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Sterile Surgical Techniques

Asepsis in spay/neuter clinic procedures is vital, and there are many ways to maintain a sterile surgery environment. Learn techniques for maintaining sterility during gloving, pulling suture, and draping.

They Did It: Decreased Length of Stay with Post-Adoption Spay/Neuter Contracts

Learn how 1 shelter used post-adoption spay/neuter contracts to get pets into homes faster and open space for more animals in need.

How to Determine a Kitten’s Age

This four-step process will help you find a kitten's age. (Plus, print out our poster and keep it handy for accurate aging!)

DIY Disposable Litter Boxes

Learn how one shelter makes kennel cleaning easier (and saves money!) using recycled cardboard boxes.

Sanitary Solution to Waste Removal

What’s a shelter to do with all that animal waste? Try this efficient method of disposal.

Feline URI Handouts for Fosters & Adopters

Feline URI is similar to the common cold in humans—and, like the common cold, can usually be resolved with supportive care and rest.

Shelter Medicine Practitioner Pathway Community for ABVP Board Certification

Learn how the Practitioner Pathway Community can help support your goal of board certification in Shelter Medicine Practice.

ASV Guidelines & Shelter Checklists

These easy-to-use checklists, based on the comprehensive Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, can help you provide optimum care in the shelter.

Improving Access to Heartworm Treatment

ASPCA collaborated with Emancipet on research showing that effective and safe heartworm disease treatment can be provided at lower cost using a technician-leveraged, high-volume outpatient model.

ASPCA Launches Julie Morris Shelter Medicine Residency Program

Learn about the three-year training program, approved by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP), for licensed veterinarians interested in developing deep expertise in the practice of shelter medicine.

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