{"product_id":"bsava-manual-of-canine-and-feline-shelter-medicine-isbn-9781905319848","title":"BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Shelter Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis brand new manual provides a practical guide on how to deal with various clinical situations that arise when working with cats and dogs in a shelter environment. The first part of the manual describes the principles of shelter medicine and population health. The second part covers the prevention, management and control of disease in a shelter environment. The final part provides information on working with people in the shelter environment.\u003c\/p\u003eDieses brandneue Handbuch ist eine praktische Handreichung zum Umgang mit den unterschiedlichen klinischen Szenarien bei der Behandlung von Hunden und Katzen in Tierheimen.\u003cbr\u003e - Geschrieben aus der klinischen Perspektive.\u003cbr\u003e - Erläutert die Prinzipien evidenzbasierter Veterinärmedizin, wenn im Kontext erforderlich.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is shelter medicine?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Top tips for a shelter medicine vet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics and animal welfare\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Using the ethical framework to make decisions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePragmatic decision-making in the charity situation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Dealing with the elderly thin cat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Dealing with the elderly dog\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Dealing with heart murmurs in dogs and cats\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Dealing with the itchy dog: is it atopic dermatitis?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation control and management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Setting up a population control program\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• TNR\/CNR checklist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Euthanasia and shelters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimizing neutering programmes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• General anaesthesia protocols for early neutering\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShelter metrics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of infectious disease and transmission\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiosecurity in shelters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• A brief overview of disinfectants\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShelter design and the flow of animals through a shelter\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreventive medicine in the shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Intake assessment for animals entering shelters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiarrhoea in the dog in the shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiarrhoea in the cat in the shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespiratory disease in the dog in the shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Rehoming a coughing dog\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespiratory disease in the cat in the shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Rehoming a snotty cat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkins diseases in shelter animals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging FeLV\/FIV in the multi-cat\/shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging feline coronavirus and feline infectious peritonitis in the multi-cat\/shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Toxoplasmosis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Exotic diseases in shelters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Zoonotic diseases in shelters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaviour and stress management in the shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Current thinking on dog behaviour\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Current thinking on cat behaviour\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Socialization of puppies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Socialization of kittens\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Dealing with the aggressive dog\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Dealing with the hard-to-handle cat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Environmental enrichment for dogs in shelters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Environmental enrichment for cats in shelters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharities, their policies and their staff\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw and shelter medicine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Dealing with a stray dog\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Dealing with a stray cat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe shelter veterinary team\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with the non-vet shelter team\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Hoarding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Non-accidental injury\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining and education in the shelter environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Dean,\u003c\/b\u003e BVMS, CertSAM DSAM(Feline), PhD, MSc, MRCVS, RCVS, graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1996 and worked in mixed, dairy and small animal general practice before becoming the Fort Dodge Feline Fellow at the Feline Centre at the University of Bristol (2002-2005). She undertook a PhD (Epidemiology of feline injection site sarcomas) at the Royal Veterinary College\/Animal Health Trust before becoming the Founding Director of the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine\/Clinical Associate Professor in Feline Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Nottingham (2009-2018).  Rachel is currently the Director of Clinical Research and Excellence in Practice and co-chairs the Clinical Board for Vet Partners. Rachel is the inaugural chair of the ACV and co-founder of the Vets in the Community clinic in Nottingham. Rachel holds the RCVS diploma in feline medicine, an MSc in Evidence-based Healthcare from the University of Oxford and is recognised RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Roberts, \u003c\/b\u003eBVM\u0026amp;S, MRCVS, graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1986 and spent most of her career in private small animal practice, where she developed an interest in feline medicine. She has also worked in Malawi and Australia and was appointed the first Cats Protection Veterinary Officer in 1997. She became a partner in private practice but returned to Cats Protection as Head of Veterinary Services in 2006. Maggie is now Director of Veterinary Services and has responsibility for the charity’s work on cat welfare and neutering. Her professional interests are shelter medicine and feline population control and she is a founder member of the Association of Charity Vets. She was the recipient of the J A Wight (aka James Herriot) Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to the welfare of companion animals in 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Stavisky, \u003c\/b\u003eBVM\u0026amp;S, MRCVS, PhD, FHEA, qualified from the University of Edinburgh in 2002. After starting out in mixed practice in the Peak District, she moved to the University of Liverpool to take a PhD in epidemiology and virology. This was followed by a move to the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science in 2010 to work in shelter medicine research. She is now a Clinical Lecturer in Shelter Medicine at Nottingham, which involves teaching practical skills to final year students within shelters, charity and primary care practice, as well as applied clinical research. She is a founder member of the ACV and co-founder of the Vets in the Community Clinic. She was named Chris Laurence Vet of the Year at the 2017 CEVA Animal Welfare Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShelter medicine encompasses vital aspects of physical and psychological health and welfare, infectious disease management, epidemiology, diagnostic testing and population control. 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