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Health Components

Environmental Health

Behavioral Health

Physical Health

MAXIMIZING SHELTER HEALTH

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

•Animal

Separation

•Enclosures

•Sanitation

Animal Environment

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: ANIMAL SEPARATION

Incoming Adoption

Quarantine Isolation

Puppies &

Kittens

STRESS & DISEASE

REDUCTION

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: ENCLOSURES

*Safe, Secure,

Comfortable, Maintained

*Freedom to express

natural behaviors

*Double-sided housing

*Dog crates

*Wire/Slat flooring

*Stacked cages

*Tethering


ACCEPTABLE


NOT ACCEPTABLE

DOG*

• < 35 lbs, 12 s.f.

• < 50 lbs, 20 s.f.

• > 50 lbs, 24 s.f.

CAT

• 11 s.f. floor space

• 2’ triangulated space

• Vertical space

• Hiding space

• Elevated from floor



ACCEPTABLE


•MINIMAL

•<50 db•NATURAL

•DAY/NIGHT

• INDIRECT

•FRESH

•12 CYC/HR

•60-80 F

•RH 30-60%

TEMP AIR

SOUNDLIGHT


ACCEPTABLE

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: SANITATION

BASICS

*Equipment

-Area specific

-PPE

*All items

*Spot Cleaning

*Products

ORDER

*Young

*Healthy

-Adoptable

-Stray

*Ill

-Quarantine

-Isolation

PROCESS

*Remove debris

*Soap scrub

*Sanitize

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

•Animal

Separation

•Enclosures

•Sanitation

Animal Environment

Health Components


Behavioral Health

Physical Health

MAXIMIZING ANIMAL HEALTH

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMPONENTS

HISTORY EVALUATION

ENRICHMENT B-MOD

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: HISTORY

COLLECT DOCUMENT RESPOND


WHAT QUESTIONS ABOUT

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

MIGHT WE WANT TO KNOW?


REASON FOR GIVE UP

OBEDIENCE/HOUSE TRAINING

PET/PEOPLE

SOCIALIZEDS/N STATUS

AGGRESSIVE/PROTECTIVE/ASSERTIVE

PERSONALITYBEHAVIORAL/MEDICAL DX

PAST/PRESENT

STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIORS

ACTIVITY LEVEL

OTHER ??

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: EVALUATION

• Perform on all animals

• Begin at intake

• Systematic evaluation on day three

• Evaluation options*

None predict future behavior

Useful information still gleaned

• Springboard for action

*SAFER,

ASSESS-A-PET,

MATCH-UP

LIMITED BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES?

OBSERVE

ANIMAL

DESCRIBE

OBJECTIVELY

DOCUMENT

FINDINGS

INTERPRETATION: PROFESSIONAL CALL

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: ENRICHMENT

WHAT? WHY? HOW?


Improving the environmental & behavioral care of animals relative to their

behavioral needs on a daily basis

• REDUCES STRESS

• IMPROVES WELFARE

• ENCOURAGES SPECIES SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS


REDUCE STRESS

HOUSING

ROUTINE3Cs• CHOICE

• CONTROL

• COMPLEXITY

• CLEANING

• FEEDING

• RECREATIO

N

• GENTLE

HANDLING

• SOFT BEDDING

• PERCHES

• HIDING SPACES

• SCRATCHING POSTS

• SPECIES SEPARATION

• ENCOURAGE NATURAL

BEHAVIORS

• AUGMENT ENVIRONMENT


SO

CIA

LIZ

ATIO

NPEOPLE

FOSTER, READING,

GROOMING

ANIMALS

PLAY GROUPS, SHELTER BUDDY,

TRAINING


ACTIVITIES

Sight

Sound

TouchTaste

Smell

INDOOR

Food Puzzles

Toys

Aquariums

Windows

Laser Pointer

Feather Wands

Clicker Training

OUTDOOR

Play groups

Cat-ios

Walking

Training

Agility

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH:

BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION

• IEP for animal behavior

• Professional diagnosis and IEP required

• Labor intensive and demanding

• Documentation required for liability

• Transfer cases beyond your C4C

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMPONENTS

HISTORY EVALUATION

ENRICHMENT B-MOD

Health Components


Behavioral Health

Physical Health

MAXIMIZING ANIMAL HEALTH

PHYSICAL HEALTH: COMPONENTS

• DVM Supervision

• Record Keeping

• History

• Examination

• Vaccinations

• Parasite Control

• Disease Screening

• Nutrition

• Sterilization

PHYSICAL HEALTH: DVM SUPERVISION

DVM

Find

Utilize

Retain

SHELTER MEDICINE*PUBLIC HEALTH*ANIMAL

CRUELTY*ZOONOTIC & INFECTIOUS

DISEASE*PROTOCOL

DEVELOPMENT*OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION

Create Document Share

WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL

INFORMATION NEEDS TO

BE RECORDED?

PHYSICAL HEALTH: RECORD KEEPING

PetPoint

Chameleon

ShelterBuddy

Create Document Share

• Unique animal ID

• Species/Description

• Animal Source

• Microchip Status

• Reproductive Status

• Entry/Exit Dates

• Animal Disposition

• Behavioral Information

• Medical Information

PHYSICAL HEALTH: RECORD KEEPING

PHYSICAL HEALTH: HISTORY

WHAT QUESTIONS ABOUT

PHYSICAL HEALTH

MIGHT WE WANT TO KNOW?

PHYSICAL HEALTH: HISTORY

ID

SPECIES

BREED GENDER

AGE

S/N STATUS

ALLERGY/ILLNESS

MEDS

OTHER ??

PHYSICAL HEALTH: EXAMINATION

• PERFORM AT INTAKE, REPEAT MONTHLY• MICROCHIP SCAN

• BASELINE PHYSICAL DATA

• GROOMING NEEDS

• PAIN/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

• OBSERVED ABNORMALITIES

• DOCUMENT

• SPRINGBOARD FOR ACTION

PHYSICAL HEALTH: VACCINATIONS

3 VACCINATION RULES

RULE 1: Administer core vaccines at or before intake.



CORE VACCINES

Canine: RV, DHPP, BV

Feline: RV, RCP

PHYSICAL HEALTH: CORE VACCINATIONS

•DHPP: administer once, (@ 2 weeks), then @ 1/3 years

•Bordetella: administer once, then annually

•Rabies: administer once, then @ 1/3 years

Canine Adults

(>20 weeks)

•DHPP: administer every 2 weeks till 20 weeks

•Bordetella: administer once, then annually

•Rabies: administer >12 weeks, then @ 1 year

Canine Young

(6-20 weeks)

PHYSICAL HEALTH: CORE VACCINATIONS

• RCP: administer once, @ 2 weeks, then @ 1/3 years

• Rabies: administer once, then @ 1/3 years

Feline Adults

(>20 weeks)

• RCP: administer every 2 weeks till 20 weeks

• Rabies: administer >12 weeks, then @ 1 year

Feline Young

(6-20 weeks)

PHYSICAL HEALTH: INTERNAL PARASITES

Roundworms, Hookworms

• Adults: treat, repeat at 2 weeks, then monthly

• Young: treat every 2 weeks till 20 weeks

PHYSICAL HEALTH: INTERNAL PARASITES

Heartworm-Canine

•Adults (>6 months): test, monthly preventive

•Young (<6 months): monthly preventive

Heartworm-Feline

•Monthly preventive

PHYSICAL HEALTH: EXTERNAL PARASITES

Fleas: treat, repeat monthly

Ticks: treat, repeat monthly

Mites/Lice: treat, repeat per DVM

CANINE

• Heartworm

(>6 months*)

FELINE

• Feline Leukemia Virus

• Feline Immunodeficiency

Virus

(any age*)

PHYSICAL HEALTH: DISEASE SCREENING

*DVM INTERPRETATION REQUIRED

PHYSICAL HEALTH: NUTRITION

• Keep it fresh, keep it clean

• Change it daily, don’t reuse

• Type based on life stage

• Keep consistent variety

• Monitor and document intake/output

• Dogs: feed twice daily

• Cats: feed twice daily +/- grazing

• Puppies/Kittens: many small meals daily

PHYSICAL HEALTH: STERILIZATION

JUST DO IT

PHYSICAL HEALTH: COMPONENTS

• DVM Supervision

• Record Keeping

• History

• Examination

• Vaccinations

• Parasite Control

• Disease Screening

• Nutrition

• Sterilization

5 FREEDOMS OF ANIMAL WELFARE

Farm Animal Welfare Council

Health Components


Behavioral Health

Physical Health

MAXIMIZING SHELTER HEALTH

REFERENCES

• AAFP Feline Vaccination Advisory Panel Report (2013)

• AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines (2011)

• BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Behavioral Medicine, Horwitz and

Mills (2013)

• Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, ASV (2010)

• Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, Miller and Zawistowski

(2013)

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