How Shelter Medicine Is Helping Create A No-kill Nation

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2. Shelter medicine can help create a no-kill nation by:

Keeping shelter animals healthy and happy

Rehabilitating animals with medical and behavioral issues

Training shelter medicine specialists

Advising shelters

Developing life-saving new knowledge

All of the above

3. The ultimate goal of shelter medicine is to:

Increase the number of lives saved

Reduce stress and disease in shelters

Both (a) and (b)

None of the above

4. Recruitment, empowerment, and retention of a mission-oriented veterinarian is important to implement a successful shelter medicine program.

True

False

5. Strong protocols for physical and behavioral wellness are nice to have, but not critical for a successful shelter medicine program.

True

False

6. Implementating a shelter medicine program invlolves which of the following:

Treatment of medical and behavioral problems

Population management to increase life-saving capacity

Record keeping and disease surveillance

Expert consultation

All of the above

7. It is important to schedule time for your shelter veterinarian to work on:

Protocol development

Staff training

Daily medical rounds

Both (a) and (c)

All of the above

8. A shelter wellness program includes both prevention and treatment programs.

True

False

9. A diseased animal in the shelter may put other animals at risk.

True

False

10. Which of the following should be included during intake processing of a newly admitted animal?

A quick health assessment

Immediate vaccination (for ALL animals)

Internal and external parasite control

Ill and injured animals to go to the veterinarian for care

All of the above

11. Special considerations should be given for behavioral wellness to animals in long-term care (more than 2 weeks).

True

False