Establishing a feline wellness program (Proceedings)

Article

The goals and process of starting a feline wellness program.

Goals

  • Improved patient care

  • Improved client awareness

  • Improved financial bottom line

Why?

  • Standard of care

  • Preventative vs. reactive medicine

  • Predictability of patient visits for

o Clients

o Staff

o Doctors

When?

  • First visit

  • Each visit

  • All contact with client – reminders, phone calls, newsletters, etc

How?

  • Education

  • Literature

  • Reinforcement by staff

  • Reminders – emails, postcards, newsletters

What?

  • Bloodwork

  • Fecal exams

  • Blood pressure

  • Vaccine evaluations

  • Lifestyle evaluations

  • Nutritional evaluations

  • Behavioral evaluations

Keys to success

  • Consistency – doctors, staff, clients

  • Client and staff buy-in

Recent Videos
Mark J. Acierno, DVM, MBA, DACVIM
Managing practice caseloads
Angela Elia, BS, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC)
© 2024 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.