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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.


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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