2024 ABVP shelter medicine research abstracts are published!
The 2024 ABVP shelter medicine research abstracts have been posted to the current issue of the Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health (JSMCAH)!
- The Effects of Passage Through Vaccine Vial Septa on Needle Sharpness
- Evaluation of Local Anesthetic Blockade in Cats Undergoing Castration in a High-Quality, High-Volume Spay/Neuter Setting: A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Canine Outcomes and Length of Stay in a Midwestern Shelter Affected by Breed Specific Legislation
- The Increasing Adoption Potential of Undersocialized Cats and Kittens: Blessing or Curse?
- 2024 Survey of Shelter Medicine Veterinary Compensation
- Revisiting Pre-Mortem Risk Factors for Mortality in Kittens Less Than 8 Weeks Old After Switching to a Foster Care-Based Kitten Rearing Model
- Spaycations: A Qualitative Study of Veterinarians’ Motivations And Perceived Impacts of Remote Volunteer Spay Neuter
- Evaluation of Autoligation of The Spermatic Cord for Castration of Small Adult Dogs
- Animal Shelter Wastewater Sampling for Pathogens With Epidemic Potential
- Does Perioperative Administration of Rabies Vaccine in Dogs Undergoing Surgical Sterilization Induce an Adequate Antibody Response?
- Tag! You’re Home! Reunification of Pet Cats with their Owners Using a Community Engagement Approach
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