A couple of years ago, Dr. Cristie Kamiya, Chief of Shelter Medicine at Humane Society Silicon Valley and Koret Shelter Medicine Program alumna, had an ambitious idea: meet all 543 “must, should, and ideal” guidelines in the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ 2010 “Guidelines to Standards of Care in Animal Shelters” white paper. In order to … Continue reading “KSMP Verifies Humane Society Silicon Valley as First-Ever Model Shelter”
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KSMP Drs. Hurley and Wagner Co-author 9-Shelter Feline URI Study
Koret Shelter Medicine Program Shelter Veterinarians, Dr. Denae Wagner and Dr. Kate Hurley joined Dr. Philip Kass this month in publishing a study looking at variation in risk of feline Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) in nine North American animal shelters. The study looked at monthly incidence of URI in the shelters during the period of … Continue reading “KSMP Drs. Hurley and Wagner Co-author 9-Shelter Feline URI Study”
Dr. Kate Hurley Receives Maddie’s Hero Award
Koret Shelter Medicine Program Director Dr. Kate Hurley has received a Maddie’s Hero Award in the category of Big Picture Thinking for her pioneering work with the Million Cat Challenge, crystallizing and popularizing data-driven policies and practices that help shelters increase their lifesaving capacity.
KSMP Veterinarians Receive Animal Welfare Innovation and Leadership Award
Doctors Kate Hurley, Cindy Karsten, and Denae Wagner of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program have received the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies’ Animal Welfare Innovation and Leadership Award for their “outstanding leadership in the creation of a program that is revolutionizing the cat overpopulation crisis and saving millions of lives – Capacity For Care … Continue reading “KSMP Veterinarians Receive Animal Welfare Innovation and Leadership Award”
Edmonton Humane Society takes part in challenge to save one million cats
The Million Cat Challenge, a joint project of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program and the University of Florida Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, launched the shelter-based campaign in 2014 to save cats all over North America, with Edmonton being the first shelter in Western Canada to take part. The goal is to reduce euthanasia … Continue reading “Edmonton Humane Society takes part in challenge to save one million cats”
Canine Influenza Virus (H3N2) Outbreak (2015)
A recent outbreak of canine influenza virus (CIV) in the Chicago area has been determined to be due to an H3N2 strain from Asia. This CIV strain had not been previously detected in North America. Below is a list of resources for veterinary clinics and the public, including virus description, diagnostics, management, and recommendations for … Continue reading “Canine Influenza Virus (H3N2) Outbreak (2015)”