Idea Exchange: Distract patients with longer-lasting treats
Your patients will readily lap up this exam-room distraction.
Instead of offering our patients traditional cat or dog treats in exchange for their cooperation during exams, we dip tongue depressors into wet food to make lollipops. Licking their lollipops distracts our patients for several minutes rather than the couple of seconds it takes for them to inhale a traditional treat. Wet food also tends to have a strong smell, so sometimes we can distract patients by scent alone.
Dr. Laura Martin
Gambrills, Maryland
Podcast CE: A Surgeon’s Perspective on Current Trends for the Management of Osteoarthritis, Part 1
May 17th 2024David L. Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS joins Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, to discuss a proactive approach to the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and the best tools for general practice.
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