Module 5: The Case of the Snotty Cats

Cynda Crawford, DVM, PhD

 

Three tabby kittens peer from inside a cage

 

Module Learning Objectives

  • Assess different housing environments and sanitation procedures for compliance with the ASV Guidelines, the Five Freedoms for Animal Welfare, the Five Domains of Animal Welfare, Fear Free Principles, and AVMA Animal Welfare Principles.
  • Propose housing modifications that support better health and welfare for individually housed and group housed animals.
  • Create a best practice protocol for daily sanitation of cages and kennels occupied by the same animals.
  • Utilize the properties of different disinfectants to select the most appropriate for common shelter diseases.

 

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