Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters (E-Book) von Lila Miller

Contributorsix

Prefacexiii

Acknowledgmentsxv

1 Introduction to Infectious Disease Management in

Animal Shelters1

Kate F. Hurley and Lila Miller

2 Wellness13

Brenda Griffin

3 Data Surveillance46

Janet Scarlett

4 Diagnostic Testing60

Brian A. DiGangi

5 Necropsy Techniques94

Patricia A. Pesavento

6 Outbreak Management113

Jeanette OQuin

7 Pharmacology143

Virginia R. Fajt

8 Sanitation166

Cynthia Karsten

9 Canine and Feline Vaccinations and Immunology191

Laurie J. Larson and Ronald D. Schultz

10 Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD)221

Elizabeth A. Berliner

11 Canine Distemper Virus256

Sandra Newbury

12 Canine Influenza274

Stephanie Janeczko

13 Feline Infectious Respiratory Disease289

Annette Litster

14 Canine Parvovirus and Other Canine Enteropathogens321

Erin Doyle

15 Feline Panleukopenia337

Helen Tuzio

16 Feline Coronavirus and Feline Infectious Peritonitis367

Elizabeth A. Berliner

17 Internal Parasites393

Dwight D. Bowman, Araceli Lucio-Forster, and Stephanie Janeczko

18 Heartworm Disease419

Martha Smith-Blackmore

19 External Parasites443

Dwight D. Bowman, Araceli Lucio-Forster, and Stephanie Janeczko

20 Dermatophytosis462

Sandra Newbury

21 Zoonosis500

Brian A. DiGangi and Lila Miller 500

22 Rabies521

G. Robert Weedon and Catherine M. Brown

23 Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Viruses546

Julie K. Levy

24 Exotic Companion Mammals (Ferrets, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs and Rodents)562

Jennifer Graham and S. Emmanuelle Knafo

Index609

Since the publication of the first edition ofInfectious 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 authorsnoted experts on the topicbridge the gap between medicine (both individual and group) and management. The book is filled with practical strategies that draw onthe 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 medicines 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 ofInfectious Disease Management in Animal Sheltersisthe only book to focus exclusively on infectious diseases in the shelter setting, blending individual animal care with a unique herd health perspective.

The editors

Lila Miller, BS, DVM, currently retired, is the former Vice President of Shelter Medicine at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in New York, New York, USA. She was also an adjunct assistant faculty member at the veterinary colleges at Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, and co-editor of the first and second editions of the textbook Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff.

Stephanie Janeczko,DVM, MS, DABVP (Canine/Feline Practice, Shelter Medicine Practice), CAWA is the Vice President of Shelter Medicine Services and the Director of the Julie Morris Shelter Medicine Residency Program at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in New York, New York, USA. She also serves as the regent for the Shelter Medicine specialty under the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.

Kate F. Hurley, DVM, MPVM, is Director of the Koret Shelter Medicine Program and Assistant Clinical Professor of Shelter Medicine and Small Animal Population Health for the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California in Davis, California, USA.