In 2009, Dr. Yin produced the first and only textbook and DVD on Low Stress Handling of dogs and cats in the hospital or shelter setting. Since then the methods and philosophy have spread around the world. In this article, Dr. Yin’s colleague in the Netherlands, Dr. Valerie Jonckheer –Sheehy details how she used desensitization and counterconditioning to give a cat a pleasant toenail trim.
Tag: cats with anxiety
Test Yourself: Questions of the Day, part 1
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We posted a series of pictures with questions on Facebook and we got some great answers. How did you do with your answer? Test yourself!
Sedating the Killer Cat
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A cat comes in to the hospital stressed to kill. What should you do? While cases like this are stressful for these fearful cats, they can cause just as much anxiety in experienced hospital staff as well as clients and other patients exposed to the sound of the loud struggles that ensue.
Fighting Cats Leave Family Frazzled
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Everyone’s stressed when cats are fighting. Learn how to keep a truce and actually train them to like each other.