Module 2: The Case of the Sick Puppies
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Several veterinary medicine expert groups have formulated evidence-based guidelines containing best practices for preventive healthcare. The practices recommended by the ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters are based on these guidelines, particularly those for management of vaccination, parasites, heartworm, retroviruses (FeLV and FIV), pain, and spay-neuter surgery.
Here are some of important guidelines for the practice of evidence-based medicine in shelters:
- 2020 AAFP Feline Retrovirus Management Guidelines
- 2022 AAFP/AAHA Pain Management Guidelines
- 2022 AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines for Shelter Dogs
- 2020 AAHA/AAFP Feline Vaccination Guidelines for Shelter Cats
- American Heartworm Society (AHS) Board Speaks Out
- 2018 American Heartworm Society (AHS) Guidelines for Canine Heartworm
- American Heartworm Society (AHS) Shelter Educational Brochures
- 2016 ASV Veterinary Medical Care Guidelines for Spay-Neuter Programs (you will learn more about these in Module 8)
- Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) Parasite Guidelines
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