Introduction to Low?-Restraint and No-Restraint Veterinary Care
1.1 First, Do No Harm
1.2 Stress, Fear, and the Veterinary Clinic 2*Update with timely information
1.3 Freedom, Wants, and Needs
1.4 Iatrogenic Behavioral Injury
1.5 Introduction to Low?] and No?]Restraint Animal Care
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2 Perception and Communication
2.1 Sensation and Perception
2.2 Stress and Fear
2.3 Body Language
2.4 Causes of Stress in the Veterinary Setting
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3 Learning, Conditioning, and Training *Update with timely information
3.1 Classical Conditioning *Update with timely information
3.2 Operant Conditioning *Update with timely information
3.3 Habituation, Sensitization, Desensitization, Counterconditioning, and More *Update with timely information
3.4 The ABCs of Behavior
3.5 Fundamental Training Skills
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4 Successful Visits: Environment and Protocols to Prevent Fear and Stress
Fear Free Vocabulary 2 pages
Fear Free FAS Spectrum 2 figures
Fear Free FAS and Cooperative Veterinary Care Training Levels 2 figures
How Fear Free and Cooperative Veterinary Care Intersect 2 pages
4.1 Setting Up for Success: Before the Visit
Considerate Approach
4.2 During the Visit
4.3 Happy Visits and Other Preventative Planning
4.4 Hospitalization, Treatments, Diagnostics, and Boarding
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5 Level One Patients and Training
5.1 Introduction to the Levels of Training
5.2 Identifying Level One Patients:
Fear Free FAS 0-2
5.3 Level One Training: Dog Exam Room and Examination
5.4 Level One Training: Cat Exam Room and Examination
5.5 Level One Training: Injections and Sample Collection
5.6 Administering Medications and Grooming
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6 Level Two Patients and Training
6.1 Level Two Training
6.2 Identifying Level Two Patients: Fear Free FAS 2-3
6.3 Level Two Training: Dog Exam Room and Examination
6.4 Level Two Training: Cat Exam Room and Examination
6.5 Level Two Training: Injections and Sample Collection
6.6 Administering Medications and Grooming
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7 Level Three Patients and Training
7.1 Level Three Training
7.2 Identifying Level Three Patients: Fear Free FAS 4-5
7.3 Preparing to Train
7.4 Making a Training Plan *Update with timely information
7.5 Getting Started: Approach, Target, and Station - *Update with timely information"
7.6 Teaching Consent, Touch, and Restraint *Update with timely information
7.7 Muzzle Training and Elizabethan Collar Training *Update with timely information
7.8 Physical Examination Training *Update with timely information
7.9 Treatments, Sample Collection, and Imaging *Update with timely information
7.10 Grooming *Update with timely information
7.11 Additional Consent Options *Update with timely information
7.12 Chin Rest
7.13 Start Button Behaviors
7.14 Considerations for Contingencies
7.15 Impact of Motivation on Training
7.16 Level Three Cats
7.17 Station Training for Cats
7.18 Carrier Training for Cats
7.19 Unique Training Considerations for Cats
8 Additional Patient Resources
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Nutraceuticals and Pharmaceuticals
8.3 Professionals and Their Roles
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9 Implementation Strategies
9.1 Change Is Never Easy
9.2 Proposing Change
9.3 Overcoming Obstacles: Common Concerns and Questions
9.4 Making Change for the Right Reasons
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