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Health & Safety

Five Freedoms
Dr. Sophia Yin’s – How to Greet a Dog
Just Got Bitten or Scratched?
Dr. Sophia Yin’s- Body Language of Fear in Dogs
Violence and Harassment in the Workplace (Bill 168)
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board

Intake Procedures

Personal Protective Equipment

Five Freedoms
PPE-Sequence-for-Donning and Removing

Cleaning and Disinfection

Five Freedoms
Antimicrobial Spectrum of Disinfectants
Characteristics of Selected Disinfectants
Sample Cat Cage Cleaning Protocol
Hand Washing Procedure
Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change -Hazardous Waste

Transport

Transport Agreement- Getting Them There Safely
Sample Vehicle Cleaning Protocol

Infectious Disease & Control

Sample Cat Cage Cleaning Protocol
4 Pillars of Disease Management
Management of Symptomatic Animals

Zoonoses & Public Health

Just Got Bitten?
Are you Protecting Yourself?
Zoonoses and Immunocompromised Persons

Glossary of Terms

Antibodies– A protein that is produced by the immune system and used to identify and deactivate any foreign bodies (ie. viruses, bacterial)
Antibiotic– An pharmaceutical agent that kills or inhibits the growth of a microorganism
Antimicrobial– An pharmaceutical agent that kills and/or inhibits the growth of organisms
Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide –A disinfectant which kills both nonenveloped and enveloped viruses
Asymptomatic– (of a disease or suspected disease) without symptoms; providing no subjective evidence of existence
Biosecurity– Set of preventative measures designed to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious disease, quarantined pests, invasive alien species, living modified organisms
CBC– Complete Blood Count
Centrifugation– A process that involves the use of the centrifugal force for the separation of mixtures with a centrifuge, used in industry and in laboratory settings
Contagious– Transmittable disease from one to another
Dyspnea– Difficulty breathing
Disinfectants– A chemical agent which kills harmful microorganisms- does not necessarily remove dirt or grease. Inactivated by organic material to some extent and must be applied to a clean surface to work effectively
ELISA Test– Diagnostic test
Fomite– An object or item that is able to carry infectious organisms and transfer them from one body to another
Geriatric– Senior animal
Intake– Admittance into the shelter
Incubation Period– The time between exposure to a pathogenic organism and when the signs/symptoms are evident
Isolation– A physically isolated area in which sick or infectious animals are housed in the shelter
Intranasal– In the nose
Inanimate Object– Not endowed with life, non-living
Immunocompromised– a state of decreased immune system function caused by administration of immunosuppressive drugs, by irradiation, by malnutrition, or by certain processes rendering the person more vulnerable to infectious diseases
Nebulization– Conversion into an aerosol or spray
Necropsy– Post mortem examination
Observation Room– A separate room in which new arrivals are housed for an observatory period (watching for signs of disease, administering treatments etc) before going up for adoption
Parenteral– A route of administration that involves piercing the skin or mucous membrane
Pathogen– An agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism such as bacterium or fungus
Prevail– An accelerated hydrogen peroxide disinfectant
Quarantine– Voluntary or compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of disease
Sterilization– The removal of microorganisms to achieve a sterile environment
Subcutaneous– the innermost layer of the integumentary system (skin)
Spot Cleaning– To remove and/or clean ONLY areas/items that are soiled or dirty, thereby maintaining the cats “presence” (scent) as much as possible. This will significantly minimize the cats stress.
Vaccine– A biological suspension that helps improve the immunity towards a certain disease
Viremic– Presence of a virus in the blood
Zoonoses– A zoonotic disease is an infection that is naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to human

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