Blood draws are an essential part of practicing veterinary medicine, but they can be stressful for the professional, let alone the patient. Veterinary nurse/animal trainer Laura Ryder, CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP, shows you how you can get a canine blood draw done the Fear Free way.
Nail trims can be stressful for pets and owners alike. Set yourself and your pet up for success by downloading our nail trim handout!
Understanding Declaw Salvage Procedures
Until declaws are eliminated in the United States, you will most likely encounter declawed patients in your practice. With recent advancements in surgery, salvage procedures can help manage pain and improve limb function. Join one of the leading figures in declaw salvage surgery Nicole Martell-Moran, DVM, MPH, DABVP (Feline Practice), to learn about the procedures involved, how to find training, and how you can incorporate it into your practice.
Helping New Pet Owners Create a Fear-Free & Happy Life for Their Pet
New pet owners can be overwhelmed with all the information we want to provide them regarding the health and wellbeing of their pet. However, if a strong human-animal relationship built on trust and empathy is not established, the pet very well may not remain in the home. In this webinar, Kenneth M. Martin, DVM, DACVB, and Debbie Martin, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, LVT, VTS (Behavior), will provide you with 5 tips to give new pet owners so they can start the relationship off on the right paw, facilitate a strong bond, and keep pets in the home and coming back to your veterinary clinic.
Brought to you by Vetoquinol
Unlike any other pet professional, pet sitters spend an extended period of time with the animals they care for, giving them an intimate and unique glimpse into animals’ home lives. Because of this, pet sitters can readily identify opportunities for improvement and spot emerging behavior concerns, enrichment opportunities, and other areas that might otherwise go unnoticed.
This course will equip pet sitters with a scientifically sound knowledge base in animal body language, dog walking, behavior and training basics, enrichment, home life, travel, administering medications, and more so that they can offer top-level Fear Free care to pets and provide owners with basic support and advice. The Fear Free Certified® pet sitter will be empowered to help educate pet owners on reading dog and cat body language and provide ideas for how enrichment and training can be incorporated into the pet’s environment and routine, promoting not only a calmer pet-sitting stay but also a richer, more fulfilling life. We’ll cover everything from the very first greeting of a pet to creating calmer leash walks to delivering medications in a Fear Free manner and much more!
This course was reviewed by PSI (Pet Sitters International) and NAPPS (National Association of Professional Pet Sitters).
Caring for Caregivers: The Three Areas Crucial to Mental Wellbeing
In this webinar presented by Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ, you will learn about the variables that place veterinarians at high risk for mental health challenges and how to assess your own wellbeing. Dr. Marks will identify concerning signs in our own health and others as well as the three areas crucial to mental wellbeing: compassion satisfaction, compassion stress, and compassion fatigue. She will also provide realistic strategies to help veterinarians take care of themselves physically and mentally.
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The Paw Project and Fear Free Together At Last!
The Paw Project’s beginning was rooted in helping relieve big cats from complications from being declawed. Thankfully, founder and director Dr. Jennifer Conrad saw the same need in domesticated felines. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about her journey and her rebuttals against the common arguments in favor of elective feline onychectomy.
Fear Free Certified Practice Town Hall: Discontinuing Declaw Procedures
Following the announcement that Fear Free Certified Practices would be required to phase out elective feline onychectomies, we hosted a town hall with Fear Free founder Dr. Marty Becker, founder and director of The Paw Project Dr. Jennifer Conrad, pain management guru Dr. Michael Petty, and board-certified veterinary behaviorist Dr. Valarie Tynes. The “whys” behind this decision were shared and we wrapped up the hour with Q&A from the audience.
