Factors Informing the Return of Adopted Dogs and Cats to an Animal Shelter [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Although the adoption rate of dogs and cats from animal shelters has increased, a proportion of animals are returned to the shelter after they are adopted.
Sloane M. Hawes +3 more
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Behaviour Real-Time Spatial Tracking Identification (BeRSTID) used for Cat Behaviour Monitoring in an Animal Shelter [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Efficiently tracking animal behaviour in an animal shelter has direct lifesaving applications. Individualized care and early recognition of distress in cats are often missed.
B. H. Eagan, B. Eagan, A. Protopopova
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Low observed perioperative complication rates associated with surgical sterilization of 1,011 heartworm-infected dogs using standard, unmodified anesthesia and surgical protocols [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Shelters routinely sterilize dogs before adoption using standardized, high-volume protocols. Many also admit heartworm-positive dogs, which often experience reduced adoption appeal, longer shelter stays and higher euthanasia risk.
Jessie L. Dyer +7 more
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Epidemiological investigation of euthanasia in an Ontario animal shelter. [PDF]
J Feline Med Surg, 2018 Objectives The objective was to evaluate factors associated with euthanasia in an animal shelter in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Methods Data from 3737 cats admitted to the shelter between January and December 2011 were ...
Mozes R, Pearl DL, Niel L, Weese JS.
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Behavioral predictors of subsequent respiratory illness signs in dogs admitted to an animal shelter. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Individual variability is evident in behavior and physiology of animals. Determining whether behavior at intake may predict subsequent illness in the animal shelter may influence the management of dogs housed at animal shelters and reduce overall disease.
Alexandra Protopopova +4 more
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Canine distemper outbreak modeled in an animal shelter
Letters in Biomathematics, 2016 Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a highly contagious virus that can cause outbreaks, specifically in crowding situations, such as an animal shelter, in which a large number of susceptible dogs are brought together.
Ashley Dantzler +6 more
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Optimizing heartworm diagnosis in dogs using multiple test combinations
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Various heartworm (HW) diagnostic testing modalities detect products of, or reactions to, different life cycle stages of Dirofilaria immitis.
Jennifer N. Lane +10 more
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Legal issues of veterinary services for shelters for stray animals in the Russian Federation [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2021 The important problem of urban and large rural settlements of the Russian Federation is the increase in the number of stray animals. The activities of shelters for stray animals are associated with a number of obligatory veterinary preventive measures ...
Vasiliev Mihail N. +3 more
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Welfare assessment of a dog shelter using the Shelter Quality Protocol
Cluj Veterinary Journal, 2023 The purpose of this study was to practically apply this protocol in a private shelter in Cluj county, Romania. The welfare of the sheltered dogs was carried out on three levels: the management of the shelter, measures at pen level and the individual ...
Anamaria Luciana Blaga Petrean +2 more
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Biology, 2021 Human-to-animal and animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented; however, investigations into SARS-CoV-2 transmission in congregate animal settings are lacking.
Caitlin M. Cossaboom +31 more
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