Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff

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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. * Features expanded husbandry coverage to include cats in depth and small mammals * Presents new treatment and control guidelines for infectious diseases * Offers a full color, user-friendly design with information cross-referenced between chapters * Maintains a herd health approach * Provides updated and expanded coverage of animal cruelty, including new laws, animal hoarding, forensics, and toxicology * Includes new information on shelter design, sanitation, and spay/neuter techniques and programs