Training Experts In Shelter Medicine

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2. Eight to ten million dogs and cats enter shelters each year, approximately ____ are euthanized.

75%

50%

25%

5%

3. There is an extreme shortage of veterinarians skilled in companion animal "population health" and shelter issues.

True

False

4. Shelters face hurdles regarding:

Infection control

Quality of life in the shelter

Increasing happy endings for shelter pets

All of the above

5. The University of Florida's Shelter Medicine curriculum is designed for both students and veterinarians seeking advanced training in shelter medicine topics.

True

False

6. Population treatment consists of which of the following:

Working within the shelter's capacity for humane care

Identification of the best path for each animal

Analysis of shelter population length-of-stay, intakes and dispositions, and health trends

Both (a) and (b)

All of the above

7. A shelter consultation and assessment includes which of the following:

Phone/email consultations

Disease outbreak investigations

Focused on-site visits

Both (b) and (c)

All of the above

8. A comprehensive shelter assessment only takes a few hours to complete.

True

False

9. Veterinary forensics involves:

Crime scene investigations

Forensic necropsy techniques

Both (a) and (b)

None of the above

10. Which of the following is being researched in Shelter Medicine?

Canine influenza

Outcomes for adoptions

Impact of feral cat TNR on shelters and communities

Contraceptive vaccines

All of the above

11. The training expert's core strategy is to instruct veterinary professionals to fill the current shortage of veterinarians in shelters, and with expertise and passion they will then spend a career in shelter medicine.

True

False