HELPFUL STUFFMinimally invasive ways to bring Fear Free to surgery

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The same principles and measures that reduce fear, anxiety and stress (FAS) in regular checkups can also calm surgery patients. Here are some ways to apply the Fear Free approach before and after surgery.Put some prep in your steps. To lessen the amount of time a patient has to become stressed by waiting, get everything ready for a surgery the day or night before. In our practice, we stock a basketwith the things we'll need. We also enter the patient's data into our electrocardiogram (ECG) database. Divide and conquer FAS. Besure to keep dog and cat patients in separate spaces or wards with appropriate pheromones while awaiting surgery. When we have cats present for anesthesia and surgery, a real game-changer has been to allow them to stay in our cats-only exam room with natural light, iCalmCat music playing, a Feliway Classic pheromone diffuser and a clean litter pan. We let them remain there until we're ready to premedicate, which means we perform their examination, draw their blood, and perform their preop ECG in that room.