Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters

Since the publication of the first edition of Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters in 2009, research and practice in the field of shelter medicine have advanced significantly. This updated second edition of that seminal work provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to preventing, managing, and treating infectious diseases affecting cats, dogs and exotic small companion mammals in animal shelters. Throughout the book, the authors noted experts on the topic bridge the gap between medicine (both individual and group) and management. The book is filled with practical strategies that draw on the latest research and evidence-based medicine as well as the authors personal experience in the field. While the text highlights strategies for the prevention of illness and mitigation of disease spread, the book also contains practical information on treatment and considerations for adoption. This important text: Offers the only book dedicated to the topic of infectious disease management in shelters Presents guidelines for general management and disease prevention and control in cats and dogs Includes shelter medicine s core principles of humane population management in the context of supporting shelters goals for preserving welfare, saving lives and protecting human health Contains a new chapter on exotic companion mammals Written for shelter veterinarians, managers, and workers, the revised second edition of Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters is the only book to focus exclusively on infectious diseases in the shelter setting, blending individual animal care with a unique herd health perspective.

Since the publication of the first edition of Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters in 2009, research and practice in the field of shelter medicine have advanced significantly. This updated second edition of that seminal work provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to preventing, managing, and treating infectious diseases affecting cats, dogs and exotic small companion mammals in animal shelters.Throughout the book, the authors--noted experts on the topic--bridge the gap between medicine (both individual and group) and management. The book is filled with practical strategies that draw on the latest research and evidence-based medicine as well as the authors' personal experience in the field. While the text highlights strategies for the prevention of illness and mitigation of disease spread, the book also contains practical information on treatment and considerations for adoption. This important text:* Offers the only book dedicated to the topic of infectious disease management in shelters* Presents guidelines for general management and disease prevention and control in cats and dogs* Includes shelter medicine's core principles of humane population management in the context of supporting shelters' goals for preserving welfare, saving lives and protecting human health* Contains a new chapter on exotic companion mammalsWritten for shelter veterinarians, managers, and workers, the revised second edition of Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters is the only book to focus exclusively on infectious diseases in the shelter setting, blending individual animal care with a unique herd health perspective.

Contributors ixPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xv1 Introduction to Infectious Disease Management inAnimal Shelters 1Kate F. Hurley and Lila Miller2 Wellness 13Brenda Griffin3 Data Surveillance 46Janet Scarlett4 Diagnostic Testing 60Brian A. DiGangi5 Necropsy Techniques 94Patricia A. Pesavento6 Outbreak Management 113Jeanette O'Quin7 Pharmacology 143Virginia R. Fajt8 Sanitation 166Cynthia Karsten9 Canine and Feline Vaccinations and Immunology 191Laurie J. Larson and Ronald D. Schultz10 Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) 221Elizabeth A. Berliner11 Canine Distemper Virus 256Sandra Newbury12 Canine Influenza 274Stephanie Janeczko13 Feline Infectious Respiratory Disease 289Annette Litster14 Canine Parvovirus and Other Canine Enteropathogens 321Erin Doyle15 Feline Panleukopenia 337Helen Tuzio16 Feline Coronavirus and Feline Infectious Peritonitis 367Elizabeth A. Berliner17 Internal Parasites 393Dwight D. Bowman, Araceli Lucio-Forster, and Stephanie Janeczko18 Heartworm Disease 419Martha Smith-Blackmore19 External Parasites 443Dwight D. Bowman, Araceli Lucio-Forster, and Stephanie Janeczko20 Dermatophytosis 462Sandra Newbury21 Zoonosis 500Brian A. DiGangi and Lila Miller 50022 Rabies 521G. Robert Weedon and Catherine M. Brown23 Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Viruses 546Julie K. Levy24 Exotic Companion Mammals (Ferrets, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs and Rodents) 562Jennifer Graham and S. Emmanuelle KnafoIndex 609