Fear Free Certified Professionals at Pet Pavilion Abu Dhbai

What is Fear Free?

Fear Free is a unique program that has a proven record of success in reducing pet fear, anxiety and stress by understanding when pets are communicating these behaviors. We partner with you to manage and change the behavior of your pet to provide a Fear Free experience for all.

Free is the concept of practicing veterinary medicine that involves the reduction of feelings of stress in our patients which in return will result in a better experience for all involved — including pets, owners, and the veterinary team. The Fear Free concept is based on recognizing and taking steps to reduce fear, anxiety, and stress associated with visits to the veterinary hospital and requires good communication between the owner and the veterinary team. It is a new concept in veterinary medicine which aims to recognize and reduce fear, anxiety, and stress associated with visits to the veterinary hospital.

How does it start?

The Fear Free Approach starts at home, providing ideas and actions for how you can best prepare your pet for the journey to the clinic. This is something that our nurses and receptionists are always available to tell you all about!

Sometimes, Fear Free vets might also split up a standard visit into multiple shorter visits if your pet gets particularly anxious.

A Fear Free vet will also avoid physically restraining your pet, since that will only reinforce the fear he already has, which would ultimately make it worse.

Why It is important?

Some of the key concepts of implementing Fear Free while providing medical care include communication, considerate approach, gentle control, and touch gradient. Creating a plan of action for each patient can be a quick process that saves time and creates a more pleasant experience for the veterinary healthcare team, the patient, and the client.

Reducing a patient’s fear, anxiety and stress (FAS) can help to create a more manageable and cooperative patient, a better patient and client experience, and provides a safer and more efficient work environment for the veterinary health care team. It aids in strengthening client relationships, improves client retention and the frequency of patient visits.

We are as committed to the emotional well-being of our patients as we are to their physical health. Therefore, we are dedicated to limiting fear, anxiety, and stress (FAS) during your pet’s visit to our office. Limiting FAS helps us take better care of your pet by performing more thorough exams and diagnostics. Keeping stress and anxiety under control also helps to ensure that your pet will recover faster from illness. While we understand that some pets will still experience FAS at the veterinary office, we plan to do all that we can to support them.

With Fear-Free certified professionals, Pet Pavilion offers a Fear-Free animal environment. Our team of veterinarians and professionals understands the emotional demands of the veterinary field, including the impact that stress and anxiety can have on our patients and our practice as a whole.

By providing Fear Free veterinary visits, we hope to
reverse the downward trend in mental health, restore confidence in veterinarians as pet health experts, and reduce stress, resulting in a better experience for all.