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Understanding Medical Conditions and Pain

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

Infectious Conditions: What Trainers Need to Know

Course Overview

In this module, we will review the signs and risk factors associated with infectious diseases in dogs and cats. We will cover how to minimize disease risk when training pets as well as how to properly disinfect and manage the training environment.

This module has been approved for 1.5 RACE CEU and 1 CEU from CCPDT, IAABC and KPA.

The one-hour course is only for trainers with renewal credits and costs 1 credit.

Lesson One: Common infectious diseases of dogs and cats

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Recognize possible signs for various types of infectious diseases in dogs and cats
  • List common modes of transmission

Lesson Two: Minimizing disease risk when training

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Identify ways of minimizing the spread of disease in the training setting
  • Recognize the components of a clean environment and how to achieve it
  • Identify when to liaise with veterinary professionals over preventative health concerns

Care of Hospitalized and Boarding Patients

Care of Hospitalized and Boarding Patients

Dr. Rachel Abrams

Join Fear Free Practice Certification Manager Dr. Rachel Abrams for an overview of the path to practice certification and a discussion about preventing and alleviating FAS in your hospitalized and boarding patients.

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Do You Hear What I Hear? Noise Aversion Beyond Thunder and Fireworks

Do You Hear What I Hear? Noise Aversion Beyond Thunder and Fireworks

Noise aversion isn’t only about thunder and fireworks. Many of your patients are suffering daily from noise aversion to everyday environmental events.

What can the veterinary professional do? In this webinar, sponsored by Zoetis, board certified veterinary behaviorist and Fear Free Executive Council member Dr. Lisa Radosta discusses a variety of treatments that can help patients with noise aversion live happier lives.

Feline Destructive Scratching Solutions

In this one-hour module, you will learn what natural functions scratching serves for cats; common owner responses to scratching and the problems associated with them; and the potential fallout from declawing cats. Most importantly, you’ll come away with several safe and effective alternative solutions to the problem of unwanted scratching, and a made-for-owners handout to help guide them in the right direction.

This module is open to all professionals that are already signed up for the certification program, and is RACE approved for 1 hours in the category of Scientific.

    Feline Destructive Scratching is divided into five lessons:

  • Lesson 1: Feline Scratching Defined (The Good)
  • Lesson 2: Scratching as a Problem for Owners (The Bad)
  • Lesson 3: Common Responses (The Ugly)
  • Lesson 4: Why Not Surgically Declaw Cats?
  • Lesson 5: Safe, Effective Alternatives to Declawing

Behind the Science of Fear Free

While Fear Free can often seem as though it’s only about animals’ emotional wellbeing, Fear Free is passionate about the science of animal care as well. Gary Landsberg, DVM, DACVB, DECAWBM (CA), Head of Research at Fear Free, brings you behind the scenes to tell you how Fear Free is advancing research in the field of veterinary medicine.

Fear Free: Beyond the Treats

Many of those not familiar with Fear Free think it’s all about the treats. Rachel Abrams, DVM (Practice Certification Manager, Fear Free), shows us that while treats are an effective tool for veterinary professionals, they’re just the beginning of ways that Fear Free can help improve your treatment of patients.

Seasonal Pet Safety Handouts

Fourth of July Pet Safety Infographic

Educate your clients on Fourth of July safety with this infographic

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Canada Day Pet Safety Infographic

Educate your clients on Canada Day safety with this infographic

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Thanksgiving Pet Safety Tips

Use this infographic courtesy of Trupanion™ to educate your clients on safety during Thanksgiving.

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New Year’s Pet Safety Infographic

Use this infographic to educate your clients about the dangers of New Year’s celebrations and pets.

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Australia Day Pet Safety Infographic

Educate your clients on Australia Day safety with this infographic

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Halloween Pet Safety Infographic

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Leash Pulling and Reactivity

When dogs with sociable natures are not able to interact with other dogs or people as freely as they wish, they can feel frustrated. Use this handout to help educate your clients on ways to alleviate leash reactivity.

Putting the “Treat” Into “Treatment”: Inside the Fear Free Treat Ladder

When you think of a happy dog or a blissful cat, often images of a treat-spoiled dog or cat basking in the presence of some catnip come to mind. And it’s true. Cats and dogs love those things. But when used in the right context, these seemingly simple little joys can be more than just recreational forms of happiness for our best friends. When it comes to reducing fear, anxiety, and stress in our pets during veterinary visits, the right use of treats and other tactics can make for powerful tools. In this podcast, featuring Dr. Natalie Marks of Blum Animal Hospital and Dr. John Talmadge of Bigger Road Veterinary Clinic, we talk about the treat ladder’s literal role in creating a Fear Free veterinary visit as well as its part in the larger Fear Free ideology and approach.

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