
In this Q&A, Marty Becker, DVM, Elite FFCP-V and Paul Bloom, DVM, DACVD, DABVP (Canine and Feline), Elite FFCP-III share extensive advice on how to minimize fear, anxiety, and stress in patients

Veterinary Economics Practice Leadership Editor and Fetch dvm360 conference speaker Dr. Marty Becker is author of The Healing Power of Pets: Harnessing the Amazing Ability of Pets to Make and Keep People Happy and Healthy and the resident veterinarian on The Dr. Oz Show. (He was the resident veterinarian for Good Morning America for 17 years.) As a veterinarian, media personality, author, lecturer, educator, contributor, and recipient of many prestigious awards, Dr. Marty Becker has become known as the best-loved family doctor for pets. Dr. Becker also practices at North Idaho Animal Hospital in Sandpoint, Idaho.
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In this Q&A, Marty Becker, DVM, Elite FFCP-V and Paul Bloom, DVM, DACVD, DABVP (Canine and Feline), Elite FFCP-III share extensive advice on how to minimize fear, anxiety, and stress in patients

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