Fear-Free lessons from the zoo

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No matter the patients size, making their life easier is better for all involved.

Fear-Free domesticated cats? Easy compared with big cats! Ryan DeVoe, DVM, MSpVM, DACZM, DABVP, clinical veterinarian with Disney's Animal Kingdom, says Fear-Free has been the thing for some time in the zoological world, where positive reinforcement is used to train big cats-and other animals-to perform behaviors that allow for easier veterinary treatment.

 

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