It's Fear Free Friday!
Here's Roxy, a 7-month old Bullmastiff puppy, having a blood sample drawn for a pre-surgical health screening panel. Roxy has previously demonstrated high food-motivation and low FAS (fear/anxiety/stress), so we employed a simple food distraction technique, using spray cheese on a cabinet door. 🧀
#FearFreeFriday #WeLoveYourPets #SaugusAnimalHospital #FearFreeCertifiedProfessionals #CheesePlease #Bullmastiff
🏆 WE HAVE A WINNER!! 🏆
Archie received the most votes in our Pet Halloween Costume Contest.
Congratulations, Archie! 🎉
If a cute kitten eating cheese off a stick doesn’t make you smile, we are out of ideas 😁 🧀🐱 As you can see, Charlie had a fantastic first kitten visit with us today and cheese made getting his vaccines a positive experience rather than a scary one!❤️ #fearfreefriday #fearfreepets #cheeseforthewin
🐾 Fear Free Friday 🐾
Here's Dr. Bloom, giving vaccines to her Vizsla puppy, Ruthie, while Ruthie is distracted by spray cheese on a lick mat! 🧀
#FearFreeFriday #saugusanimalhospital #weloveyourpets #cheeseplease #vizsla
It's that time again! Be sure to stop by our Halloween Photo Booth, at the far end of the waiting room, to take a fun photo of your pet. Keep it for yourself, or send it to us to share on our social media pages! 🐾👻🐾
🎃 SAH Annual Pet Halloween Costume Contest 🎃
Enter to win a $50 credit toward hospital services for your pet!
Submit a photo of your pet to:
🐾[email protected] 🐾
OR
🐾Send to SAH via Facebook Messenger🐾
🚩Deadline: Sat. 11/2 (before midnight)🚩
We will post all photos on Facebook for public voting from 11/4-11/8. The winner will be announced by 11/10.
**Please be sure to send all submissions to the dedicated email address in this post, or use Facebook Messenger. We cannot guarantee that photos sent by any other method will be included in the contest.**
#weloveyourpets #saugusanimalhospital #saugusma #halloween #petphotos #pethalloweencostumes
Why we do what we do every day—we ❤️ our patients! Jerry was recently in for a dental cleaning and had several diseased teeth removed. Here he is recovering from his procedure and already feeling so much better. Anyone walking by his cage had to stop in for some headbutts and purrs! 😻
It’s Fear Free Friday and we’re showcasing our patients’ love of cheese ❤️🧀 Rhys came in for his very first visit with us last month and enjoyed a “cheese fish” while we collected a blood sample for his heartworm test. We were happy to make his first visit such a positive one!
All our patients want for Christmas is more treats, please ❤️🦴🧀 At least that is what Jasmine wanted when she came in for her annual exam last week! It is her personal opinion that vaccines should always be served with cheese, please #fearfreefriday #cheesemakeseverythingbetter
This Fear Free Friday, we’re shining the spotlight on the coolest of cool cats, Otto! Otto came in this week for his annual exam and needed senior bloodwork performed. Since the patient needs to be still for a window of time, drawing blood can be particularly challenging, especially in our more nervous or stressed patients. As a Fear Free hospital, we try to make the patient as comfortable as possible during this process. Since Otto is a big foodie, we offered him Churu while his blood was being drawn from a hind leg and he did not seem to mind it one bit!
We always have Churu on hand for cats, but if there are any special treats your pet LOVES, you can always bring them to your visit! This is especially recommended for pets who are on prescription diets, or who have food allergies. #fearfreefriday #churuforthewin #fearfreeblooddraw
