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24/09/2025

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08/09/2025

08/09/2025

Our research team, led by Dr. Linda Jacobson in partnership with Lucky Dog Animal Rescue in South Carolina, was honored to present interim data from our prospective controlled trial comparing 2-dose to 3-dose melarsomine for heartworm infection at the Triennial Symposium of the American Heartworm Society in Dallas this week.

The study was designed to identify a treatment that incorporated superb safety, a high cure rate, and a condensed treatment duration to minimize length of stay in the shelter. The biggest differences between our experimental protocols and traditional ones were that melarsomine was started on Day 14 of the 28-day doxycycline treatment, which shortened the entire treatment course by 6 weeks. A complete description of the study design can be found at https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/research/current-studies/heartworm-treatment-study/

Dr. Jacobson reported that preliminary findings showed extremely low complication rates and no mortality in either treatment group. Follow-up testing at 6-9 months post-treatment is still underway, but of 104 dogs tested so far, only 3 were still positive and may require retreatment for a cure.

The Lucky Dog compressed 2-dose melarsomine protocol looks like a very promising option for shelters, where the duration of treatment and exercise restriction and cost of treatment are important. Using this protocol, dogs can complete their heartworm treatment within 2 weeks of shelter admission and continue to their adoptive homes for 2 more weeks of doxycycline and a month of exercise restriction with a very low likelihood of complications and a very high likelihood of treatment success.

Dr. Jacobson, from the Toronto Humane Society, is joined by co-investigators Dr. Julie Levy and Dr. Jessie Dyer from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Brian DiGangi from First Coast No More Homeless Pets, Dr. Adrienne VanVlake and Mirah Horowitz from Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, and Lucky Dog's shelter care team led by Stephanie Moore. We are so grateful to Lucky Dog Animal Rescue for being our amazing partner in this study, to PetSmart Charities for their incredible grant support that made the study possible, and to IDEXX for subsidized diagnostic testing services.

26/08/2025

🤝 Join Jackson Galaxy and Kristen Hassen at 16-18 September, online.

Not only will this dynamic duo be our opening act but they will also be delivering special presentations tailored your needs, over the 3 days of the event.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear from leaders in the space with a combined 45 years worth of experience working and innovating in the companion animal management and sheltering space.

Their sessions will explore the future of sheltering for cats and dogs, better animal sheltering and AI for shelter pro's. Their presentations are empowering, thought provoking and change making. Bring your questions, they will be all ears!

Register today and join us from anywhere in the world 👉 https://www.g2z.org.au/10th-national-g2z-summit-and-workshop.html

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17/08/2025

17/08/2025

17/08/2025

🎊🎊ADOPTED 🎊🎊
⚡️⚡️small dog lovers, this one’s for you!⚡️⚡️
This petite little lady is Sadie. She is about 5 months old, 5lbs and we think she is some kind of Chihuahua/Terrier mix of cuteness. Sadie is still a tad shy with first impressions but she does love when people baby talk her. 🥰 She would be good in any home with other pets or kids. 🐶🐱👶🏻
Her adoption fee is $100 which includes spay, age appropriate vaccines, microchip and a bag of food. Please email [email protected] your home info (if you rent/own, other adults/kids/pets) to set up an appointment to adopt her!

06/08/2025

SAVE THE DATE FOR A DOUBLE MATCH ALERT! ⏰ On Tuesday, August 5 at 1PM ET, your gift to Lucky Dog Animal Rescue can go 3X as far — but only for a limited time!

🍀 Here’s how it works:

The first $10,000 donated nationwide will be matched by Hill’s Pet Nutrition via Clear the Shelters— funds go fast! Then, the first $10,000 raised by Lucky Dog will be matched again thanks to a generous gift from Boehringer Ingelheim.

That means your donation can help us TRIPLE the impact for dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens who have no one else but Lucky Dog… and YOU.

👉 Don’t want to wait? DONATE NOW and be part of this life-saving match before it’s gone. bit.ly/luckycleartheshelter2025

26/07/2025

Right now, more than 1,000 animals are in the care of Animal Care Centers (ACC), NYC’s open-intake shelter. Dogs are being stacked in crates. Hallways are full. They are currently caring for more than 500 cats. Resources are stretched impossibly thin.

We’ve always focused on finding homes for the animals in our care — but when another shelter is in a crisis of this magnitude, we can’t turn away.

If you’re thinking about adopting or fostering, and don’t find your match at Bideawee, please consider ACC. They have locations in Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens and all are filled beyond capacity with loving animals in desperate need of homes. The animals there need us, ALL OF US.

Because at this moment, it’s not about which shelter they come from. It’s about getting them home. 🐾 🙏