Behavior

The Fear-Free initiative promotes the practices, methods, and tools that calm veterinary patients and create low-stress environments to encourage better healthcare, more satisfied and compliant clients, a happier staff, and a healthier bottom line. Here are 10 steps toward Fear-Free visits to take the pet out of petrified and get pets back into your practice.

Feline expert Dr. Margie Scherk shares her personal thoughts on this controversial issue.

Pay attention to what your pet's behavior may be telling you about their discomfort.

Help owners treat their dog's reactive behaviors-whether the dog is exhibiting aggression, fear, or unruly behavior-by recommending they follow these ABCs.

New Year's resolutions often involve getting more exercise, and this includes dogs as well. But reactivity on a leash is a common problem, making it less likely for owners to venture out with their dogs. This step-by-step training plan will help you help owners take control and enjoy walking their dogs again.

Dr. Elizabeth Colleran gives us the scoop on how the cat friendly initiative has gone thus far and what's ahead.

Window views of outdoor cats can trigger cat fights.

Feline friends can develop into feline foes overnight, confounding their owners. Help re-establish peace in the household with these veterinary management tips.

Your clients may be getting behavior advice from cable TV. Get your opinion in the mix.

A guided tour of resources for addressing this popular and complicated subject, featuring advice from Dr. John Ciribassi.

Why and how to investigate your canine patients whose overactivity drives their owners up the walls.

Dr. Miller reflects on the passing of author Bill Campbell and how far the discipline of animal behavior has come over the years.

These researchers developed a method for determining whether dogs are optimistic or pessimistic.

Firstline data shows 83 percent of team members report they've been bitten in practice. Pet bites are risky business, both for the health of your team members and the associated costs to your practice. In this Team Meeting in a Box, you'll learn how to prevent pet bites and create protocols to keep your team safe. (Sponsored by Dechra)

Are there test methods that might help identify dogs with hyperreactive diagnoses?

Are you committing any of these feline stress-inducing faux pas?

Evidence points to need to minimize in-clinic stress levels in veterinary patients.

The blind Superman technique helps ease cats into carriers.

Researchers explore the link between nutritional intervention and behavioral enrichment to ward off cognitive decline in aging dogs.

The delayed non-matching-to-position task can help assess a dog's ability to learn and remember.

Prominent veterinary behaviorist died of suicide Sept. 28.

While it's important to introduce exercise to patients postoperatively, it's important not to overdo it or do it too soon after surgery. In this video, veterinary behaviorist Dr. Ellen Lindell offers tips to safely enrich pets' lives during their recovery.

Show clients how to turn cat carriers into cat nap beds.

Special report from CVC Kansas City.

Dr. Ellen Lindell says you should think twice before including your pet in this popular fundraising challenge.

Your complete resource to what some call a revolution that will forever change veterinary medicine.

Whether youre trying to prevent distress, alleviate ongoing distress or help dogs and cats not make fearful memories, use this guide to find the right formulation for your patients.

A study looks at the health risks associated with cat bite wounds in people.

An overview of the signs and effects of fear, anxiety, stress and phobias in pets.

Download these handouts to help clients recognize signs of fear at home.