22/06/2024
This! THANK YOU!
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This lovely little pup came in for his first health check at the vets yesterday.
He was really nervous on arrival, clinging by his human’s legs, tail tucked tight under, not wanting to explore the toys and sniffs I d put out.
He s been living with his humans a few weeks and they said at home he’s confident and playful and exploratory.
So we gave him time, allowed him to investigate, find some treats, try out the baby scales by himself - no pressure.
And by the end of twenty minutes and a check over and a vaccination (given whilst he enjoyed a lickimat so he didn’t even notice) he was nibbling my ears, playing with the toys and had that puppy sparkle in his eyes.
What I found particularly fascinating was the response of a work experience student we had with us.
They took time yesterday to ask questions about the way I interact with patients and to highlight the differences between her other vet consultation experiences and seeing mine.
They perfectly described the difference between a patient focused approach and a task orientated approach.
I am really excited to be speaking at the London Vet Show on behalf of Pet Remedy this year about emotional wellbeing and fear reduction in our vet patients.
Understand Animals has some fantastic collaborations planned with organisations that promote a fear reduced approach to vet practice - I m really excited for this. For me, it’s so important.
Watch this space for announcements about them, coming soon!
Riemer, S., Heritier, C., Windschnurer, I., Pratsch, L., Arhant, C. and Affenzeller, N., 2021. A review on mitigating fear and aggression in dogs and cats in a veterinary setting. Animals, 11(1), p.158.
