approaches to shelter problems. Shelters may adapt, for their own use, strategies that best fit their needs. We appreciate your comments on the Information Sheets, ideas for future postings, and correction of errors. Of particular interest to the program are medical treatment plans and adoption forms that may be of help to other shelters.

Title	Last Update
Adoption Release Forms
Antibiotics Commonly Used in Animal Shelters
Avian Flu, Can It Infect Our Pets?	2006-03-29
Canine: Distemper ( see  notes on panleukopenia for feline distemper)
Canine: Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (a.k.a. "Kennel Cough")	2007-05-24
Canine flu a brief mini-overview for shelters and rescue groups	2007-08-23
Canine: Guide to Raising Orphan Puppies	2008-03-06
Canine: Parvovirus	2007-11-05
Care of Reptiles and Amphibians
Cleaning and disinfecting in shelters
Emergency Perparedness: caring for displaced animals
Feline: calicivirus/virulent systemic calicivirus	2007-07-30
Feline: Guide to Raising Orphan Kittens
Feline Infection Peritonitis, Feline Enteric Coronavirus (FIP/FECV)	2007-07-29
Feline Heartworm FAQ
Feline Immunodeficiency (FIV)
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
Feline: Panleukopenia
Feline Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
Hiring a Shelter Veterinarian	2007-03-02
Infectious Disease Diagnosis - Collection Methods
Infectious Disease: Profiles of Common Shelter Diseases Campylobacter spp. Canine distemper (CDV) Canine influenza Canine Kennel Cough (Canine ITB) Canine Parvovirus (CPV/parvo) Coccidia (Isospora spp.). Feline calicivirus (FCV) Feline herpesvirus (FHV) Feline Immunodeficiency virus (FIV) Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Feline Leukemia (FeLV) Giardiasis Hookworms Panleukopenia (feline distemper) Ringworm (dermatophytosis) Roundworms Sarcoptic mange (Scabies) Tritrichomoniasis Whipworms (Trichuis vulpis)
Improving shelters on a budget: An article by shelter architect George Miers	2007-02-28
Laundry in shelters	2007-01-25
Nutritional recommendations for shelter animals	2007-02-26
Panleukopenia, Feline (feline distemper)
Parvovirus, Canine	2007-01-10
Parasite Control Guidelines for Animal Shelters	2007-05-25
Private practitioners role in helping homeless pets	2007-01-09
Shelter Design: Impact on Animal Health	2007-10-04
Shelter medicine: what is it, anyway?
Ringworm (Dermatophytosis)	2005-05-28
Starvation & Re-Feeding Animals
Vaccination
Virulent Systemic Feline Calicivirus (VS-FCV)
Zoonotic Diseases in Shelters