Tag: animal shelter
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A Why and How For Famciclovir In Kittens
Written by Dr. Michelle Meckelborg Feline Upper Respiratory infection (URI) has long been an important disease complex in shelter medicine. Historically, efforts were focused on identifying pathogens and crafting effective treatment protocols with many shelters defaulting to euthanasia to prevent spread of disease. With greater understanding of the negative effects of sheltering animals came the…
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When A Beloved Pet Dies: The Best and Worst Things to Say to People in Grief
Dr. Lianna Titcombe, BScH, DVM, CHPV As more and more animal shelters across Ontario are offering client-present euthanasia, you may find yourself having more interactions with the owners of the pets in your care. This may come with some initial worry and stress for you, but more than likely you’ll experience relief and satisfaction instead.…
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Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) and You – How Shelters Should Manage Birds During HPAI Outbreaks
Bird Flu and You – How Shelters Should Manage Birds During HPAI Outbreaks
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Welcome To Being A Mini-Public Health Agency
By Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM I recently learned a new term: epistemic trespassing. “Epistemic trespassers are experts who pass judgment on questions in fields where they lack expertise.” (I don’t know the term for non-experts who pass judgment on questions in fields where they lack expertise!) We are all super-familiar with this behaviour during COVID-19.…