This presentation is part of Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection, monthly webcasts about pet behavior - supporting pets in our community and animal shelters.

This session covers how to help dogs cope better in a shelter environment with the support of medication.

Presenter: Meghan E. Herron, DVM, DACVB, Senior Director, Behavioral Medicine Research, Education and Outreach, Gigi's

This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.

This presentation is part of Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection, monthly webcasts about pet behavior - supporting pets in our community and animal shelters.

This session covers:
• What are the indications and contraindications for maintenance behavior medications, and how to identify the dogs who can benefit from them
• What are the types of maintenance behavior medications
• How to choose the right behavior medication for each dog, based on their diagnosis, history, and individual needs within a sheltering environment
• How to prescribe, administer, monitor, and adjust behavior medications for optimal results and minimal side effects
• How to communicate and educate the owners or adopters of shelter dogs on behavior medications, and what to expect during and after the treatment

Presenter: Dr. E'Lise Christensen, Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist and Chief Medical Officer at Behavior Vets

This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.

Medical and husbandry care is important for the health and well being of all pets. However, the treatments we need to perform can be stress inducing for the pet. Even veterinary professionals can find it challenging to perform routine procedures while minimizing stress for pets. As a foster caregiver, pet owner, or shelter or rescue staff member or volunteer, you can help your pet be comfortable with treatments you may have to administer, from applying eye drops to something as simple as pet brushing. The training videos in this class were created for Maddie's Fund® by Fear Free. Although many of the strategies presented can work equally well for cats, the emphasis in the videos is on dogs. 

This course has been pre-approved for 0.75 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.

behavior, cat, dog, training, medicine, medical

Learn techniques for handling the animals in our care in a low-stress, gentle manner. Implementing low-stress handling techniques can make a profound difference on the welfare of shelter animals and on our own stress level. Hear about real-life strategies to use safe low-stress handling in a busy shelter.

Presenter: Erin Doyle, DVM

Maximize In-Shelter Welfare, Increase Live Outcomes, Animal Behavior, Training & Enrichment, dog behavior, behavior problems, cat behavior, stress management for dogs and cats,handling dogs and cats,gentle handling,low-stress handling techniques

This workshop will describe the physiology of fear, anxiety, and stress in perioperative patients. It examines the body's response to stress and subsequent consequences. Examples of animals showing stress behavior will be presented, including non-pharmacologic ways to minimize stress in perioperative patients. This presentation was recorded at the 2019 ASPCA Maddie's® Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference.

Presenter: Michelle Albino, LVT

Maximize In-Shelter Welfare, Increase Live Outcomes, Animal & Population Management, shelter medicine, medicine,stress,fear,anxiety,

A variety of common behavior problems experienced by dogs and cats in sheltered situations will be presented. Using a case presentation style, attendees can participate in creating behavioral problem lists using objective descriptions of observed behavior, triaging behavior problems, developing differential and working diagnoses, and comprehensive behavioral treatment and management plans. Part 1 shows examples of working with sheltered cats.

Maximize In-Shelter Welfare, Increase Live Outcomes, Animal & Population Management, shelter medicine, medicine, disease, disease control, behavior pharmacology, behavior medication, veterinary, psychopharmacology

A variety of common behavior problems experienced by dogs and cats in sheltered situations will be presented. Using a case presentation style, attendees can participate in creating behavioral problem lists using objective descriptions of observed behavior, triaging behavior problems, developing differential and working diagnoses, and comprehensive behavioral treatment and management plans. Part 2 shows examples of working with dogs in the shelter.

Maximize In-Shelter Welfare, Increase Live Outcomes, Animal & Population Management, shelter medicine, medicine, disease, disease control, behavior pharmacology, behavior medication, veterinary, psychopharmacology