Search Search Search You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Topic Programs & Operations Managed Admission Keeping Pets in Homes Return to Owner Safety Net Spay/Neuter Surgery Shelter Medicine (-) Programs & Services Shelter Medicine at the ASPCA Shelter Medicine Support Intake & Preventive Care Population Management Foster Animal Health Care Overall Guidelines Cruelty & Disasters Animal Cruelty Investigations Enrichment & Behavior Behavior Adoption & Placement Reaching & Supporting Adopters Community Cats Foster Care Active FiltersPrograms & Services Group 9 Clear All 3 Reasons to Support Veterinary Telemedicine Learn what veterinary telehealth is and how it can increase access to veterinary care, reduce fear in canine and feline patients, and support animal shelters How to Take a Daily Animal Inventory Taking a daily count and making sure your software systems are up to date allow you keep track of the animals in your care and prevent errors in your data. Animal Appetite Monitoring Form This form can help shelter staff monitor the appetites of individual animals. 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. Animal Weight Monitoring Form This form can help shelter staff monitor the weight fluctuations of individual animals. 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!) How to Find or Implant a Microchip Microchips are amazing, lifesaving devices, but they can also be frustrating. Here we explain how to scan for and implant a microchip with ease. 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. 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. 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. Pagination Previous page ‹ previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3