If Your Animal Requires Medical Attention

1. You must call ahead. You will receive instructions on how to proceed.

Companion Animal Hospital: 607.253.3060

Equine and Nemo Farm Animal Hospitals: 607.253.3100

Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists: 516.488.4510

2. If we confirm the animal must be seen, someone who does not have symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, difficulty breathing) may bring the animal to the hospital.

3. Clients are not allowed to enter the hospital. Upon arrival, call to let us know you are outside. Our doors are locked.

4. Owners will transfer their animals to veterinary staff at the entrance of the hospital. Companion animals too large or in a non-ambulatory condition will be collected from vehicles.

5. We will call with updates and when the exam is complete to give further instructions on how discharge will be handled.

6. For some cases, we may be able to arrange a video conference. Please call us to find out if this service can be available for you and your animal.

Important Notes

Do not send your animal with any personal items while hospitalized, including blankets, toys, collars, leashes, lead ropes, etc.

Remember to bring a cell phone.

Payment options are limited to credit or debit card only. We cannot accept cash or check.

CUHA Pharmacy

The pharmacy is offering drive-up and mail service only.

How to safely pick-up a pharmacy order:

1. Hours:
   Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
   Saturdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
2. Submit payment for the order prior to arrival.
3. Upon arrival, remain in your vehicle and call 607-253-3060 and select option #4.
4. Stay outside, and practice social distancing until a staff member places your order in the vestibule. 
5. Only one person is permitted in the vestibule at a time. Please wait until staff vacate the vestibule before entering.
6. Identify your name and pet’s name on the bag/s in the yellow pharmacy pick-up bin and collect the order.
7. Exit the vestibule.
8. Missing items? Go back to your vehicle, call 607-253-3231 and select option #2.

Courtesy Hotel Listing

For a complete listing of places to stay and other information about our area check out Visit Ithaca - Lodging

Useful Links

• Feline health information regarding COVID-19 from the Cornell Feline Health Center

We invite veterinary professionals to join our monthly meetings, which provide current information related to COVID-19 as well as a space to share our experiences as we continue to navigate this pandemic together.

Next meeting: Thursday August 20 @ 6 p.m.

Online meeting tips and guidelines:

• Download or update Zoom platform before the meeting.
• Please remain on mute when you join the meeting.
• Use the chat box or "raise hand" button to submit questions during the meeting.
• If your connection is unstable, we recommend turning off your video.

Archive of previous meetings:

• Link to 8/6 meeting recording - Why is Small Animal Veterinary medicine SO busy? Let's collaborate.
• Link to 7/9 meeting recording - This week we discussed Essential Employees and Travel – How Do We Manage and Keep Our Teams Safe?
• Link to 6/25 meeting recording -During this weeks meeting we discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and the importance of taking a stand against racism. We openly discuss the impact of recent events on veterinarians, on their staff and the communities they serve as well as the profession over all.
• Link to 6/11 meeting recording - Dr. Ann Hohenhaus, Staff Oncologist and Internist at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, presents “Life in the Fast Lane: Adapting to the SARS-CoV-2.”   Her presentation focuses on the AMC’s response to the pandemic, the development of their COVID-19 webpage and pet family resources available to all on AMC’s website.
• Link to 6/4 meeting recording - Hospital leaders present the strategies and challenges of gradual re-opening.
• Link to 5/28 meeting recording - Dr. Kim Weeden, from Cornell's Department of Sociology, shares information related to her recently published study “The Small World Network of College Classes: Implications for Epidemic Spread on a University Campus.”
• Link to 5/21 meetng recording - A panel of CVM experts who are directly involved in COVID-19 research share insights focusing on virology, immunology, diagnostics, ventilators and biosafety.
• Link to 5/14 meeting recording - Dr. Elizabeth Berliner, Swanson Director of Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program presents cats and COVID-19
• Link to 5/7 meeting recording - Discussion on re-opening strategies
• Link to 4/30 meeting recording - Updates on the CARES act, loans, unemployment filing for the self-employed, and risk strategy implementation
• Link to 4/23 meeting recording - State Veterinarian Dr. Dave Smith and State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Andie Newman comment on testing of animals for SARS-CoV-2 and announcements of commercially available tests 
• Link to 4/16 meeting recording - Experts from the Baker Institute for Animal Health present "COVID-19 – A Virologist’s Perspective for Veterinarians"
• Link to 4/9 meeting recording - The Animal Health Diagnostic Center presents COVID testing on animals, inquiries received from veterinarians, and the COVID positive Brox Zoo tiger
• Link to 4/2 meeting recording - Coronavirus in cats and ferrets, masks and current challenges
• Link to 3/26 meeting recording - Large animal practitioners operations, sanitize and re-use of N95 respirators, and how to decontaminate pets from COVID-19 + households
• Link to 3/19 meeting recording - Initial updates and operational status from the dean and hospital director

Other meetings: Maddie's Shelter Medicine program offers shelter specific COVID-19 resources and weekly virtual meetings. You can follow their Facebook page for updates, contact their consultation service for individual support and refer to their website. 

Useful Links

• AVMA resource page
• Animal Health Diagnostic Center Veterinary Support Services: Email vetsupport@cornell.edu 
• Cornell Center for Veterinary Business & Entrepreneurship has created a veterinary business resource page
• AAEP resources for equine veterinarians
• Coronavirus updates from the Baker Institute for Animal Health 
• Coronavirus updates from the Cornell Feline Health Center

CDC's COVID-19 web page 

Cornell University's Resources and Updates Page

NEW: The CVM Travel Policy, as of July 22:

Travel and COVID-19: What you need to know

Tompkins County and Cornell-Ithaca have been fortunate to have been spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, continued vigilance is needed to prevent increased introduction and spread of COVID-19 in our community. As the university resumes operations, it is critical that we follow public health guidelines within our college and our community.

Public health leaders and Cornell Environmental Health and Safety have described and implemented many personal prevention measures. On campus, we expect every employee and student to wear a face covering, and to practice physical distancing. You are encouraged to review these resources:

• Information on personal protection - Tompkins County Health Department
• Information on COVID-19 in Ithaca - Tompkins County Health Department
• COVID-19 and Cornell reactivation planning - Cornell University
• Environmental health and safety on Campus - Cornell University

To minimize the risk of COVID-19 at Cornell, the U.S. CDC, NY State and the College of Veterinary Medicine have also developed and implemented policies relate to travel. All travel must follow state and federal guidelines. Non-essential business travel is prohibited. Essential business travel requires approval by the dean. You are encouraged to review these resources:

• CVM Travel Policy – CVM Intranet (accessible remotely with your VPN)
• Travel Advisory – Tompkins County
• Travel Advisory – NY State
• U.S. Travel Guidance – CDC
• International Travel Guidance – CDC

If you are a CVM student or employee planning travel out of the local area, you must complete a travel risk assessment to help protect you and your colleagues. You will receive a response from your unit leader within 48 hours.

• Employee Travel Risk Assessment
• Student Travel Risk Assessment

If you are a CVM student or employee looking for COVID-19 testing, post-travel and for return to work, please review these resources:

• CVM Student COVID-19 Testing at Cornell
  • Testing on campus every Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Pre-register here for testing.
• CVM Employee and Student COVID-19 Testing at Ithaca Mall (Cayuga Health)
  • Testing Monday through Friday.
  • Pre-register here for testing here.
  • If this is for return to work/school, select “I am an employee or student of an organization recommending or requiring screening”; enter Cornell CVM as the organization.  

If you have specific questions that are not addressed above, please contact your unit leader.

NEW: The CVM Travel Policy, as of July 22:

Travel and COVID-19: What you need to know

Tompkins County and Cornell-Ithaca have been fortunate to have been spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, continued vigilance is needed to prevent increased introduction and spread of COVID-19 in our community. As the university resumes operations, it is critical that we follow public health guidelines within our college and our community.

Public health leaders and Cornell Environmental Health and Safety have described and implemented many personal prevention measures. On campus, we expect every employee and student to wear a face covering, and to practice physical distancing. You are encouraged to review these resources:

• Information on personal protection - Tompkins County Health Department
• Information on COVID-19 in Ithaca - Tompkins County Health Department
• COVID-19 and Cornell reactivation planning - Cornell University
• Environmental health and safety on Campus - Cornell University

To minimize the risk of COVID-19 at Cornell, the U.S. CDC, NY State and the College of Veterinary Medicine have also developed and implemented policies relate to travel. All travel must follow state and federal guidelines. Non-essential business travel is prohibited. Essential business travel requires approval by the dean. You are encouraged to review these resources:

• CVM Travel Policy – CVM Intranet (accessible remotely with your VPN)
• Travel Advisory – Tompkins County
• Travel Advisory – NY State
• U.S. Travel Guidance – CDC
• International Travel Guidance – CDC

If you are a CVM student or employee planning travel out of the local area, you must complete a travel risk assessment to help protect you and your colleagues. You will receive a response from your unit leader within 48 hours.

• Employee Travel Risk Assessment
• Student Travel Risk Assessment

If you are a CVM student or employee looking for COVID-19 testing, post-travel and for return to work, please review these resources:

• CVM Student COVID-19 Testing at Cornell
  • Testing on campus every Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Pre-register here for testing.
• CVM Employee and Student COVID-19 Testing at Ithaca Mall (Cayuga Health)
  • Testing Monday through Friday.
  • Pre-register here for testing here.
  • If this is for return to work/school, select “I am an employee or student of an organization recommending or requiring screening”; enter Cornell CVM as the organization.  

If you have specific questions that are not addressed above, please contact your unit leader. Any questions about whether anticipated personal travel meets the definition of “increased risk” should be raised with the contact person applicable to your program for clarification. Supervisors, laboratory faculty PIs and faculty course leaders should refer any such inquiries to the respective contact.

Instruction Update

The college will deliver hybrid curricula across all programs in the fall 2020 semester. A combination of remote and in-person instruction, including hands-on laboratories, will be available for students. Only essential faculty, staff and students will be permitted to enter College of Veterinary Medicine facilities. Students should consult their unit leader and the intranet site for the full update.

Contacts

• D.V.M. students: Jai Sweet, jr27@cornell.edu
• M.P.H. students: Gen Meredith, gmeredith@cornell.edu
• M.P.S. students: Dwight Bowman, ddb3@cornell.edu
• Ph.D./graduate students: Arla Hourigan, aj96@cornell.edu

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COVID-19: Origin, Response Management, and Impact on the Global Economy

• Moderated by: Wendy Wolford, Vice Provost for International Affairs and the Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global Development
• Alexander Travis, Director of the Master of Public Health Program & Professor of Reproductive Biology
• Gary Whittaker, Professor of Virology, Section Chief, Infectious Disease Epidemiology concentration, Master of Public Health Program
• Lorraine Francis, Lecturer, Master of Public Health Program