![]() ![]() Cats respond better (less fearfully) to gentle handling than to heavy restraint, which should always be a last resort. Ensuring that all staff are welcoming to cats, and treat them with gentleness and respect.Although some people are better and more empathetic with cats than others, everyone can learn and improve their cat knowledge and cat interaction skills – make sure this happens in your clinic.If you have vets and/or nurses and technicians who enjoy cats and are more empathetic with them, use these staff members primarily for your feline patients. ![]() Some people are naturally more empathetic towards cats than others – try to use this to your advantage.ISFM’s Cat Friendly Principles for Veterinary Professionals.The 2022 ISFM/AAFP Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment Guidelines.The 2022 AAFP/ISFM Cat Friendly Interaction Guidelines: Approach and Handling Techniques.The Guide to creating a Cat Friendly Clinic.In the clinic situation, many aspects of handling and examining cats are important. Some of these are also covered briefly in the owner leaflet on Bringing your cat to the clinic. What to do when cat arrive at the clinic, etc.The use of Feliway® Classic spray and bedding from the home environment in the carrier.Making sure the carrier is used as a part of the routine home environment (and not just brought out for vet visits!).Cat carriers and transporting the catĪn important part of caregiver communications is talking to them about how to best transport the cat to the clinic – for example Much of this is covered in the Guide to creating a Cat Friendly Clinic, which is made freely available to all clinics HEREĬaregivers may also want to read the freely available book Essential Cattitude – a beautifully illustrated e-book that helps to explain normal cat behaviour. Understanding basic feline behaviour and being able to educate clients about feline behaviour (why they get stressed, how to meet their physical and emotional needs in the home environment) is an important starting point. Most cats and cat caregivers find the visit to the veterinary clinic stressful – and some much more than others. Interacting with cats and communicating with their caregivers in the clinic are two aspects at the very heart of the Cat Friendly Clinic programme. ![]()
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