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Thank you for the reply Samantha. Are mid-late term spay/aborts considered extenuating circumstances in your policy? If so, how long do you typically hold them for recovery? ------------------------------ See More

Thanks to our speaker, Dr. @Brian DiGangi - and everyone who joined us today! We would love to hear from you in response to today's reflection question: How will you respond compassionately and factually See More

Our website only shows animals that are listed as available so when they are adopted or whatever it may be where they aren't available anymore, they just get taken off the website. We almost never say See More

This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous So we all know the sadness and broken feelings that come when you post an available dog or cat that ends up being euthanized in the shelter. See More

One of our adopters/volunteers is with the clergy and he is going to write articles about the stages of grief for our newsletter, as well as offer grief counseling to those who lose their beloved pets. See More

Our organization provides a link to the dog on Petfinder. But potential adopters do ask for how they find out about dogs/cats in their area. I like to point them to Petfinder, then explain how it works. See More

Bonnie, I'm glad you're evaluating dog compatibility. As I read your description about how your shelter introduce dogs, I realized it might be truncated due to space. In my experience, letting two dogs See More

I release no cat until they eat, drink, pee, and poop. This is the ASPCA recommendation. So I hold cats anywhere between 2-6 days. Sometimes there are complications, and cats need to go back to the vet See More

This I tested. I had some in heat ones who went back to very tightly monitored colonies the same day as surgery. I asked the carers to watch carefully for any issues with intact males (one colony still See More

An unaswered question from the webcast has been answered by Dr. Vernick: So youre saying feral moms with babies, it's more beneficial to separate so mom doesnt teach bad habits? Thanks for seeking See More

Hi @Bryan Langlois! Dr. Vernick responds below: Excellent questions. To date, there are no studies on whether Zylkene or Feliway would be helpful in those situations, particularly early in life. These See More

Hi Sarah, that actually sounds like a really interesting idea. Anything that helps improve safety and comfort for our pets is always worth exploring. Technology that connects owners with their animals See More

I volunteer for our county shelter and they also do dog friendliness. As they take the dogs out for a break, they will have two of the walkers start apart and see how the dogs react. Then they will get See More

My concern with them being in heat when they're spayed is that males will still sense their pheromones and harass them after their surgery, since the pheromones take several days to disapate. I hate to See More

Thank you so much for the reply. Does a mid-late term spay/abort qualify as extenuating circumstances for a longer hold in your policy? If so, do you hold those for 48 hours? ------------------------------ See More

Our vets at the very start were pretty new to TNR so of the first few, we had 2 or 3 on longer holds as they thought best - then I did see the shutdowns happen, especially post 4 days. If they are not See More

We have been doing TNVR only for over 13 years. We do approximately 200 cats per month with an all-volunteer team. Our protocol is to return the morning after surgery unless there was an extenuating See More

Our TNR cats get returned the morning after they had surgery so close to or slightly less than 24 hours. We have them recover from sedation inside their traps so you don't have to stress any of them out See More

Thanks to Maddie- We have a few scholarships left from our February TNR Certification event that are available. This is an "on demand" version of the video and it gets your registered in our online university. See More

Hi Jennifer This is what my vets and I have developed through testing since I started the TNR programme 5 years ago. Generally it is a same day evening return, or next morning. The surgery team has See More

It was a very informative talk with a lot of interesting data and findings. I did have a follow up question on things. Since the data showed kittens that had more time with mom appeared to suffer less See More

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Hello everyone, We are developing Standard Operating Procedures for a collaboration of various volunteers and groups to work together on a TNR program doing mass-trapping projects. One of our most argued See More

I highly recommend checking out Malena's book: https://a.co/d/0gg0y7sm She's an expert in working dogs through true separation anxiety, and now teaches a course to certify dog trainers in doing the See More

My old rescue took in a high volume of medically and behaviorally challenging animals. We partnered with Joy Organics, for high quality CBD, and had generally good/notable results - obviously all pups See More

Well done Miranda, how exciting! Your organization is incredible, and benefited our pups from Austin Pets Alive so much. I'll always remember taking Eel, a very reactive and highly defensive to See More

I've used a variety of techniques, helping with vaccines. Sometimes a simple frisbee covered in peanut butter, hanging on something is enough of a motivator to distract food motivated dogs. Sometimes holding See More

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Maddie's® Insights is our ongoing webcast series with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people. Join us in April for a program that looks at common health and behavior concerns See More

For our staff, we offer 50% off spays/neuters and any preventive medication they can buy at cost. If they need other medications and we have them in stock, they can also buy them at cost. We have teamed See More

We have iMarc, but ours broke almost right away. You get free repairs in the first year, I think it was, but you have to pay for shipping and the machine is a beast. They will try to talk you through repairs See More

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We take the barriers away and use the Dogs Playing for Life model to assist us with assessing. If a dog does not handle that well, we also will use leashed tests but find they are not as accurate. ------------------------------ See More

Hello, I work for a non-profit that travels to shelters/rescues/sanctuaries to teach them how to perform assessments off leash, to gain a true read on the dog's behavior - as assessments on leash or See More

Thanks to the 200+ folks who joined us today! If you missed the webcast, you can view the recording below. NOTE that to earn a certificate of attendance for continuing education, you must watch the recording See More

Hi All, We're partnering with an animal welfare organization located in Salisbury, MA. They are looking for an Executive Director to lead the organization. It's a small, growing and passionate group See More

Aloha Melissa! Totally agree with you, we often find some great foster mom & dads for our sweet kitties on Social Media! I love what you are doing! Thank you for sharing 🌺 Mahalo, Kristine Volcano See More

On Thursday, April 2, 2026, join Maddie's® Monthly Foster Connection at 12pm PT/3pm ET. Jordana Moerbe, Director of Lifesaving Partnerships and Medical Care at Austin Pets Alive!, will be discussing how See More

Attached are a copy of Dr. Vernick's impressive slides and her list of references for her study. Here's a link to her published research study: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/3/446 ------------------------------ See More

We purchased ours through https://www.visionengravers.com/ and they will engrave the logo for you. I opted to have them load the software on my machine so I can engrave logos myself. The iMarc machine See More

Hello all, I am inquiring about employee discount programs that you may be privy to or offer your shelter staff. This would include partnerships with prescription companies or food manufacturers. See More