California Veterinary Emergency Team - CVET

09/19/2024

Deadline to apply is tomorrow!

🚨 WE'RE HIRING! Join our team as a CVET Responder Specialist and play a crucial role in disaster response!

This position involves coordinating responders, managing supplies, supporting CVET training sessions as well as responder recruitment and outreach events, and much more. If you're passionate about making a difference and have a knack for organization, we want to hear from you.

Apply by September 19: cvet.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

09/16/2024

Did you know September is National Preparedness Month? With wildfires ongoing in the state, an important part of preparedness is being aware of potential health risks from fires and smoke inhalation. Linked below are a couple resources on how you can keep your pets safe in the event of a wildfire impacting your region:

cvet.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/owner-resources
ceh.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/health-topics/wildfire-smoke-and-horses

09/12/2024

09/11/2024

One week left to apply for the CVET Responder Specialist position! Don't miss this opportunity to make a real impact in disaster response. Help coordinate responders, manage supplies, and support training and outreach efforts - we’d love to hear from you!

Application deadline: September 19
Apply online: cvet.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

08/30/2024

🚨 WE'RE HIRING! Join our team as a CVET Responder Specialist and play a crucial role in disaster response!

This position involves coordinating responders, managing supplies, supporting CVET training sessions as well as responder recruitment and outreach events, and much more. If you're passionate about making a difference and have a knack for organization, we want to hear from you.

Apply by September 19: cvet.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

08/13/2024

In case you missed it: CVET's response was featured on CBS13 CBS Sacramento!

As multiple wildfires burn across the state, one group of veterinarians stands ready to step in when animals are injured on the fire lines.

08/08/2024

Born of lawmakers, disaster responders, and a passionate, caring public, the California Veterinary Emergency Team (CVET) at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine helps rescue animals when disasters strike.

CVET concluded its response to the Park Fire on August 7, 2024. Over the course of two weeks, more than 50 veterinary professionals helped with CVET’s response. These vets, vet techs, vet assistants, and students logged nearly 2,000 volunteer hours helping animals (and their humans) in crisis. Truly inspiring work by an amazing team.

Get to know some of our dedicated CVET personnel in this video, and learn how they prepare, deploy, and respond to disasters in California. Read more about UC Davis' response to the Park Fire at https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/park-fire-response

08/06/2024

Dog on the job! CVET responders had the pleasure of meeting Sacramento Fire Department's Captain Richard Alamo and Peer Support Canine Ember! Ember has had over 1,000 contacts here in Butte County, providing comfort and peer support to firefighters as they return from shifts fighting the .

08/06/2024

update: As of this afternoon, 49 small animals have been assessed by CVET veterinary responders, with 20 receiving veterinary treatment (including 4 currently undergoing burn treatment). 26 large animals have been assessed with 18 treated.

08/03/2024

Happy Friday! CVET continues to coordinate and provide veterinary care for domestic pets and livestock impacted by . With animals coming in daily, from burn victims to animals displaced from their homes due to unsafe conditions, all animals brought to our large and small animal shelters are under expert care from CVET’s trained veterinary responders.

North Valley Animal Disaster Group ASPCA California Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps (CAVMRC)

08/02/2024

Looking for a pet you lost in the ? Check out the Park Fire Lost Pets Website at https://24petconnect.com/event/parkfire
A picture of every lost domestic animal in the emergency animal shelter is posted on this site.

08/02/2024

The devastation from the is dramatic and extensive. NVADG will be feeding and watering hundreds of animals in the burn zone for several weeks. We want to thank everyone from all over the world that has supported our efforts to help the animals during this terrible disaster.

08/01/2024

Through our partnership with California Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps (CAVMRC), we are able to provide additional veterinary care and support for domestic pets and livestock impacted by .

08/01/2024

update: CVET veterinary professionals are working around the clock at our two primary care facilities – one for small animals (dogs, cats, and exotics) at Del Oro shelter and one for large animals (equines, large and small ruminants, and swine) at Camelot Equestrian Park.

To date, 31 small animals have been assessed by CVET veterinary professionals, with 17 being treated. Similarly, 24 large animals have been assessed and 14 treated.

07/31/2024

As part of the response, CVET is working closely with Butte County, California Animal Services, North Valley Animal Disaster Group (NVADG), California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals), and the ASPCA.

Additionally, we are fortunate to have been joined by trained CVET responders from CalCARTs, NapaCARTs, Sacramento Zoo, and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

07/30/2024

CVET has been deployed in response to the since Thursday July 25. Since the fire started, Butte County and animal volunteers have cared for 164 large and small animals in designated disaster animal shelters.

Our team has provided veterinary services at both the small and large animal shelters and operationally has run over 50 veterinary requests, as well as deployed two veterinary trailers that are serving as clinical spaces at the small and large shelters.

07/29/2024

Huge thanks to our first wave of CVET responders who answered the call for veterinary aid in the response.

So far, CVET responders have come from Sacramento Zoo and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine 💛

07/27/2024

CVET staff are currently assisting with the care of animals impacted by Park Fire in Butte County.

Photo credits: (1) CVET, (2) North Valley Animal Disaster Group

07/27/2024

07/26/2024

CVET has been activated for a response to the Park Fire incident near Chico, CA. We will be assessing the animal shelter veterinary needs and more details will be shared as they develop.

cvet.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

07/15/2024

What's in your bag? This National Pet Fire Safety Day we wanted to share some tips for what to pack in your emergency go bag for your pets...including your horses!

Special thanks to Northern California Association of Equine Practitioners for the horse list!

07/12/2024

Don't forget to stop by our booth in the exhibit hall! Our management team is there to answer all of your questions about CVET and how you can get involved 🤝

07/12/2024

We had a great time giving THREE talks in the One Health track for day 1 of ! Looking forward to checking out the other talks over the next 3 days 🐾

07/09/2024

Hope to see you at this week! Three of our management team members will be giving talks and we will be joining our California Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps (CAVMRC) colleagues in the exhibit hall. Come say hello!

07/03/2024

In addition to developing veterinary resources for disaster response, our team is curating resources for pet owners to help stay proactive in keeping their pets safe.

Here is a smoke inhalation fact sheet developed by our veterinarians Drs. Ashley Patterson and Briana Hamamoto with Yvonne McGratty and Vetstream, Ltd: https://www.flipsnack.com/vetstream/wildfires-and-smoke-inhalation.html

06/24/2024

We love working with our CARTs! Thank you for the opportunity, CCADT!

06/24/2024

So proud and thankful for our many partners!

06/18/2024

With wildfire season officially upon us, we are a state resource ready to mobilize should local veterinary capacity be exhausted or overwhelmed.

The animal response personnel needing veterinary support must work with their local Office/Department of Emergency Management to submit a formal state resource request for CVET/veterinary care. CVET cannot deploy directly to a county without state request and approval.

Local resource guide available on our website: cvet.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/contact

06/17/2024

Critical fire weather conditions are expected in the Valley and adjacent foothills below 2000 feet through early Tuesday. You can prevent wildfires by not burning outdoors, avoiding activities with open flames, keeping vehicles off of dry grass & correctly disposing of ci******es. Visit http://readyforwildfire.org for more tips!

06/14/2024

CVET's Drs. Michael Ziccardi and Ashley Patterson are across the pond in Glasgow for the British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association (BARTA)! They presented on "Developing veterinary professionals for disaster response", covering California statewide veterinary response and training programs.