Shelter Medicine: An Emerging Veterinary Specialty That Offers Hope

By Paula Fitzsimmons
Rescues are filled with animals who have suffered to some degree in their previous lives. Then there’s shelter life, rife with its own unique challenges – from the stress of being in a new environment, to increased vulnerability to outbreaks.
Balancing the needs of individual animals with that of the group’s isn’t a cake walk for shelter staff, either.