Main description:

Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, Second Edition is the premier reference on shelter medicine. Divided into sections on management, species-specific animal husbandry, infectious disease, animal cruelty, shelter programs, behavior, and spay/neuter, the new edition has been reformatted in a more user-friendly design with briefer chapters and information cross-referenced between chapters. Maintaining a herd health approach, new and expanded chapters address issues of husbandry, infectious disease management, behavior forensics, population management, forensic toxicology, animal cruelty and hoarding, enrichment in shelters, spay/neuter, and shelter design. Now in full color, this fully updated new edition delivers a vast array of knowledge necessary to provide appropriate and humane care for shelter animals. Veterinarians, veterinary technicians and shelter professionals will find this to be the go-to resource on the unique aspects of shelter medicine that help facilitate operating a modern, efficient, and humane shelter.

Contents:

Contributors xi Acknowledgment xv Introduction xvii Section 1: Introduction 1 Introduction to Animal Sheltering 3 Stephen Zawistowski and Julie Morris 2 Population Statistics 13 Janet Scarlett 3 Shelter Design 21 Lucinda Schlaffer and Paul Bonacci 4 Sanitation 37 Kay Steneroden 5 Administrative Issues 49 Bonnie Yoffe-Sharp 6 Legal Issues for Shelters 59 Jane McBride Section 2: Husbandry 7 Quality of Life, Stress, and Emotional Pain in Shelter Animals 83 Franklin D. McMillan 8 Population Management 93 Sandra Newbury and Kate Hurley 9 Canine Care in the Animal Shelter 115 Lila Miller and Stephanie Janeczko 10 Feline Care in the Animal Shelter 145 Brenda Griffin 11 The Care of Small Mammals in the Animal Shelter 185 Christopher S. Hanley 12 Reptile and Amphibian Care in the Animal Shelter 201 Natalie Isaza and Ramiro Isaza 13 Avian Care in the Animal Shelter 225 Debra A. Nicholson 14 Temporary Care of Wildlife in the Animal Shelter 247 Scott Diehl and Cheryl Diehl 15 Equine Care in the Animal Shelter 263 Jeannine Berger, John Madigan and Kathry Holcomb Section 3: Infectious Disease 16 Strategies for Management of Infectious Diseases in a Shelter 281 Miranda Spindel 17 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Shelter Populations 287 Janet Scarlett 18 Practical Overview of Common Infectious Disease Agents 297 Elise Gingrich and Michael Lappin 19 Disease Recognition and Diagnostic Testing 329 Kate Hurley and Patricia Pesavento 20 Treatment Strategies 34 Julie D. Dinnage 21 Outbreak Management 349 Jeanette O Quin Section 4: Animal Cruelty 22 Overview of Animal Cruelty Laws 371 Stacy Wolf 23 Veterinary Forensics: Medical Evaluation of Abused Live Animals 383 Robert W. Reisman 24 Examination of the Deceased Victim 407 Melinda Merck 25 Forensic Toxicology 421 Sharon Gwaltney-Brant 26 Animal Hoarding 431 Gary Patronek 27 Animal Fighting 441 Randall Lockwood 28 Equine Cruelty 453 Pamela Corey Section 5: Shelter Programs 29 Emergency Medicine in the Animal Shelter 463 Cynthia D. Delany 30 Euthanasia 469 Martha Smith-Blackmore 31 Foster Care 495 Martha Smith-Blackmore and Sandra Newbury 32 Disaster and Emergency Planning and Response for Animal Shelters 517 Kevin M. Dennison and Jeanie Lin Section 6: Behavior 33 Behavior Evaluation, Adoption, and Follow-Up 531 Emily Weiss and Heather Mohan-Gibbons 34 Behavioral Enrichment 541 Katherine Miller and Stephen Zawistowski 35 Animal Behavior Forensics: Evaluation of Dangerous Dogs and Cruelty Victims 559 Pamela J. Reid 36 Behavioral Pharmacotherapy in the Animal Shelter 569 Amy Marder Section 7: Spay/Neuter 37 Spay/Neuter Services for Shelter and Community Animals 579 Kathleen V. Makolinski 38 Anesthesia and Pain Management 593 Andrea Looney 39 Surgical Techniques for Spay/Neuter 625 Philip A. Bushby 40 Pediatric Neutering 647 Leslie Appel and Janet Scarlett 41 Management of Stray and Feral Community Cats 669 Julie K. Levy and Christine L. Wilford 42 Nonsurgical Sterilization of Cats and Dogs 689 Brenda Griffin Appendix 1 Resources for Veterinary and Shelter Professionals 697 Appendix 2 Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters 701 Index 703