Sentences with phrase «about vet visits»

To help rectify this problem — at least, the part about vet visits being too stressful for the cat — The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) and the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) have just released a publication, Feline Friendly Handling Guidelines, which is also endorsed by the American Animal Hospital Association.

Maybe your pet is too sick to be safely transported, or is so nervous about vet visits that bringing them in causes a great deal of stress and anxiety.

Cats are notoriously nervous about vet visits.

Maybe the joy and love and companionship could have been longer than it was had we been regular about vet visits.

Dr. Morrison uses her gifts of a gentle voice and soft touch to make our senior pets feel less anxious about a vet visit.

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As an AmeriCorps member, I served in an organization called the United States Veterans Initiative (U.S. Vets), where I worked as an outreach coordinator — which meant I was responsible for visiting shelters, forests, highway underpasses, and anywhere else one might find homeless veterans to tell them about our program.

We lost touch after that but I have told our wonderful vet about your practice there and have thought of you so many times when I am at his clinic for visits with my menagerie.

At 12:45 p.m., NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray will visit the VA Recreational Art Therapy Program's Brooklyn Campus to learn about the program, tour «Portraits of a Veteran» — a series of veteran portrait photos taken by other vets — and meet the program's participants and staff members, 800 Poly Place, Building 14, Office of the CIO Regional Counsel, Brooklyn.

Remember last month when I posted about Kona and her visit to the vet?

Houston, Texas About Blog Oak Forest Vet is a full service veterinary practice offering diagnostics, vaccines, wellness visits, surgeries, dental care and boarding among other services.

I'm not talking about local trips, or day trips, but those residentials that require the sourcing, vetting, contracting and communicating with the nuts and bolts of travel, usually transport, accommodation and visits.

«Sharing that type of information with [your] customers, informing about natural options and encouraging them to schedule a vet visit helps a customer take action,» she says.

It's common for furkids to be terrified of visiting the vet — after all, it is a foreign place with lots of «scary» smells, people, and objects — and as paw - rents, we would do just about anything to ease that fear.

Granted it depends on the individual cat, but I'd be curious to know about Fluffy's stress levels when visiting the vet clinic.

This is not painful, and most dogs are not bothered by this at all — it's only likely to cause your dog any distress if you have an especially nervous dog, who may be concerned about a visit to the vet in general.

For this week's Daily Vet column, I've decided to write about my experience as a visiting foreign doctor in a Third World country.

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Some of these practices include: using special techniques during examinations, using the cat pheromone product Feliway ® in exam rooms, using specific medical devices for exams and surgeries that are special to cats, avoiding «scruffing» the animal during the exam, teaching clients about stress - free vet visits and using their pet carrier properly and many other useful tips for cat owners.

Talk to your vet about blood tests during the next visit.

I really like the checklist you put together about what to do on your first visit with a vet.

Most vets are happy to talk about a low - stress plan for handling these dogs, to make the visit as easy as possible for everyone.

They provide written instructions on what and when to feed, when to visit the vet for the next rounds of shots, etc and all the other little things people forget to ask about in the excitement of bringing home their new puppy.

If your dog puts the breaks on in the vet clinic parking lot and hides under your chair once you drag her in, this class will make you both feel a lot better about visiting the veterinarian.

Otherwise contact / visit your local and adjacent county animal shelters to file a missing pet report, call county animal control departments to ask if they've picked up your pet, and local vet offices to see if the staff has heard any info about your pet (they may have a «found» flyer on their bulletin board, or may remember treating your pet recently).

He had something similar about 2 years ago in fact it was even worse and appeared to have had a stroke and didn't appear to be able to move, he was nursed around the clock and had frequent visits to the vet and tests done and they could not find what was wrong.

Does your pet become anxious about visiting the vet?

rnrnLooking to still get the Lyme Vaccine for my dog without paying the office visit portion and just for the vaccine - if anyone knows a local Vet that only charges for the Vaccine I'd love to hear about them.

Think about a typical visit to the vet's office with your dog.

The average vet visit can be anywhere from $ 50 to $ 400, while dental care runs about the same.

Veterinary offices and 501c3 organizations: schedule a free introductory presentation to learn about reinforcement - based clicker training or fear - free vet and grooming visits.

Dr. Christine Severin, The Visiting Vet, Evansville, 608-862-1100 (sees pocket pets, call about other exotic pets)

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But what about the most important step, the actual vet visit?

What you want to be careful about if you're going to board a rabbit in a vet's office, visit the place where they board the animals first.

For more information about the Vet's Best brand, visit www.vetsbest.com.

Visit the NAVTA website for further information about this and other vet tech credentialing questions.

Be prepared for every visit to your vet by assembling information about the daily care you give your bird, descriptions of the bird's environment and normal behaviors, a list of any changes in behavior that may concern you and how you expect to handle grooming issues such as feather, nail and beak trimming.

This was our first visit here in state and I was terrified about her first vet trip.

I took Francine to the vet on Friday because she had this rash that hadn't gone away since her last visit about two weeks ago.

If you are preparing for potential chronic issues down the road but don't see any immediate reasons to be concerned about high vet bills, then you will save money at the vet's office on exam fees, especially for low - cost chronic conditions that involve regular vet visits (e.g. ear infections).

If you have any questions about anesthesia or the procedure itself, please don't hesitate to call your Pinnacle vet or visit The American Veterinary Dental College.

Puppies need to visit the vet every few week until about 16 weeks of age, and each visit can run you $ 100 - 300 depending on your pup's needs.

By making the office visit (vet exam or consultation) part of the pet parent's financial responsibility, it allows us to offer a complete accident and illness plan at an affordable monthly premium (think about it like your copay when you see a doctor.)

«We're talking about twice yearly vet visits, some blood work.

They are usually a bit sluggish or aloof for about a day, though, possibly partly due to the stress of the vet visit.

These kits contain helpful information about how to help your cat's vet visit go as smoothly as possible, with the least amount of stress for both you and your feline friend.

The only reasonable way to treat this problem is to visit your vet, tell him / her everything about your female dog.

A vet visit and antibiotics if needed, may be less than $ 80, ask your shelter about low - cost clinics.

At your next veterinary visit, talk to your vet about your pet's diet and portion size.

According to a study by the American Veterinary Medical Association, dogs visit the vet about 2.3 times a year compared to cats» 1.1 annual visits.