Gastrointestinal disease is part of everyday veterinary practice, yet chronic enteropathy can present some of the most frustrating cases we manage.
|Articles|June 6, 2011
Client handout: General behavior questionnaire
Have your clients fill out this form very time they visit and track your patients' anxiety from the start.
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There's no denying it—pet anxiety causes problems for pet owners. You can help by starting a behavior program at your practice.
Be sure to keep the surveys in the pet's medical record so the technician can review them and pass on an accurate assessment to the doctor. "That way when an owner complains that Max is urinating in the house, the veterinarian can flip back through the histories," says Dr. Lisa Radosta, DACVB.
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