The Fear Free Initiative

“Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.”

Woman with a German Shepherd holding its paw in a field

Starting at Home

  • You can assist by conditioning your pet to the carrier and car so that they arrive happy

  • Bring your pet(s) hungry and feel free to bring their favorite treat or toy as we will be rewarding and distracting them liberally during the visit

Continuing at the Clinic

  • We will strive to escort you and your pet into an exam room as soon as possible to allow your dog or cat to walk around freely to become relaxed.

  • Our exam rooms are species specific in order to minimize the stress between dogs and cats.

  • We are creating a sense of calm in the exam rooms with relaxing music and species specific pheromones

​Finishing with the Exam

  • We will explore alternative places to conduct the exam that is in the patient’s best interest first

  • We will work with the patient to find out a method of control that keeps the pet calm but still allows us to perform procedures.

  • Procedure Comfort

  • We will employ the best distraction techniques and small gauge needles for procedures

  • Sedation will be used to make any stressful or painful experiences avoidable

  • We will cradle every patients emotional and physical well-being

If you have further questions or concerns or feel that your pet’s anxiety is too overwhelming, please contact our office to discuss options for tougher cases.

Find out how you can create a Fear Free Happy Home.

In our attempt To Provide Uncompromising Care, we are striving to make visits to Redmond Veterinary Clinic, a highly enjoyable experience for our patients.  The Fear-Free™ initiative promotes the practices, methods, and tools that calm patients and create low-stress environments to encourage better healthcare emotionally and physically.  

Just like the anxiety many people have about a doctor or dentist visit, our patients can experience similar anxieties. In fact, studies have confirmed that pets experience emotions that are very similar, even identical to our own.

In order to make your pet’s trip to Redmond Veterinary Clinic an amazingly enjoyable experience please consider the following: