Veterinary ServicesStress-Free Vet Visits For Your Pet at Abel Pet Clinic in Elk Grove, CA
Abel Pet Clinic is dedicated to providing a calm and welcoming environment to ensure your pet’s vet visits are a positive and anxiety-free experience.
Stress-Free Vet Visits in Elk Grove, CA
At Abel Pet Clinic in Elk Grove, CA, we understand that visiting the vet can be a source of stress for both pets and their owners. Our goal is to make your pet’s visits to the vet a positive and anxiety-free experience.
Why Choose Abel Pet Clinic for Stress-Free Vet Visits in Elk Grove, CA?
Here’s why you should choose Abel Pet Clinic for stress-free vet visits:
- Fear-Free Certified Professionals: Our team includes Fear-Free Certified veterinarians and staff who are trained in techniques that reduce stress and anxiety in pets during their vet visits. This specialized training ensures your pet’s comfort and well-being.
- Relaxing Atmosphere: Our clinic is designed to create a soothing and pet-friendly environment. We use calming pheromones and gentle handling techniques to help your pet feel relaxed and at ease.
- Personalized Care: Every pet is unique, and we recognize that. Our veterinarians take the time to understand your pet’s individual personality and needs, tailoring their approach accordingly.
- Gentle Handling: We employ low-stress handling techniques to ensure your pet feels secure and safe during their visit. This approach minimizes restraint and maximizes comfort.
- Positive Reinforcement: We believe in positive reinforcement. We use treats, praise, and affection to create a positive association with vet visits, making each visit an enjoyable experience for your pet.
- Advanced Sedation Options: For pets requiring procedures or treatments that may cause discomfort, we offer safe and gentle sedation options to ensure their well-being and relaxation.
- Transparent Communication: We value open communication with pet owners. We listen to your concerns, answer your questions, and provide guidance to keep you informed and confident about your pet’s care.
- Focus on Preventive Care: Our stress-free approach extends to routine check-ups and vaccinations. Our goal is to build trust and make every vet visit a positive experience, maintaining your pet’s health and happiness.
Sedation for Anxious Pets at the Vet
You may hear of some practices using acepromazine for fearful dogs. We have chosen to eliminate the use of acepromazine in our practice as we have found it leaves dogs feeling fearful but also powerless – this can actually make the fear worse, causing the dog to act on this fear. Instead, we use sedatives such as Trazodone, Gabapentin, and/or Alprazolam when necessary.
Schedule an appointment to ensure your pet’s visit is as stress-free and comfortable as possible.
How Socialization Can Help Anxious Pets
Early socialization is important for all puppies and kittens. You should introduce them to different individuals and situations before they are 16 weeks old to desensitize them and set them up for success. It’s important to get them used to being handled at a young age, including handling their ears, mouths, and feet.
- Grooming: Get them used to trimming their toenails, brushing their teeth, and giving them a bath.
- Public: Meet friendly strangers and children, people in uniforms, people on bicycles, skateboards, and wheelchairs, people of all ages and races, and people in hats.
- Sounds: Expose them to the sounds of storms, lawnmowers, vacuums, etc.
- Animals: Meet other friendly dogs in controlled situations.
- Isolation: Get them used to being left alone for extended periods of time.
To help pet parents learn more about Puppy Socialization, we’ve put together an information sheet that can be referenced when learning how to socialize a new puppy. View Puppy Socialization Sheet
Stress-Free Vet Visit
The comfort of your pet is something that we take very seriously. Beyond the pheromone sprays that are used throughout our clinic, there are steps we take to ensure each pet has a pleasant visit. When we know a pet coming to us is fearful, we’ll make sure they have a quiet place for them to go and no other animals around that might upset them. If you notify us of your anxious pet when scheduling their appointment, we will schedule your visit for a time of the day when there are no other pets around. We also may use pre-medications and pheromones to help them feel more relaxed throughout the visit.
There’s a lot that can be done to help calm an anxious pet at home and at the vet. Don’t let fear keep your pet from the regular vet visits that are so important to their health! Our staff is happy to work closely with you to provide an experience that both you and your pet will be able to look forward to.
In addition, to help pet parents who struggle with stressed-out pets, we have put together an information sheet on 4 Ways to Help Your Dog Enjoy Going to the Vet. View 4 Ways to Help Your Dog Enjoy Going to the Vet
Veterinary Services in Elk Grove, CA
Below are all of the veterinary services we offer at Abel Pet Clinic. If you have any questions regarding our services, please feel free to call us at 916-829-8207.