Standards of Care
Topic
General
AAHA Referral Guidelines
AAHA Mentoring Guidelines
AVMA Guidelines for Veterinary Prescription Drugs
AVMA Definition: Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship
Poster
Blood bank – Hematology
ACVIM Consensus - Canine and Feline Blood Donor Screening for Infectious Disease
Cardiology
ACVIM – Consensus – Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine Chronic
Valvular Heart Disease
ACVIM Consensus – Guidelines for the Identification, Evaluation, and Management of
Systemic Hypertension in Dogs and Cats
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Small Animal Medicine: An Update
Diabetes Mellitus
AAHA Diabetes Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
Euthanasia and End of Life Issues
AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia
AAFP Position Statement – End of Life Issues
Gastroenterology
WSAVA Report – Histopathological Standards for the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal
Inflammation in Endoscopic Biopsy Samples from the Dog and Cat
WSAVA Report – Endoscopic, Biopsy, and Histopathologic Guidelines for the
Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Companion Animals
Infection Control and Isolation
CCAR Infection Prevention and Control Best Practices For Small Animal Veterinary
Clinics
OSU – VTH Isolation Procedures for Infectious Disease – Small Animal
Infectious Disease
Antimicrobial Use
ACVIM Consensus – Antimicrobial Drug Use in Veterinary Medicine
AAFP-AAHA Guidelines of Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials
ISCAID – Antimicrobial Use Guidelines for Treatment of Urinary Tract Disease
in Dogs and Cats
Bartonellosis (cats)
AAFP Panel Report on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Bartonella spp.
infections
Blood Donor Screening
ACVIM Consensus – Canine and Feline Blood Donor Screening for Infectious
Disease
Bordetellosis (cats)
ABCD Guidelines – Bordetella bronchispetica Infection in Cats: Prevention and
Management
Chlamydophilosis
ABCD Guidelines – Chlamydophila felis Infection in Cats: Prevention and
Management
Ehrlichiosis
ACVIM Consensus – Ehrlichial Disease of Small Animals
Feline Calicivirus
ABCD Guidelines – Feline Calicivirus Infection: Prevention and Management
Feline Herpesvirus
ABCD Guidelines – Feline Herpesvirus Infection: Prevention and Management
FeLV and FIV
ABCD Guidelines – Feline Immunodeficiency: Prevention and Management
ABCD Guidelines – Feline Leukemia: Prevention and Management
AAFP Feline Retrovirus Management Guidelines
Brochure
FIP
ABCD Guidelines – FIP: Prevention and Management
Feline Panleukopenia
ABCD Guidelines – Feline Panleukopenia: Prevention and Management
Infection Control
CCAR Infection Prevention and Control Best Practices For Small Anima
Veterinary Clinics
Isolation
OSU – VTH Isolation Procedures for Infectious Disease – Small Animal
Leptospirosis
ACVIM Consensus – Leptospirosis: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, and
Prevention
Lyme Disease
ACVIM Consensus – Lyme Disease in Dogs: Diagnosis, Treatment, and
Prevention
MRSA
IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in
Adults and Children
Guidelines for the prevention and management of community-associated MRSA:
A perspective for Canadian Health Care Practitioners
Incidence of acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,
Clostridium difficile, and other health-care–associated pathogens by dogs that
participate in animal-assisted interventions
Vaccination
AAFP Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report
AAFP Vaccination Guidelines – Summary Table
AAHA Canine Vaccine Guidelines
Zoonosis
AAFP Report on Feline Zoonosis
AVMA Zoonoses Update – Potential Zoonotic Agents of Bioterrorism
AVMA Zoonoses Update – Other Pathogens with Human Health Consequences
NASPHV Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with
Animals in Public Settings
Guidelines for animal-assisted interventions in health care facilities (Working
Group of the Public Health Agency of Canada)
NASPHV Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease
Prevention in Veterinary Personnel
Legal implications of zoonoses for clinical veterinarians
Veterinary perspective on the recently published guidelines for animal-assisted
interventions in health-care facilities
Liver Diseases
WSAVA Standards for Histological and Clinical Diagnosis of Canine and Feline
Liver Diseases
Hard copy available at the SAIM Rounds Room
Nephrology
Antimicrobial Use
ISCAID – Antimicrobial Use Guidelines for Treatment of Urinary Tract Disease
in Dogs and Cats
Chronic Kidney Disease
IRIS Staging of Kidney Disease
Posters
Cards
IRIS Treatment Recommendations
Hypertension and Proteinuria
ACVIM Consensus – Assessment and Management of Proteinuria in Dogs and
Cats
ACVIM Consensus – Guidelines for the Identification, Evaluation, and
Management of Systemic Hypertension in Dogs and Cats
Nutrition
AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
Evaluation form
Pain
AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
AAFP Position Statement – Respectful Handling to Prevent Fear and Pain
ISFM & AAFP Consensus Guidelines – Long-term Use of NSAIDs in Cats
Preventive Health
Behavior
AAFP Feline Behavior Guidelines
End of Life issues
AAFP Position Statement – End of Life Issues
Feline handling
AAFP & ISFM Feline-Friendly Handling Guidelines
AAFP Position Statement – Respectful Handling to Prevent Fear and Pain
Life Stages
AAFP-AAHA Feline Life Stage Guidelines
AAHA Senior Care Guidelines of Dogs and Cats
AAFP Senior Care Guidelines
Parasite Control
CAPC Current Advice on Parasite Control
Vaccination
AAFP Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report
AAFP Vaccination Guidelines – Summary Table
AAHA Canine Vaccine Guidelines
Zoonosis
AAFP Report on Feline Zoonosis
AVMA Zoonoses Update – Potential Zoonotic Agents of Bioterrorism
AVMA Zoonoses Update – Other Pathogens with Human Health Consequences
NASPHV Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in
Public Settings
NASPHV Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease
Prevention in Veterinary Personnel
Legal implications of zoonoses for clinical veterinarians
Veterinary perspective on the recently published guidelines for animal-assisted
interventions in health-care facilities
Sponsoring Organization
AAHA – American Animal Hospital Association
Canine Vaccine Guidelines
Diabetes Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
Feline Life Stage Guidelines
Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials
Mentoring Guidelines
Nutritional Assessment Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
Referral Guidelines
Senior Care Guidelines of Dogs and Cats
AAFP – American Association of Feline Practitioners
Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Bartonella spp. infections
End of Life Issues
Feline Behavior Guidelines
Feline-Friendly Handling Guidelines
Feline Life Stage Guidelines
Feline Retrovirus Management Guidelines
Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report
Feline Zoonosis
Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials
Long-term Use of NSAIDs in Cats
Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
Respectful Handling to Prevent Fear and Pain
Senior Care Guidelines
Vaccination Guidelines – Summary Table
ABCD – European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases
Bordetella bronchispetica Infection in Cats: Prevention and Management
Chlamydophila felis Infection in Cats: Prevention and Management
Feline Calicivirus Infection: Prevention and Management
Feline Herpesvirus Infection: Prevention and Management
Feline Immunodeficiency: Prevention and Management
Feline Leukemia: Prevention and Management
FIP: Prevention and Management
Feline Panleukopenia: Prevention and Management
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Antimicrobial Drug Use in Veterinary Medicine
Assessment and Management of Proteinuria in Dogs and Cats
Canine and Feline Blood Donor Screening for Infectious Disease
Ehrlichial Disease of Small Animals
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine Chronic Valvular Heart Disease
Guidelines for the Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Systemic Hypertension
in Dogs and Cats
Leptospirosis: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, and Prevention
Lyme Disease in Dogs: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
AVMA – American Veterinary Medical Association
Guidelines for Veterinary Prescription Drugs
Guidelines on Euthanasia
Other Pathogens with Human Health Consequences
Potential Zoonotic Agents of Bioterrorism
Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship
CAPC – Companion Animal Parasite Council
Current Advice on Parasite Control
CCAR – Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance
CCAR Infection Prevention and Control Best Practices For Small Anima Veterinary
Clinics
IDSA – Infectious Disease Society of America
IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the
Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Adults and
Children
IRIS – International Renal Interest Society
Staging of Kidney Disease
Treatment Recommendations – Chronic Kidney Disease
ISCAID – International Society of Companion Animal Infectious Disease
Antimicrobial Use Guidelines for Treatment of Urinary Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats
ISFM – International Society of Feline Medicine
Feline-Friendly Handling Guidelines
Long-term Use of NSAIDs in Cats
NASPHV – National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings
Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in
Veterinary Personnel
WSAVA – World Small Animal Veterinary Association
Endoscopic, Biopsy, and Histopathologic Guidelines for the Evaluation of
Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Companion Animals
Histopathological Standards for the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Inflammation in
Endoscopic Biopsy Samples from the Dog and Cat
Standards for Histological and Clinical Diagnosis of Canine and Feline Liver Diseases