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Incidence and Predictors of Canine Parvovirus Diagnoses in Puppies Relocated for Adoption

Animals, 2021
Animal relocation programs seek to balance the animal population and resources between source and destination communities to promote positive outcomes, though little objective evidence has been reported on their physical and behavioral implications.
Brian A. DiGangi, Cathlin Craver, Emily D. Dolan   +2 more
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Collaboration between university and kennel as part of a shelter medicine program, a win-win choice. [PDF]

, 2023
reservedLa “Shelter Medicine” è un ramo relativamente nuovo della medicina veterinaria, ad oggi in rapida espansione. Nasce in seguito alla necessità di gestire la pressione sui rifugi per animali e si pone come obiettivo quello di unire la mentalita ...
CIPRIETTI, GIULIA
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Understanding the Motivations of Foster Caregivers at Animal Shelters

Animals, 2023
Foster care programs in animal shelters have been shown to benefit animals and shelters, but little is known about what motivates foster caregivers to volunteer.
Roxy Ackerman, Brittany Watson, James Serpell, Chelsea L. Reinhard, Lauren Powell   +4 more
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Will a hiding box provide stress reduction for shelter cats? [PDF]

, 2014
Domestic cats (Felis sylvestris catus) can experience serious stress in shelters. Stressful experiences can have a major impact on the cats’ welfare and may cause higher incidences of infectious diseases in the shelters due to raised cortisol levels ...
Sub Gedragskliniek, Vinke, C.M., Vinke, Claudia, Advances in Veterinary Medicine, I&I AVM, dCSCA AVR, van der Leij, Ruth, van der Leij, W.J.R., dASS BW-2, Godijn, L.M., Shelter Medicine   +10 more
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The effect of a hiding box on stress levels and body weight in Dutch shelter cats: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2019
While staying in an animal shelter, cats may suffer from chronic stress which impairs their health and welfare. Providing opportunities to hide can significantly reduce behavioural stress in cats, but confirmation with physical parameters is needed ...
W J R van der Leij, Selman, L D A M, dCSCA AVR, Vinke, C M, C. M. Vinke (7495694), J C M Vernooij, LS Theoretische Epidemiologie, dASS BW-2, L. D. A. M. Selman (7495691), Shelter Medicine, J. C. M. Vernooij (4603819), C M Vinke, van der Leij, W J R, Vernooij, J C M, W. J. R. van der Leij (7495688), L D A M Selman, dFAH AVR, Animal Behaviour   +17 more
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Medium Term Follow-Up of 337 Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Fangcang Shelter Hospital in Wuhan, China

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Background: With the adoption of powerful preventive and therapeutic measures, a large number of patients with COVID-19 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals in Wuhan, China.
Nao Yan, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Yongzhe Gao, Yongzhe Gao, Junhui Zhou, Junhui Zhou, Jiuhong Ye, Jiuhong Ye, Zhipeng Xu, Zhipeng Xu, Jing Cao, Jing Cao, Junjian Zhang, Junjian Zhang   +14 more
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The Impact of Pediatric Neutering in Dogs and Cats—A Retrospective Study

Animals, 2023
Surgical sterilization is a common procedure in veterinary practice; yet, the age at which to perform said procedure is still a controversial topic since the common practice of performing this surgery at the “conventional” age of 6 months is not ...
Mariana Oliveira-Martins, Mariana Portugal, Luís Cardoso, Ana Martins-Bessa   +3 more
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Performance of 4 Point‐of‐Care Screening Tests for Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2017
Background More than 3 million cats in the United States are infected with FeLV or FIV. The cornerstone of control is identification and segregation of infected cats.
J.K. Levy, P. Cynda Crawford, S.J. Tucker   +2 more
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The Use of a Shelter Software a to Track Frequency and Selected Risk Factors for Feline Upper Respiratory Infection

Animals, 2015
Objective—Feline upper respiratory infection (URI) is a common, multi-factorial infectious disease syndrome endemic to many animal shelters. Although a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in shelter cats, URI is seldom formally monitored in ...
Ann Therese Kommedal, Denae Wagner, Kate Hurley   +2 more
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Randomized placebo-controlled trial of feline-origin Enterococcus hirae probiotic effects on preventative health and fecal microbiota composition of fostered shelter kittens

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
IntroductionDiarrhea is the second most common cause of mortality in shelter kittens. Studies examining prevention strategies in this population are lacking.
Jody L. Gookin, Sandra J. Strong, Sandra J. Strong, José M. Bruno-Bárcena, Stephen H. Stauffer, Shelby Williams, Shelby Williams, Erica Wassack, Erica Wassack, M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Marko Estrada, Alexis Seguin, Joerg Balzer, Gigi Davidson   +13 more
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