A study is currently being performed by Dr. Scott Weese and
Dr. Meredith Faires of the
Ontario Veterinary
Who is eligible?
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July 17th 2006
It wasn't an earth-shattering pronouncement. There was no brimstone or sulphur, or divine judgement. Voices we're raised in anguish or despair, but the words spoken at the first international conference on MRSA in animals will change the way veterinary surgeons approach infection control in small animal practice once and for all...
http://thebellamossfoundation.com/media/Vets_ignore_MRSA_warning_at_peril_pg_1.pdf
May 22, 2006
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in animals is still a growth concern in the veterinary profession.
A front-page news regular for the nation's hospitals during the past five years...
http://thebellamossfoundation.com/media/MRSA_from_front_page_to_front_line_Pg1_2.pdf
Link: How you can Help.
Visit our companion site to discover several helpful resources
If your pet suffers from a poorly healing wound with possible MRSA or other bacterial infection, the following field study may of use to you. Researchers at the University of Lincoln are looking to field test the effectiveness of a barrier cream to help prevent MRSA infections in pets.
If you have a horse or companion animal with MRSA please visit http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/dbs/researchprojects-participate.htmClaire Rayner
Claire Rayner, social activist and patron of the Patients Association has encouraged those who work on behalf of animals and infection prevention. 'We as a society need to be concerned with animals contracting MRSA. It is a very worrying situation. More research needs to be done for the future" I am concerned about mrsa cross contamination from people to animals and vets should be diligent about infection control. We should all be concerned with protecting pets from unecessary suffering and death.
Find out more about Claire at the link above
The Bella Moss Foundation would like to express our deepest gratitude to the following for showing their support of our work, and for making it possible for us to attend so many events
Quistel
Web link
Christine Lee
World Animal Day
Vet Specialist Mr Richard Allport
Natural Medicine Clinic
Kim Bloomer, Natural Pet Care Educator
505.217.1815
http://www.AspenbloomPetCare.
Press
Beverley Cuddy
Editor of Dogs Today Magazine
Our Dogs and James Wellbeloved Newspaper
The team
Your Dog magazine
HOW YOU CAN HELP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE LIVES OF ANIMALS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
Write to your local MP asking for strict guidelines in infection control to be implemented in Vet Hospitals throughout the country.
Write to the following contacts to ask what is being done to protect domestic animals from contracting MRSA
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Paul Gayford is up-to-date on the action DEFRA plans. Ask what DEFRA is doing about developing a plan to investigate veterinary premises. Ask what sanctions might be imposed on vets who fail to allow inspection and if they fail to meet required standards.
www.defra.gov.uk
British Vet Association (BVA)
President Tim Greet
7 Mansfield Street London W1G 9NQ 0207 636 6541
www.bva.co.uk
Ask how the BVA is responding to the threat of MRSA and what recommendations it is making to its members.
British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA)
BSAVA Practice Support Group Secretary
www.bsava.com 01452 726707
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 62-64 Horsefery Road, London SW1P 2AF www.rcvs.org.uk
Lynne Hill is the person to contact regarding the Practice Standards Guidelines at the RCVS. Contact her and ask how these guidelines are implemented and monitored in veterinary practices.
