Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Teaching and Research Program – Phase Six

College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University

June 2013 – August 2014 Reporting

Submitted by

Lin K. Kauffman, DVM Director, Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Teaching and Research Program

Faculty Clinician, Veterinary Clinical Sciences Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Member, Association of Shelter Veterinarians Phone: (515) 294-4900

Fax: (515) 294-7520 Email: linkauf@iastate.edu

Christine Petersen, DVM, PhD Associate Director, Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Teaching and Research Program

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Phone: (319) 384-1579 Fax: (319) 384-4155

Email: christine-petersen@uiowa.edu

Sandy Popelka

Program Assistant, Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Teaching and Research Program Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Phone: (515) 294-2531 Email: spopelka@iastate.edu

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Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Teaching and Research Program – Phase Six

College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University

Teaching: Education of Veterinary Students

• Due to the departure of Drs. Baldwin, Petersen and Andersen the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine course scheduled for the spring of 2014 could not be offered to the veterinary students due to the lack of time needed to re-organize and present such a course

• The plan is to offer the course again in the spring of 2015. Dr. Christine Petersen has agreed to help teach the class along with Dr. Lin Kauffman, who will be the course coordinator. Students at the University of Nebraska will have the opportunity to take this course via multipoint teleconferencing. Several experts have been asked to speak during this course including Dr. Elizabeth Farrington, shelter veterinarian at the Nebraska Humane Society who has been asked to speak on “Opportunities in Shelter Medicine” and Dr. Alison Liu, shelter veterinarian at Wayside Waif in Kansas City, Missouri who has been asked to speak on “Adoption Guarantee Shelters”.

• Additional speakers will include representatives from the Animal Rescue League, who will speak

on the topics of “Canine Behavior Testing”, “Traditional Shelter Management” and “Veterinary Forensics & Cruelty Investigations” as well as asking Annett Litster from Purdue to come speak to the students on the Asilomar Accords.

• Other topics to be addressed during this course will be pet identification methods utilizing a “reverse teaching method” with a podcast by Dr. Linda Lord and group discussion in class time and animal behavior issues such as feline house-soiling presented by Dana Fedman, who has taken part in the course before and was well received.

• A new idea for this year is the introduction of the University of Florida certificate program by Dr.

Terry Spencer (via teleconference). Additionally we are exploring a way to offer this certificate program to our veterinary students via a collaborative effort with the University of Florida and Maddie’s® Fund.

• Student course assignments will remain similar to those used previously. We have found that these assignments provide good feedback regarding student understanding and comprehension of shelter medicine. The textbook will remain the same; “Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff” by Lila Miller and Stephan Zawistowski. See Appendix 1.1 for a tentative syllabus of the VCS 305 Maddie’s Shelter Medicine elective for Spring 2015

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Research & Discovery

• Due to the departure of Drs. Baldwin and Petersen no Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine students participated in the Summer Scholars program during summer 2014. In the past two veterinary students have participated in summer research projects each summer.

• The plan is to offer 2 students this coming summer (2015) the opportunity to be involved in shelter-related research projects. Possible research projects could include:

o Animal adoptability & chronic disease: traditional shelters vs. adoption guarantee animal shelters

-this project would identify the adoption rate of animals with documented chronic diseases such as Diabetes mellitus or Cushing’s disease and compare adoption rates of traditional shelters vs. adoption guarantee animal shelters for statistical differences.

o Using special adoption cases to gain positive public relations for animal shelters -this project would look at high adoption rate shelters and how they address special adoption cases promote them. We would specifically focus on “lessons learned” to share with smaller/other shelters so they can incorporate these tools into their practices.

o Cat adoptability: behavioral (house-soiling) vs. medical issues -this project would look at adoption rates of cats with diagnosis of behavioral disease verses ones with medical disease that lead to house soiling to see if there is a statistical difference between the two. We would use survey tools of shelter staff, potential adopters and/or pet owners to learn about the root causes and perceptions behind these adoption differences.

Externships (Preceptorships)

• Veterinary student externships involving shelter medicine in adoption guarantee facilities will

continue, as this has been extremely successful. Stipends, to support travel and lodging, will be offered to students desiring to visit an outstanding adoption guarantee facility outside of those currently offered within our program.

• Twenty eight senior students were supported with our grant to spend 2 weeks at one of our core shelters, Wayside Waifs (VCS 459). Wayside is an adoption-guarantee shelter in Kansas City where our students learn a great deal regarding all areas of shelter medicine. The shelter is within driving distance of Ames, IA and there is lodging on-site for our students, minimizing their out-of pocket expenses. All the Maddie’s Fund preceptors gained insight into the many aspects of operating an adoption-guarantee shelter including: critical thinking about the environment of their patients, and the physical and behavioral health issues that must be addressed to find homes for shelter pets; in addition to enhancing their surgical skills. See Appendix 2.1 for sample reflection papers from these students

• Enrollment for preceptorships at Wayside Waifs for the Class of 2014-15 currently stands at 39 for the academic year

• Four students were awarded Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Senior scholarships ($1200/each) to offset costs associated with preceptorships at Maddie’s approved shelters. Both Drs. Lynete Anderson-Neal and Sarah Mull chose to go to the ASPCA at NY Bergh Memorial Hospital with a focus on veterinary forensic medicine. Dr. Nicole Giancristofaro-Partyka also chose to go to the ASPCA in NY but focused on their mobile spay and neuter clinics and how those programs are

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helping with the overpopulation issues in the city. The final student, Dr. Laura Larsen chose to go to Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah where she got exposure to their animal sanctuary program as well as their preventative medicine and spay/neuter programs. All four of these students indicated that their preceptorship experience greatly enriched their veterinary school experience and they felt what they learned during their time at these preceptorships will follow them throughout their veterinary careers. See Appendix 2.2 for reflection papers from these students.

Scholarship & Outreach

• Dr. Kauffman Engagement Publications within that time: 1. Kauffman, LK. Baldwin, CJ. “Pregnancy Loss in the Bitch and the Queen”. In: Kirk’s Current

Veterinary Therapy. Elsevier publishing, edited by Bonagura, JD and Twedt, DC., 15th Ed., 2014, pages 1003-1011.

2. Kauffman, L.K. 2013. Canine Spay & Neuter Myth Bustin’. Proceedings in Annual meeting of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, Ames, IA; September 2013.

Talks within that time: 1. Canine Spay & Neuter Myth Bustin’ Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Annual meeting,

September 13, 2013, 2 hours

2. Wildlife Rehabilitation: Senior Topic Rounds, ISU VMC, Ames, IA, October 4, 2013, 1 hour

3. Canine Prostatic Disease, part of the Rescue Me-Advice for People about their Dogs symposium: Weimaraner Rescue Group, ISU VMC, October 5, 2013, 1 hour

4. Canine semen collection and assessment, seminar and wetlab for student chapter of the Society of Theriogenology club, ISU VMC, Ames, IA, October 13, 2013, 3 hours

5. Small Animal Reproductive Emergencies, Intern Rounds, ISU VMC, Ames, IA, October 23, 2013, 1 hour

• Dr. Petersen Engagement Publications within that time: (Peer reviewed journals)

1. Gibson-Corley, K. N., Bockenstedt, M., Boggiatto, M.P., Petersen, C.A., Bellaire, B, Jones, D.E. (2014) “Fc Gamma Receptor Recognition is Necessary for Antibody-Enhanced Intracellular Killing of Leishmania amazonensis.” PLoS ONE., Sep 5;9(9):e106426. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106426. PMID: 25191842.

2. Martinez, P. M., Petersen, C.A. (2014) “Roles of Pathogen-mediated intracellular signaling on antigen presenting cell responses.” Immunologic Research, Vol. 59 (1), 153-165.. PMID:24838145

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3. Boggiatto, P.*, Martinez, P.*, Jones, D.E., Bellaire, B., Catling, A., Petersen, C.A. (2014) “MP1-mediated Endosomal Extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) activation required for Leishmania amazonensis immune alteration” Microbes and Infection. Vol. 16, 328-336. *co-first author.

4. Esch, K. J., Juelsgaard, R.M., Martinez, P., Jones, D.E., Petersen, C.A. (2013) “Programmed Death-1 mediates CD4+ T cell exhaustion in visceral Leishmaniasis.” Journal of Immunology, Vol. 191, 5542-5550.

(chapters and other)

1. Esch, K.J., Petersen C.A., (in press) “Reservoir Control Strategies for Leishmaniasis: past, present and future”. In: Pathogenesis of leishmaniasis: Future strategies for control, prevention and treatment. Springer publishing, edited by Satoskar, A and Durvasula, R., 1st Ed., 2014, pages tbd.

2. Esch, K.J., Brewer, M.T., and Petersen C.A., (in press) “Pathogenesis of Important Zoonoses”. In: Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms., Elsevier publishing, edited by Whitley, E., 1st Ed., 2014, Chapter 3409, pages tbd.

3. Sykes, J.E., Baneth, G., Petersen, C., (2013) “Leishmaniosis”. In: Companion Animal Infectious

Diseases., Elsevier publishing, edited by Sykes, J.E., 1st Ed., 2013,Chapter 74, pages 713-26.

4. Llanos-Cuentas, A., Valencia, B., Petersen, C.A., (2013) “Neurologic Manifestations of Human Leishmaniasis”. In: Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Vol: 114, Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology, Elsevier publishing, series edited by Aminoff, Boller and Swaab. 3rd series, 2013, Chapter 13, pages 193-98.

Presentations within that time: 1. Leishmania Discovery Based on a Non-Endemic Area Cohort. LeishVet meeting, Barcelona, Spain,

Dec. 18th, 2013.

2. Immune Alteration due to and Genetic Predisposition to Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis. World Leish5, sponsored symposium on Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis by Bayer, Porto de Gallinas, Brazil, May 14th, 2013.

3. How to Reinvigorate an Exhausted Immune System-lessons from Canine Leishmaniosis, Woods Hole Immunoparasitology Meeting, Woods Hole, MA, April 29th, 2014.

4. Talk softy and be cautious of the size stick you carry, Am. Society for Investigative Pathology, San Diego, CA, April 30, 2014.

5. How to Reinvigorate an Exhausted Immune System-lessons from Canine Leishmaniosis, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, Feb. 20th, 2014.

6. Lessons from a Tropical Disease in the Midwest. Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Feb. 18, 2014.

7. Leader of the Pack: Infectious Disease Discovery based on a Companion Animal Reservoir Cohort. Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Oct. 31, 2013.

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8. Sweet and Exhausting; Innate Lessons from Immunogenicity of Leishmania. Interdepartmental Immunology Program Seminar, University of Iowa, Sept. 17, 2013.

Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Excellence Awards Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Excellence Award will be given to Iowa State University senior students who demonstrate leadership and commitment to shelter medicine and the adoption guarantee philosophy. This year two students were chosen; Uri Donnet and Lauren Larsen. Thank you notes are available in Appendix 3.1 from these students. Dr. Uri Donnet Dr. Uri Donnet was an active volunteer at one of the local animal shelters even prior to coming to veterinary school. While in veterinary school he took advantage of as many shelter medicine opportunities as possible by being a member of the Assoc. of Shelter Vets club and participating in the Feral Cat Alliance; spaying and neutering feral cats. He was always stationed at the recovery area during most Fecal Cat Alliance clinics, taking good care of all of his feline patients. He also took part in the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine elective as well as the Animal Welfare and Veterinarians in Society courses. Uri was able to bring different perspectives to discussions in these courses and his opinion was always appreciated. Uri took part in the Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Summer Scholar program while in veterinary sc and he helped develop a novel Pan-Myco PCR assay for mycoplasma in felines. He helped collect samples from cats from various local animal shelters to

Figure 1. Dr. Uri Donnet (left) and Dr. Jim Noxon (right) at the presentation of the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Excellence Award

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Dr. Lauren Larsen Dr. Lauren Larsen was active in shelter medicine from the first days of being a vet student in our shelter medicine class, 3.5 years ago. She was a very sharp student with wonderful insights. She was also active in the Trap Neuter and Return program run by students at ISU, of which I was an advisor. After her first year, Lauren was a summer scholar working with both the shelter medicine program and Dr. Suzanne Millman working on a project filming dogs that had been found as strays vs. relinquished to determine stress behaviours and outcomes. She had many significant findings during this study, which continued beyond the summer, and I believe is now in manuscript form. In this past year Lauren was the president of the Assoc. of Shelter Vets club, and as an advisor of the club I worked with her and the rest of the officers to determine the course of the club activities for the year. Lauren did a great job bringing diverse perspectives in to speak to the Shelter Med group.

I observed Lauren interact with animals primarily during our TNR activities as well as during the summer she was working with the shelter medicine group. She is a very thoughtful and caring individual and respects all the animals with which she works. She is very observant and brings unique insights to her veterinary work.

The summer Lauren was a summer scholar with the shelter medicine group we had 5 other students also working with us. It was a very busy summer and in order to have significant studies, it was very much up to the students to make their projects happen. Lauren did a great job interfacing with us, Dr. Millman and the local large shelter to gather her data, be a member of the team(s) and help out others whenever possible. She had an above average work ethic for a veterinary student, and this in general is a rather motivated group! She takes great responsibility in all things she does, perhaps to a fault, as she did have many academic, club-based and other responsibilities. She never let down any of these groups, but there were times when she was quite sleep deprived. Lauren is a wonderful team member and a great future shelter/behavior veterinarian. Lauren is now an associate veterinarian at Bright Eyes and Bushy Tails, a referral veterinary clinic in Iowa City, IA, where she continues her interest in focusing on behavioral cases and working with the local animal shelters. We are very proud of her.

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• Budget June 2013 – August 2014

Figure 2. Dr. Lauren Larsen (left) and Dr. Jim Noxon (right) at the presentation of the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Excellence Award

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Appendix 1.1 VCS 305 Syllabus

Veterinary Clinical Sciences 305 – Spring 2015

Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

One credit, meeting in room 2532 Vet Med at 12 Noon

Instructors: L. Kauffman, C. Petersen, and selected guest speakers

Facilitator: University of Nebraska Lincoln: L. Hardin.

This course is being offered to all freshman (VM1), sophomore (VM2) and junior (VM3) veterinary students. Other veterinary students may enroll with permission of the instructor. The course objective is to familiarize the professional student with companion animal population medicine and welfare. Companion animal shelters will be the primary focus. Recommended Text: “Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff” by Miller & Zawistowski, 2nd Ed.

Class Subject Speaker Jan 15

Introduction and Components of Shelter Medicine [Chapter 1]

Dr. Lin Kauffman DVM Assignment 1

Jan 22

Pet Overpopulation (Best Friends Forgotten assigned ahead of class) [Chapter 7]

Dr. Christine Petersen DVM

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Jan 29

Population Medicine and Disease [ Chapter 8]

Dr. Lin Kauffman DVM

Feb 5

Canine Behavior Testing [Chapter 33]

Mr. Mick McCullife, Iowa ARL Assignment 2

Feb 12

How to Vet a Dog Trainer

Dana Fedman

Feb 19

Veterinary Forensics and Cruelty Investigation [Chapter 23]

Josh Colvin Assignment 3

Feb 26

Shelter Design to Prevent Infectious Diseases [Chapter 3]

Dr. Christine Petersen DVM Assignment 4

Mar 5

Adoption Guarantee Shelters

Dr. Alison Liu DVM, Wayside Waifs, Kansas City Missouri

Mar 12 Advanced shelter medicine certificate program

Dr. Terry Spencer, University of Florida (teleconference)

Mar 19 Spring Break – No Class

No Speaker

Mar 26 Asilomar Accords

Dr. Annette Litster DVM, Zoetis Veterinary Specialty Team

Apr 2 Traditional Shelter Management

Mr. Tom Colvin, Iowa ARL

Apr 9 Maddie’s Animal Shelter Infection Control Tool

Dr. Christine Petersen DVM

Apr 16 Opportunities in Shelter Medicine

Dr. Elise Gingrich DMV Supervising Veterinarian, Larimer Humane Society or Dr. Elizabeth Farrington DVM, Shelter Veterinarian, Nebraska Humane Society

Apr 23 Working with Shelters

Dr. Pete Bashara, Local Practitioner & Med. Director and Kiley Maddux CVT, Nebraska Humane Society Assignment 5 (pending confirmation)

May 30

Pet Identification Methods, Dr. Linda Lord(podcast) The Ohio State University

Dr. Lin Kauffman DVM, group activities

Text:

“Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff” by Lila Miller and Stephan Zawistowski

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Paperback | Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated | Pub. Date: 12/25/2012

ISBN: 0813819938 | ISBN-13: 9780813819938

Grading Policy: Grading of this course will be A-F and include the following components: 1. Attendance is required. If class is missed due to emergency as indicated to either Dr. Kauffman, assigned

reading and assessment will be given. Lectures will be Echo captured for review. 2. Readings with written assignments will be posted on Blackboard Learn. 3. An average of eight Assignments will be given for credit. 4. Active discussions are encouraged. 5. Evaluations of each topic and speaker will be conducted, as well as an overall evaluation of the course at

the end of the semester. All professors uphold the Compact between teachers/learners as posted on Vet Zone, presented to the

student body and voted upon by the faculty.

Any questions, comments or concerns can be addressed to: Dr. Lin Kauffman linkauf@iastat.edu

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Appendix 2.1 Wayside Waifs Reflection Letters

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Appendix 2.2 Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Senior Scholarship Reflection Papers

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Appendix 3.1 Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Excellence Awardees Thank You Letters

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