Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters

399 Pages·2009·5.117 MB·English

by  Lila Miller, Kate Hurley

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Lila Miller, DVM, is Vice President of Veterinary Outreach, and Veterinary Advisor of
the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in New York, NY. She A
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co-editor of the textbook Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff and has more H
than 30 years experience working in the field of animal sheltering.
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Kate F. Hurley, DVM, MPVM, is Director of the Koret Shelter Medicine Program and T
Assistant Clinical Professor of Shelter Medicine and Small Animal Population Health
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for the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California in Davis, CA. In
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addition to over 20 years experience working in shelters, she is also a recognized
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leader in the field of infectious disease epidemiology.
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Infectious Disease
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Infectious Disease
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Animal Shelters
Edited byLila Miller, DVM, and

Kate Hurley, DVM, MPVM
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Contents
Contributors ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Section 1: Principles of Disease Management 3
1 Introduction to Disease Management in Animal Shelters 5
Kate F. Hurley and Lila Miller
2 Wellness 17
Brenda Griffi n
3 Outbreak Management 39
Kate F. Hurley
4 Sanitation and Disinfection 49
Glenda Dvorak and Christine A. Petersen
5 Canine and Feline Vaccinations and Immunology 61
Laurie J. Larson, Sandra Newbury, and Ronald D. Schultz
6 Pharmacology 83
Virginia R. Fajt
7 Necropsy Techniques 107
Patricia A. Pesavento
Section 2: Respiratory Diseases 123
8 Feline Upper Respiratory Disease 125
Janet M. Scarlett
9 Canine Kennel Cough Complex 147
Claudia J. Baldwin
10 Canine Distemper Virus 161
Sandra Newbury, Laurie J. Larson, and Ronald D. Schultz
11 Canine Infl uenza 173
Cynda Crawford and Miranda Spindel
Section 3: Gastrointestinal Diseases 181
12 Feline Panleukopenia 183
Helen Tuzio
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13 Canine Parvovirus and Coronavirus 197
Leslie D. Appel and Stephen C. Barr
14 Internal Parasites 209
Dwight D. Bowman
15 Bacterial and Protozoal Gastrointestinal Disease 223
Michael R. Lappin and Miranda Spindel
Section 4: Dermatological Disease 241
16 Dermatophytosis 243
Karen A. Moriello and Sandra Newbury
17 Ectoparasites 275
Karen A. Moriello, Sandra Newbury, and Alison Diesel
Section 5: Other Diseases 299
18 Rabies 301
James C. Wright
19 Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodefi ciency Virus 307
Julie K. Levy
20 Feline Infectious Peritonitis 319
Catherine H. Mullin
21 Vector-Borne Diseases 331
Janet Foley
22 Heartworm Disease 341
C. Thomas Nelson
23 Zoonosis 349
Jennifer Calder and Lila Miller
Index 375
Contributors
Leslie D. Appel, BS, DVM Cynda Crawford, DVM, PhD
ASPCA Maddie ’ s Shelter Medicine Program
New York, New York College of Veterinary Medicine
Shelter Outreach Services University of Florida
Ithaca, New York Gainesville, Florida
Claudia J. Baldwin, DVM, MS, Diplomate Alison Diesel, DVM, Resident ACVD
ACVIM (SAIM) University of Wisconsin
Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences Madison, Wisconsin
Director, Maddie ’ s Shelter Medicine Program
Faculty, Center for Food Security and Public Health Glenda Dvorak, MS, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
College of Veterinary Medicine Center for Food Security and Public Health
Iowa State University Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa Ames, Iowa
Stephen C. Barr, BVSc, MVS, PhD, DACVIM (SA) Virginia R. Fajt, DVM, PhD, DACVCP
Professor of Veterinary Medicine Texas A & M University
Cornell University College Station, Texas
Ithaca, New York
Janet Foley, DVM, PhD
Dwight D. Bowman, MS, PhD Department of Medicine and Epidemiology
Professor of Parasitology University of California
Department of Microbiology & Immunology Davis, California
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University Brenda Griffi n, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM
Ithaca, New York College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Jennifer A.M. Calder, DVM, MPH, PhD, CHSV Ithaca, New York
Professor of Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Kate F. Hurley, DVM, MPVM
Health Koret Shelter Medicine Program
Tuskegee University Center for Companion Animal Health
Department of Pathobiology School of Veterinary Medicine
Tuskegee, Alabama University of California
Davis, California
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