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Sight Serenity: Considerations for a Tranquil Visual Experience

In this final webinar of a three-part series, Jacqueline Neilson, DVM, DACVB, reviews how cats and dogs have different visual experiences than humans do in the same environment. She explains why ignoring those differences can often trigger fear, anxiety, and stress in our patient population. By understanding their perspective, we can provide a more tranquil visual experience for our patients during veterinary visits and thereby improve their overall emotional experience.

Sponsored by Elanco.

Canine Allergic Dermatitis: Creating a Higher Quality of Life for Everyone Involved

What better way to decrease stress than by increasing quality of life? In this webinar, Dana Liska, DVM, DACVD, expands the discussion surrounding canine allergic dermatitis and the stress chronic disease causes for dogs and for owners and veterinarians caring for them. She looks at data supporting an improved quality of life for everyone involved in the veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

Sponsored by Zoetis Petcare.

Canine Allergic Dermatitis: Creating a Higher Quality of Life for Everyone Involved

What better way to decrease stress than by increasing quality of life? In this webinar, Dana Liska, DVM, DACVD, expands the discussion surrounding canine allergic dermatitis and the stress chronic disease causes for dogs and for owners and veterinarians caring for them. She looks at data supporting an improved quality of life for everyone involved in the veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

Sponsored by Zoetis Petcare.

Course Overview

As a Fear Free groomer, you now understand the benefits of grooming this way. But what about explaining it to your clients or your colleagues? If you sometimes meet resistance or questions and would like some quick and handy “sticky scripts” to use for both your peers and your clients, this module is for you!

Created based on feedback from Fear Free Certified Groomers and written exclusively for them, this one-hour module will equip you with short phrases to make explaining different aspects of Fear Free simpler for you.

This module is COMPLIMENTARY to all professionals that are already signed up for the certification program.

Client and Colleague Communication is divided into four lessons:

  • Lesson 1: Defining Fear Free Grooming
  • Lesson 2: Communicating with Colleagues
  • Lesson 3: Addressing Common Challenges
  • Lesson 4: Turning Clients into Teammates

Fear Free on a Budget

Listen to Practice Certification Manager Dr. Rachel Abrams for tips on how many Practice Certification standards can be met with little to no strain on your budget.

Course Overview

There are lots of ways to make visits Fear Free when there is time for you and the client to discuss the animal’s FAS, add pre-visit pharmaceuticals, take your time, and even postpone non-essential procedures. But, what about in an emergency or critical care situation? Even though the procedures are not elective, there are still things you can do to help ease patients’ FAS.

This course, approved for 1 RACE CE hour, was written by Kenichiro Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)

There are four lessons in this course.

Lesson 1: Challenges in Emergency and Critical Care
Lesson 2: Why is Fear Free Important for ECC Patients?
Lesson 3: Solutions for Patients in the Emergency Room
Lesson 4: Solutions for Patients in Critical Care

Kitten Socialization: Do Kittens Need Kindergarten?

Getting kittens off to a good start lays the foundation for an adulthood free of fear, anxiety, and stress. But just what does a “good start” mean? What exactly is kitten socialization? What role does genetics play, and what should we be doing for our kitten patients? In this webinar, Dr. Krista Sirois answers these questions and discuss the benefits of establishing a Kitty Kindergarten program in your clinic for your patients, pet parents, and your team.

Although animal trainers can typically recognize the external signs of an animal in serious pain or distress, they are not necessarily aware of what’s going on inside the animal’s body and how it can affect their behavior. This module will discuss common conditions as well as take an in-depth look at pain management strategies and the effects of pain and stress on an animal.

This module has been approved for 1 RACE CEU and 1 CEU from CCPDT, IAABC and KPA.

This module is divided into three lessons.

Lesson One: Medical Conditions and Special Considerations When Training
Lesson Two: Understanding Pain: Effects, Signs, and Treatments
Lesson Three: Stress and Its Impact on Body and Welfare

How Fear Free and Best Practices Go Hand in Hand in Shelters

 

Implementing best practices in shelters means less animals enter the shelter and if they do, the shelter operates within their capacity for care. In this webinar, Dr. Sara Pizano, Fear Free Certified Professional and animal welfare strategist, discusses how a Fear Free experience in the shelter must be top priority and can only be achieved when the shelter is operating efficiently and all resources used strategically. Tune in to learn how Fear Free and best practices are intricately woven together.

Sponsored by Virox.