Shelter Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
What animals might you encounter in shelter medicine?
A
- Multi animal owners
- Animal shows
- Foster care givers of unowned animals
- Independent ‘rescue’
- Cattery/ kennels
- Hoarders
- Adopted animals
2
Q
What types of charities are there?
A
- Rescue & re-homing organisations (Cats protection, Blue Cross,)
- Providing vet tx for those on low incomes (PDSA, bleu cross, RSPCA)
- Human charities helping disabled (Hearing dogs for deaf people)
- Research/ referrals
- Campaigning (RSPCA, Human Slaughter Association)
- International (WSPA, Vet aid)
3
Q
How do we have a pragmatic approach about shelter medicine?
A
- Consider poss outcomes first - find a home?
- Make decisions early - decision maybe more cotyl in he short term but cheaper in the long term
- Diagnose only what you will or can act on
- sPend resources on tx or leading to improvement of current situation
4
Q
What three questions to ask yourself?
A
- What are the prognoses (health welfare, home ability)
- What are ALL the options?
- What do all the options COST? (money and welfare)
5
Q
What legal rq with stray animal - how many days before you can at ?
A
7 days in dog ; none in cats
6
Q
What gets done at intake of shelter?
A
- General info
- Health check by vet
- Preventative care (vacc/ parasites, microchip)
- Bhvr assessment
7
Q
In terms of preventative health what else may we consider doing?
A
- ‘routine’ blood work ?
- Screening?
- Neutering?
- Bhvr therapy?
8
Q
What considerations of external isolation units?
A
- Local dx conditions - owned animals
- Intake policy/ biosecurity
9
Q
What considerations of internal isolation units?
A
- New arrivals – carriers of
disease - Shelter design
- Population density
- Physical structure
- Ventilation
- Drainage
- Sanitation
- Training of staff and actual staff
protocols
10
Q
What isolation unit considerations?
A
- Can you physically and functionally isolate and area?
- cost: benefit of disinfection regime based on risk assess
- Specify area of disease risk (homing, neonates, isolation)
11
Q
What infectious concerns ?
A
- RESP - viruses and bact
- (Parvo)
- Fungal - ringworm
- Parasites
- Other viruses (FIP/FeLV)
12
Q
What other conditions to take into account (esp when rehoming)?
A
- Dental status
- Arthritis
Chronic conditions worsening -> renal dx, hyperthyroid, diabetes
13
Q
How do we manage disease outbreaks in shelters?
A
- Increase bioS protocols
- Control animal movement
14
Q
How do we increase bioS protocols?
A
- Order of dx affected animals to be cared for -> diseased to non diseased
- Proper PPE
- Review sanitation disinfectant protocoles
- Keep most suceptible animals (puppies, pregnant..)
- Proper signage protocols all staff trained
- Visitor stopped completely or restricted
15
Q
How do we control animal movement?
A
- In coming animals - stop or be selective depending on the disease
- Outgoing animals - send healthy animals ‘clean’ out or let adopting parties know
- Animal mov within facility restricted
