Descriptive epidemiology of companion animal dermatophytosis in a Canadian Pacific Northwest animal shelter system.

This study investigated the frequency of false positive dermatophyte cultures, dermatophyte prevalence, and dermatophytosis risk factors in an animal sheltering system in British Columbia. Records for 80 471 incoming shelter animals over 3.5 years were accessed retrospectively.

Descriptive epidemiology and test characteristics of cats diagnosed with dermatophytosis in a Northwestern US animal shelter.

Objectives: The aims of this descriptive study were to identify risk factors for feline infection at shelter intake, to describe screening test accuracy, and to refine confirmatory testing time frames.

Methods: Database records for the general feline population and intake data, medical records and fungal culture logs for cats diagnosed with at a limited admissions shelter were accessed retrospectively for a period of 2 years.

Results: The feline population at the study shelter had a prevalence of of 1.

Evaluation of sutureless scrotal castration for pediatric and juvenile dogs.

OBJECTIVE To determine complication rates associated with sutureless scrotal castration (SLSC) performed in a large number of pediatric and juvenile dogs and investigate whether procedure duration differed from that of traditional prescrotal castration (TPSC). DESIGN Prospective case series and clinical trial. ANIMALS 400 shelter-owned dogs that underwent SLSC and 18 shelter-owned dogs that underwent TPSC between 2 and 5 months of age.

A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Changing Student Confidence in an Online Shelter Medicine Course.

Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine offers comprehensive training in shelter medicine to veterinary students based on a set of core job skills identified by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. In 2012, this program began teaching online distance education courses to students and practicing veterinarians worldwide who sought additional training in this newly recognized specialty area. Distance learning is a novel educational strategy in veterinary medicine; most instruction at veterinary medical schools is classroom based.