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- Distemper Treatment Protocol
April 23, 2012Format: Document, Webinar
Methods used to treat distemper, the illness manifestations and treatment course, and nurturing the people caring for these pets in foster and adoptive homes.
- Treating Parvo
April 16, 2012Format: Document, Webinar
In an effort to save all of the injured and ill animals at the city shelter, Austin Pets Alive! developed a program for parvo treatment in the shelter that prevents contaminating the entire shelter.
- Foster for Success
October 26, 2011Format: Webinar
Is your foster program functioning as efficiently as possible? This webinar will help you improve your foster program or get started on the right paw with a new one. Learn about setting goals and measuring efficacy; choosing which animals to send into foster care; the costs of foster programs; the supplies needed; the foster database and necessary forms; foster caregiver recruitment, training, and management; and finding fostered animals homes.
This webinar will help you run the best foster program possible, to save more animals’ lives and help achieve your mission. - Group Housing for Cats
October 12, 2010Format: Webinar
Protocols for healthy group housing for shelter cats, including considerations for facilities, procedures, selection, management and monitoring.
- Spaying and Neutering Young Puppies and Kittens
August 18, 2010Format: Webinar
Eliminate post-adoption sterilization contracts by spaying and neutering prior to adopition. Session address common concerns, including working with your local veterinarians.
- Practical Guidelines for Handling Hoarding Situations in Your Shelter
August 10, 2010Format: Document, Webinar
Practical guidelines for handling each step of a cat hoarding case, including documentation, evaluation, care, and communications.
- Stress and Enrichment
April 1, 2010Format: Webinar
Evaluating and reducing stress in shelter animals, focusing on research results. Includes elements of shelter and kennel design for physical and mental health.
- Feline Forum 2009
September 27, 2009Format: Conference Materials, Document, Form/Worksheet, Template
Presentations from "Feline Forum: Practices and New Perspectives" presented by PetSmart Charities® in Chicago, Ill. Sept. 24 - 26, 2009. Presentations are categorized by workshop track.
- How Old Are You Now? Estimating Age in Shelter Animals
May 1, 2009Format: Document, Webinar
How to accurately age dogs and cats.
- Where to Hire Veterinarians
Format: Website











