All Things Bunny! Part 2: Dental Disease, Ataxia, Anorexia/Gastic Stasis, Head Tilt and More
Date: April 30th, 2024
Dr. Teresa Bousquet discussed the particulars of diagnosing dental disease in rabbits and the tips and tricks she’s accumulated for better oral examinations and radiograph evaluation. Attendees were left with a better understanding of drug choice and treatment for head tilt in rabbits, differentiation of GI stasis and obstruction. A thorough discourse at the conclusion provided insight into the particulars of drug use and dosage in rabbits.
FIP Drug Access in Canada
Date: March 28th, 2024
Dr. Scott Weese broke down questions surrounding the recent changes in FIP access in Canada. Great news for Canadian veterinarians, cat owners and cats: We now have legal access to drugs that can treat feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a disease that’s historically been considered almost invariably fatal in cats, prior to the discovery of these very treatments.
This webinar will provide an outline of the process for importing these drugs, as well as treatment guidance.
Beyond “Doing Better”: Ordinal Rating Scales to Monitor Behavioural Indicators of Well-Being in Cats
Date: November 21, 2023
CASCMA is pleased to present the webinar: Beyond “Doing Better”, Dr. Ellis will be discussing the following:
Safeguarding the well-being of cats is essential to the mission of any responsible animal shelter. Environmental enrichment and behaviour modification are often key to this goal. Measuring response to these interventions is essential to ensure strategies are successful. There are often many staff and volunteers involved in these efforts, and a lack of standardised language can make monitoring progress difficult. Ordinal rating scales of key behaviours can be a useful way to summarise observations and ensure that common language is used. However, it is crucial that these scales have good interobserver agreement and reliability, so operational definitions and training systems are important.
This webinar presents a method for evaluating four different expressions of cat welfare on a 0–5 scale: modified Fear, Anxiety, and Stress score; Response to Petting score; Participation in Play score; and Food Intake Summary score. All scales showed almost perfect average interobserver agreement (linear weighted κ) and excellent average interobserver reliability (interclass correlation coefficient). These scales may prove useful to other shelters, or any other environment where evaluating response to interventions is important to the welfare of cats, such as research facilities or home environments. The exceptional interobserver agreement and reliability of this study compared with some others highlights the importance of standardised training programs.
All Things Bunny! Part 1: Rabbit Handling, Nutrition, Housing, Enrichment and More
Date: September 26, 2023
Due to overwhelming interest from our membership around best practices in Rabbit Care, CASCMA is pleased to present this two-part webinar series: All Things Bunny! In Part One, Dr. Bousquet will take participants through the following:
- Resources you should know
- Rabbit Handling
- Rabbit Nutrition
– As hind gut fementors, what do normal poops look like?
– Let’s talk about hay, pellets, veggies and other foods - Rabbit Housing
- Rabbit Enrichment
– Social, environmental, training, nutritional
– Not everything that is ‘made for rabbits’ is safe for rabbits! - A short intro into Rabbit Health (But more on that in Part Two!)
The ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters: How they came to be and an overview of what’s new
Date: March 27, 2023
Dr. Cindy Karsten will introduce participants to the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) 2022 Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters. The document has become the go-to guide for everyone caring for animals in shelters, and their communities. Attendees will:
- Find out why animal shelters need standards, and why the guidelines from 2010 were updated after 10+ years
- Learn the process for consensus in guidance documents, as well as their importance
- Hear a brief history of shelter medicine guidelines
- Be introduced to the Five Domains of Animal Welfare
- Find out how these guidelines differ from the previous documentation
- Discover how veterinarians, staff, and managers can use these guidelines
Watch the Recorded Webinar
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) in Canada – What Shelter Vets Need to Know
This recorded webinar, hosted in September 2022 by Dr. Emilia Wong Gordon, discussed clinical signs, outbreak mitigation, regulatory considerations, vaccine options, and prevention/ population management for shelters and beyond. Attendees left with practical resources and renewed confidence in managing RHD as it pops up in Canada.
For supporting information, an overview of the BC cases can be found here
With grateful thanks to Dr. Stephanie Black for moderating and Dr. Emilia Wong Gordon for leading this webinar.
Back to Basics in Shelter Medicine (CASCMA CE Day 2021)
Get me out of here! Reducing Shelter Length of Stay for Ringworm Cases – Linda Jacobson, DVM PhD
Download the Presentation
Watch the Presentation
Members Only Files: Ringworm Case Examples
Case Selection and Flow of Dentistry Cases in Shelter Settings – Shelley Hutchings, DVM, Ottawa Humane Society
Dental Visuals
Dental Decision Tree
Dental Reference Guide – BCSPCA
Watch the Presentation
Determining your Medical Capacity – How to Make Adoption Decisions for Medical Cases? – Alexandre Ellis, DVM, DABVP
A tale of two URI Outbreaks: Evidence-based. Sustainable Solutions – Emilia Wong Gordon, DVM DABVP (Shelter Medicine
Practice)
Download the Presentation
Watch the Presentation
With grateful thanks to OVC PetTrust, VCA Canada, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Ogena Solutions, Zoetis and Flux Media, for their generous sponsorship for this CE Day.
Thinking Out of The Shelter: Taking Animal Care Into the Community (CASCMA CPD Day 2020)
Recording of the talks in the order listed below. (Please note that Dr. Lem’s talk is not included in this recording)
Why Access to Pet Resources is a Social Justice Issue – Amanda Arrington (Pets for Life)
The Realities of Animal Welfare in Indigenous Communities Part 1 – Alison Bressette (Aboriginal Community and Animal Advocacy Connection)
The Realities of Animal Welfare in Indigenous Communities Part 2 (this was recorded after the CPD Day due to technical issues on the day) – Alison Bressette (Aboriginal Community and Animal Advocacy Connection)
Human Animal Support Services, a Paradigm Shift in How Shelters Care for Animals and Their People – Dr. Ellen Jefferson (American Pets Alive!, Human Animal Support Services)
Serving Homeless Populations – Dr Michelle Lem (Community Veterinary Outreach). Links to the materials upon which this talk was based: Dr. Lem’s Canadian Veterinary Journal publication and WSAVA Proceedings (VIN members only). Link to Safer Language Choices reference.
Using Telemedicine to Expand Accessible Veterinary Care to Remote and Socially Excluded Pet Owners – Phil Nichols (Toronto Humane Society)
Supporting Remote Communities During COVID-19 – Kristina Burns (Canadian Animal Assistance Team, Canadian Veterinary Outreach York Region & Simcoe County)
Planning Outreach Activities in a Pandemic – Dr. Shane Bateman (Ontario Veterinary College)
Adventures with the TAS SNYP Truck Before and During COVID-19 – Dr. Esther Attard, Dr. Hanna Booth (Toronto Animal Services)
With grateful thanks to OVC PetTrust, VCA Canada, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Ogena Solutions, Benson Medical and Veterinary Purchasing, for their generous sponsorship for this CPD Day.
Spay/neuter & TNR During COVID-19
From the webinar presented by Dr. Julie Levy, April 17, 2020. The PDF of the slides is here. The recording of the webinar is here. Many thanks to Ogena Solutions for their generous sponsorship.
COVID-19 information for Canadian Animal Shelters
From the webinar presented by Dr. Sandra Newbury, April 8, 2020. The recording of the webinar is here. Many thanks to Ogena Solutions for their generous sponsorship.
Infectious Diseases in Community (Feral and Stray) Cats
From the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association conference, January 2020.
Doing More With Less: Smart Patient and Population Management (CASCMA CPD Day 2019)
Smart Strategies for Population Management – Dr. Cindy Karsten, Outreach Veterinarian for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program
Smart Sheltering Talks: Video 1
Smart Sheltering Talks: Video 2
Infection control strategies – balancing animal needs and biosecurity
Antibiotic stewardship, outbreak management and emerging diseases
Smart Sheltering Workshop Notes
Recommended presentations: How knowing what you believe will increase your impact and Return to field, you say? Tell that to my community/municipality! – Answering questions about community cat management
Smart Strategies for the Emergency and Critical Patient – Dr. Mike Ethier, Director of Emergency and Critical Care, Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital
Triage – from emergency assessment to initial stabilization
Criticalist approach to common ER cases
Management of the in-hospital emergency and critical patient
Prognostication for emergency and critical patients
With grateful thanks to Hill’s Pet Nutrition, OVC PetTrust, Ogena Solutions, Boehringer Ingelheim, Toronto Humane Society and Vet Purchasing, for their generous sponsorship for this CPD Day.
Veterinary Forensics: Identifying and Assessing Animal Cruelty – Dr. Melinda Merck
From the WSAVA Global Veterinary Community workshop, July 2019. This workshop was organized in association with the CASCMA. Thank you to the Toronto Humane Society for helping to sponsor the venue.
Applying Veterinary Forensics – Case Study
Assessment of Animal Suffering
Suspicious Indicators and Common Findings in Cruelty Cases
Analysis of Patterned Injuries
Video Evidence of Animal Cruelty
Anesthesia and Pain Management – Dr. Sheilah Robertson
From the WSAVA Global Veterinary Community workshop, July 2019. This workshop was organized in association with the CASCMA. Thank you to the Toronto Humane Society for helping to sponsor the venue.
Local Anesthesia (Think Local[ly], Act Globally)
Tips, Tricks and Controversies
Importation of Dogs and Associated Disease Movement – Dr. Maureen Anderson
Talk delivered at the CASCMA AGM 2019, by Dr. Maureen Anderson DVM, OMAFRA and Ontario Animal Health Network:
Webinar of the talk – note that this is divided into two sections because of technical issues, please watch these in order:
Canine and Feline Behaviour and Enrichment (CASCMA CPD Day 2018)
Videos
Kennel Stress in Dogs & Psychopharmaceuticals in Shelter Medicine (one video)
Behavioural impact of puppy mills and hoarding environments
Mental wellbeing in the veterinary and animal welfare professional
Managing out-of-box elimination in cats – in the shelter and out
Feline behaviour case management – in the shelter and out
Talks (pdf format)
Canine Risk Assessment Template
Behavioural impact of puppy mill and hoarding environments
Psychopharmaceuticals in Shelter Medicine
Mental wellbeing in the veterinary and animal welfare professional
Managing out-of-box elimination in cats – in the shelter and out
Feline behaviour case management – in the shelter and out
Exotic Animal Husbandry, Handling and Medical Care (video)
Shelter Talk and Tour held at the Hamilton-Burlington SPCA (2018): Dr. Markus Luckwaldt DVM, Greenwood Park Animal Hospital, Toronto
Member only Handouts: Exotic Small Mammal Sedation Doses; Small Mammal Techniques and Drug Dosages; Exotic Herbivore Emergency Drugs
Thank you to Dr. Luckwaldt for generously sharing this information.
Pediatric Nutrition: Feeding Puppies and Kittens, What You Need to Know (video)
Shelter Talk and Tour held at the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society (2018): Dr. Emmanuel Fontaine DVM MSc PhD, Diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction; Technical Service Veterinarian, Royal Canin Canada
Importing and Transferring Dogs: Best Practices for Shelters
Shelter Talk and Tour held at the Toronto Humane Society (2018): Dr. Karen Ward DVM, Director: Shelter Medicine, Toronto Humane Society
Managing a Ringworm Outbreak in a Shelter: A Case Study
Talk delivered at the CASCMA AGM 2018, outlining a rational and effective approach to managing an unusual cluster of cases of dermatophytosis in a shelter. Presented by Dr. LeeAnn Sealey DVM, Medical Director, Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society and Vice-President, Canadian Animal Shelter & Community Medicine Association
Running Rings Around Ringworm with PCR
Talk delivered at the CASCMA AGM 2018, about a Toronto Humane Society field study comparing the the IDEXX dermatophytosis PCR panel with fungal culture, and discussing how the test can be used by shelters. Presented by Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM, Deputy Director: Shelter Medicine, Toronto Humane Society and President, Canadian Animal Shelter & Community Medicine Association
Parasitology and Infectious Diseases (CASCMA CPD Day 2017)
Feline URI: State of the Art Treatment and Prevention
Canine and Feline influenza: Risks, Prevention and Management
Managing Parvo: How to Save Lives on a Budget, Prevent Outbreaks and Avoid Shelter Closures
Tick-borne Diseases Update, Lyme Testing and Treatment
Demodex, Echinococcus and Northern parasites
A Harm Reduction Approach to Animal Hoarding
Talk delivered at the AASAO Conference, London Ontario, October 2017: Linda Jacobson DVM, Deputy Director: Shelter Medicine, Toronto Humane Society and President, Canadian Animal Shelter & Community Medicine Association (kindly presented by Dr. Stephanie Black DVM, Staff Veterinarian, Toronto Humane Society and Director: Continuing Education, Canadian Animal Shelter & Community Medicine Association)
What Every Shelter and Veterinarian Should Know About Cruelty Investigations
Shelter Talk and Tour held at the Ontario SPCA Provincial Education & Animal Centre (2017): Jennifer Bluhm, Deputy Chief – Operations & Administration, OSPCA
Hoarding 101 . Current thinking about Hoarding Disorder and How this Relates to Animal Hoarding
Animal hoarding workshop held at the Toronto Humane Society (2016): Cheryl Perera MSW, Director, New Ventures & Community Programs, VHA Home HealthCare
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) in Canada – What Shelter Vets Need to Know
This recorded webinar, hosted in September 2022 by Dr. Emilia Wong Gordon, discussed clinical signs, outbreak mitigation, regulatory considerations, vaccine options, and prevention/ population management for shelters and beyond. Attendees left with practical resources and renewed confidence in managing RHD as it pops up in Canada.
For supporting information, an overview of the BC cases can be found here
With grateful thanks to Dr. Stephanie Black for moderating and Dr. Emilia Wong Gordon for leading this webinar.
Back to Basics in Shelter Medicine (CASCMA CE Day 2021)
Get me out of here! Reducing Shelter Length of Stay for Ringworm Cases – Linda Jacobson, DVM PhD
Download the Presentation
Watch the Presentation
Members Only Files: Ringworm Case Examples
Case Selection and Flow of Dentistry Cases in Shelter Settings – Shelley Hutchings, DVM, Ottawa Humane Society
Dental Visuals
Dental Decision Tree
Dental Reference Guide – BCSPCA
Watch the Presentation
Determining your Medical Capacity – How to Make Adoption Decisions for Medical Cases? – Alexandre Ellis, DVM, DABVP
A tale of two URI Outbreaks: Evidence-based. Sustainable Solutions – Emilia Wong Gordon, DVM DABVP (Shelter Medicine
Practice)
Download the Presentation
Watch the Presentation
With grateful thanks to OVC PetTrust, VCA Canada, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Ogena Solutions, Zoetis and Flux Media, for their generous sponsorship for this CE Day.
Thinking Out of The Shelter: Taking Animal Care Into the Community (CASCMA CPD Day 2020)
Recording of the talks in the order listed below. (Please note that Dr. Lem’s talk is not included in this recording)
Why Access to Pet Resources is a Social Justice Issue – Amanda Arrington (Pets for Life)
The Realities of Animal Welfare in Indigenous Communities Part 1 – Alison Bressette (Aboriginal Community and Animal Advocacy Connection)
The Realities of Animal Welfare in Indigenous Communities Part 2 (this was recorded after the CPD Day due to technical issues on the day) – Alison Bressette (Aboriginal Community and Animal Advocacy Connection)
Human Animal Support Services, a Paradigm Shift in How Shelters Care for Animals and Their People – Dr. Ellen Jefferson (American Pets Alive!, Human Animal Support Services)
Serving Homeless Populations – Dr Michelle Lem (Community Veterinary Outreach). Links to the materials upon which this talk was based: Dr. Lem’s Canadian Veterinary Journal publication and WSAVA Proceedings (VIN members only). Link to Safer Language Choices reference.
Using Telemedicine to Expand Accessible Veterinary Care to Remote and Socially Excluded Pet Owners – Phil Nichols (Toronto Humane Society)
Supporting Remote Communities During COVID-19 – Kristina Burns (Canadian Animal Assistance Team, Canadian Veterinary Outreach York Region & Simcoe County)
Planning Outreach Activities in a Pandemic – Dr. Shane Bateman (Ontario Veterinary College)
Adventures with the TAS SNYP Truck Before and During COVID-19 – Dr. Esther Attard, Dr. Hanna Booth (Toronto Animal Services)
With grateful thanks to OVC PetTrust, VCA Canada, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Ogena Solutions, Benson Medical and Veterinary Purchasing, for their generous sponsorship for this CPD Day.
Spay/neuter & TNR During COVID-19
From the webinar presented by Dr. Julie Levy, April 17, 2020. The PDF of the slides is here. The recording of the webinar is here. Many thanks to Ogena Solutions for their generous sponsorship.
[section]
COVID-19 information for Canadian Animal Shelters
From the webinar presented by Dr. Sandra Newbury, April 8, 2020. The recording of the webinar is here. Many thanks to Ogena Solutions for their generous sponsorship.
[section]
Infectious Diseases in Community (Feral and Stray) Cats
From the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association conference, January 2020.
[section]
Doing More With Less: Smart Patient and Population Management (CASCMA CPD Day 2019)
Smart Strategies for Population Management – Dr. Cindy Karsten, Outreach Veterinarian for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program
Smart Sheltering Talks: Video 1
Smart Sheltering Talks: Video 2
Infection control strategies – balancing animal needs and biosecurity
Antibiotic stewardship, outbreak management and emerging diseases
Smart Sheltering Workshop Notes
Recommended presentations: How knowing what you believe will increase your impact and Return to field, you say? Tell that to my community/municipality! – Answering questions about community cat management
Smart Strategies for the Emergency and Critical Patient – Dr. Mike Ethier, Director of Emergency and Critical Care, Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital
Triage – from emergency assessment to initial stabilization
Criticalist approach to common ER cases
Management of the in-hospital emergency and critical patient
Prognostication for emergency and critical patients
With grateful thanks to Hill’s Pet Nutrition, OVC PetTrust, Ogena Solutions, Boehringer Ingelheim, Toronto Humane Society and Vet Purchasing, for their generous sponsorship for this CPD Day.
[section]
Veterinary Forensics: Identifying and Assessing Animal Cruelty – Dr. Melinda Merck
From the WSAVA Global Veterinary Community workshop, July 2019. This workshop was organized in association with the CASCMA. Thank you to the Toronto Humane Society for helping to sponsor the venue.
Applying Veterinary Forensics – Case Study
Assessment of Animal Suffering
Suspicious Indicators and Common Findings in Cruelty Cases
Analysis of Patterned Injuries
Video Evidence of Animal Cruelty
[section]
Anesthesia and Pain Management – Dr. Sheilah Robertson
From the WSAVA Global Veterinary Community workshop, July 2019. This workshop was organized in association with the CASCMA. Thank you to the Toronto Humane Society for helping to sponsor the venue.
Local Anesthesia (Think Local[ly], Act Globally)
Tips, Tricks and Controversies
[section]
Importation of Dogs and Associated Disease Movement – Dr. Maureen Anderson
Talk delivered at the CASCMA AGM 2019, by Dr. Maureen Anderson DVM, OMAFRA and Ontario Animal Health Network:
Webinar of the talk – note that this is divided into two sections because of technical issues, please watch these in order:
[section]
Canine and Feline Behaviour and Enrichment (CASCMA CPD Day 2018)
Videos
Kennel Stress in Dogs & Psychopharmaceuticals in Shelter Medicine (one video)
Behavioural impact of puppy mills and hoarding environments
Mental wellbeing in the veterinary and animal welfare professional
Managing out-of-box elimination in cats – in the shelter and out
Feline behaviour case management – in the shelter and out
Talks (pdf format)
Canine Risk Assessment Template
Behavioural impact of puppy mill and hoarding environments
Psychopharmaceuticals in Shelter Medicine
Mental wellbeing in the veterinary and animal welfare professional
Managing out-of-box elimination in cats – in the shelter and out
Feline behaviour case management – in the shelter and out
[section]
Exotic Animal Husbandry, Handling and Medical Care (video)
Shelter Talk and Tour held at the Hamilton-Burlington SPCA (2018): Dr. Markus Luckwaldt DVM, Greenwood Park Animal Hospital, Toronto
Member only Handouts: Exotic Small Mammal Sedation Doses; Small Mammal Techniques and Drug Dosages; Exotic Herbivore Emergency Drugs
Thank you to Dr. Luckwaldt for generously sharing this information.
Pediatric Nutrition: Feeding Puppies and Kittens, What You Need to Know (video)
Shelter Talk and Tour held at the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society (2018): Dr. Emmanuel Fontaine DVM MSc PhD, Diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction; Technical Service Veterinarian, Royal Canin Canada
[section]
Importing and Transferring Dogs: Best Practices for Shelters
Shelter Talk and Tour held at the Toronto Humane Society (2018): Dr. Karen Ward DVM, Director: Shelter Medicine, Toronto Humane Society
Managing a Ringworm Outbreak in a Shelter: A Case Study
Talk delivered at the CASCMA AGM 2018, outlining a rational and effective approach to managing an unusual cluster of cases of dermatophytosis in a shelter. Presented by Dr. LeeAnn Sealey DVM, Medical Director, Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society and Vice-President, Canadian Animal Shelter & Community Medicine Association
Running Rings Around Ringworm with PCR
Talk delivered at the CASCMA AGM 2018, about a Toronto Humane Society field study comparing the the IDEXX dermatophytosis PCR panel with fungal culture, and discussing how the test can be used by shelters. Presented by Dr. Linda Jacobson DVM, Deputy Director: Shelter Medicine, Toronto Humane Society and President, Canadian Animal Shelter & Community Medicine Association
[section]
Parasitology and Infectious Diseases (CASCMA CPD Day 2017)
Feline URI: State of the Art Treatment and Prevention
Canine and Feline influenza: Risks, Prevention and Management
Managing Parvo: How to Save Lives on a Budget, Prevent Outbreaks and Avoid Shelter Closures
Tick-borne Diseases Update, Lyme Testing and Treatment
Demodex, Echinococcus and Northern parasites
A Harm Reduction Approach to Animal Hoarding
Talk delivered at the AASAO Conference, London Ontario, October 2017: Linda Jacobson DVM, Deputy Director: Shelter Medicine, Toronto Humane Society and President, Canadian Animal Shelter & Community Medicine Association (kindly presented by Dr. Stephanie Black DVM, Staff Veterinarian, Toronto Humane Society and Director: Continuing Education, Canadian Animal Shelter & Community Medicine Association)
What Every Shelter and Veterinarian Should Know About Cruelty Investigations
Shelter Talk and Tour held at the Ontario SPCA Provincial Education & Animal Centre (2017): Jennifer Bluhm, Deputy Chief – Operations & Administration, OSPCA
Hoarding 101 . Current thinking about Hoarding Disorder and How this Relates to Animal Hoarding
Animal hoarding workshop held at the Toronto Humane Society (2016): Cheryl Perera MSW, Director, New Ventures & Community Programs, VHA Home HealthCare