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What Is a Fear Free Certified Animal Hospital?

What Is a Fear Free Certified Animal Hospital?

Fear Free is a series of training protocols for veterinary professionals, trainers, and pet owners on the reduction of fear, anxiety, and stress in pets. Crossroads Veterinary Hospital is proud to be Fear Free certified. Here, our Gilbert vets share exactly what a Fear Free animal hospital is.

What is a Fear-Free Certified Animal Hospital?

Fear Free Practice Certification requires the practice to meet 27 mandatory standards and earn a minimum of 1,070 points out of a possible 2,060 from another 28 standards. After creating and implementing Fear Free protocols there is an onsite visit and inspection by a Fear Fear Veterinarian before certification. Each year the hospital has to be reviewed before being renewed.  

Our Fear-Free Certification

Crossroads Veterinary Hospital is dedicated to decreasing stress, anxiety, and fear in our patients while offering the best medical care possible.

You may have noticed the big and small changes in the practice that have led to us earning Fear Free Practice Certification. Small things such as offering treats, kongs, mats, hiding spaces, allowing cats to stay in their carriers or dogs in their family's lap, pre-visit medications, and changes in handling techniques, and larger factors like the design of the practice to include separate cat and dog areas have made a huge difference in our delivery of patient care.

Our staff has worked very hard on not only becoming Fear Free certified as well as implementing and practicing low-stress and Fear Free techniques when working with our patients.

How Our Office Implements Fear Free

At our veterinary clinic, the Fear Free approach extends throughout the entire hospital and is prioritized second only to the medical care of our patients. We work with our patients and their people to undertake the following steps before and during each appointment.

Want to learn more about Fear Free? Contact our Gilbert veterinary office today for more information!

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