Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition Medical Protocols Tailored for Kitten Care in Shelters and Rescues - On-demand

Recorded On: 03/04/2025

Kittens are exceptionally vulnerable in the first months of life. Many kittens born outdoors are underweight, sick, or injured by the time they are discovered or may develop disease after they enter a sheltered environment. This session will dive into the Shelter Medicine protocols developed for preventive health care, surgery, and response to disease that often differ from those used in private veterinary practice. Topics will include vaccination, spay/neuter, and infectious diseases including upper respiratory infection, FeLV, panleukopenia, and FIP.

Key Take-aways:

1. Understand preventive care protocols designed for sheltered kittens. Attendees will learn how vaccination, parasite control, and housing protocols are designed for the unique challenges rescued kittens face and why they differ from those designed for private practice.
2. Prioritize resources to achieve the best outcome for the most kittens. Attendees will use population-level evidence-based decision-making to prevent and treat disease in resource-scarce conditions.
3. Embrace pediatric neutering. Participants will dispel unfounded fears about spay/neuter in young kittens to support the neuter-before-adoption ideal and create a decision tree for adaptation when spay/neuter capacity is insufficient to meet needs.
4. Respond to infectious disease threats. Participants will learn how to manage URI, the most common disease threat, how to mitigate risk from FeLV, and how to recognize and treat fatal infections like panleukopenia and FIP

Speaker: Dr. Julie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DABVP, Fran Marino Endowed Distinguished Professor of Shelter Medicine, University of Florida 

This webinar was part of Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition symposium recorded on March 4, 2025. Earn continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards 1.0 CAWA CEs. This webinar has also been pre-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit between 1/2/25 - 1/2/27 in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. Complete the quiz to earn continuing education credit.

Visit Maddie's Pet Forum to comment, follow a discussion or ask questions: https://maddies.fund/MedicalPr...

Keywords: Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition,  Dr. Julie Levy, Medical Protocols Tailored for Kitten Care, kitten care

Key:

Complete
Failed
Available
Locked
Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition Medical Protocols Tailored for Kitten Care in Shelters and Rescues - On-demand
Recorded 03/04/2025  |  59 minutes
Recorded 03/04/2025  |  59 minutes Kittens are exceptionally vulnerable in the first months of life. Many kittens born outdoors are underweight, sick, or injured by the time they are discovered or may develop disease after they enter a sheltered environment. This session will dive into the Shelter Medicine protocols developed for preventive health care, surgery, and response to disease that often differ from those used in private veterinary practice. Topics will include vaccination, spay/neuter, and infectious diseases including upper respiratory infection, FeLV, panleukopenia, and FIP
You must register to access.
Certificate for CAWA/NACA
1.00 CAWA CE, NACA CE credit  |  Certificate available
1.00 CAWA CE, NACA CE credit  |  Certificate available All Maddie's University courses are pre-approved for NACA and CAWA CE (continuing education) credits. Every hour of training equals 1 CE credit towards CAWA Recertification.
You must register to access.
Quiz
5 Questions  |  1 attempt  |  4/5 points to pass
5 Questions  |  1 attempt  |  4/5 points to pass This webinar was part of Camp Maddie: Kitten Edition symposium recorded on March 4, 2025. Earn continuing education credit from The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement towards 1.0 CAWA CEs. This webinar has also been pre-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. Complete the quiz to earn continuing education credit. Visit Maddie's Pet Forum to comment, follow a discussion or ask questions
You must register to access.
Certificate for RACE
1.00 RACE CE credit  |  Certificate available
1.00 RACE CE credit  |  Certificate available RACE
You must register to access.
Have questions or comments about this webcast?
Recorded 03/04/2025  |  60 minutes
Recorded 03/04/2025  |  60 minutes View resources and continue the discussion with the guest speaker on this thread in Maddie’s Pet Forum https://maddies.fund/MedicalProtocolsForKittenCareInSheltersRescuesCampMaddieKitten
You must register to access.