Search

Active Filters

Three Things to Consider About Your Shelter’s Soundscape

Three questions from Patricia McConnell help you tune in and dial down your shelter’s soundscape.

Shelter Medicine Services News and Highlights

Find all the latest news from the ASPCA Shelter Medicine Services team.

Fast Track Planning

Use this resource to better understand how to fast track your shelter population.

New Research Shows Ovarian Pedicle Tie Safe in Feline Spay Surgery

Learn more about spaying female cats with the ovarian pedicle tie (OPT) technique, which can be performed 30% faster than traditional sutures with comparable hemorrhaging risks.

Humane Handling of Cats: How To Do 4 Safe & Effective Holds

Copy these cat holds to ensure the safety of felines in your care—and your own safety and comfort as well.

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Strangulating Hair Mats in Dogs

Learn how forensic veterinarians studied the clinical features and radiographic characteristics of chronically matted hair and strangulating hair mats in dogs and what it might mean for practicing veterinarians.

How To Create Easy Vertical Space for Cats

Learn six easy steps that will turn leftover kennel doors into vertical spaces for cats.

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.

AVC Roundtable Overview

Review a high-level summary of a virtual gathering of access-to-veterinary-care stakeholders at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.

Welfare of Cats 5 to 29 Months After Perineal Urethrostomy

Cats undergoing PU do well in the home after surgery, showing long-term outcomes are good and earlier surgical intervention may be the best approach.