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.
Table of contents
Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
1 Introduction to Infectious Disease Management in
Animal Shelters 1
Kate F. Hurley and Lila Miller
2 Wellness 13
Brenda Griffin
3 Data Surveillance 46
Janet Scarlett
4 Diagnostic Testing 60
Brian A. DiGangi
5 Necropsy Techniques 94
Patricia A. Pesavento
6 Outbreak Management 113
Jeanette O’Quin
7 Pharmacology 143
Virginia R. Fajt
8 Sanitation 166
Cynthia Karsten
9 Canine and Feline Vaccinations and Immunology 191
Laurie J. Larson and Ronald D. Schultz
10 Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) 221
Elizabeth A. Berliner
11 Canine Distemper Virus 256
Sandra Newbury
12 Canine Influenza 274
Stephanie Janeczko
13 Feline Infectious Respiratory Disease 289
Annette Litster
14 Canine Parvovirus and Other Canine Enteropathogens 321
Erin Doyle
15 Feline Panleukopenia 337
Helen Tuzio
16 Feline Coronavirus and Feline Infectious Peritonitis 367
Elizabeth A. Berliner
17 Internal Parasites 393
Dwight D. Bowman, Araceli Lucio-Forster, and Stephanie Janeczko
18 Heartworm Disease 419
Martha Smith-Blackmore
19 External Parasites 443
Dwight D. Bowman, Araceli Lucio-Forster, and Stephanie Janeczko
20 Dermatophytosis 462
Sandra Newbury
21 Zoonosis 500
Brian A. DiGangi and Lila Miller 500
22 Rabies 521
G. Robert Weedon and Catherine M. Brown
23 Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Viruses 546
Julie K. Levy
24 Exotic Companion Mammals (Ferrets, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs and Rodents) 562
Jennifer Graham and S. Emmanuelle Knafo
Index 609
