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Feline Friendly - Helping your cat overcome fear

We hope to alleviate some if not all of your cat's anxiety during her vet visit. Sadly many of our patients are scared or anxious when they come to see us. There are a number of things that both you and the team at Dogwood can do to help your pet's visit go more smoothly.

The following are things that you can do at home prior to your visit:
* Spray your cat's carrier with Feliway
* Leave the carrier out for a number of days prior to their appointment*
* Call ahead and pick up a calming medication
* Do not feed your cat the day of their appointment and bring a bag of their favorite treats with you
* Purchase a Thundershirt and put it on them the day of the appointment if you think it will benefit them to feel more snug
* Call the Hospital from the parking lot when you get here so we can ready a room and team member for you

The following are things we do here at the clinic:
* We allow your cat to initiate physical contact on their own timeline
* Your exam room is cat only
* We infuse calming cat pheromones into the air
* We spray ourselves with the calming cat pheromones
* We use stress-free handling techniques
* We recommend socialization visits whenever possible

Our goal is to make this visit as pleasant an experience as possible for everyone involved.

*The following link may be helpful in acclimating your cat to their carrier:
http://www.catvets.com/public/PDFs/ClientBrochures/Cat-to-VetHandout.pdf

Following is the link regarding the calming supplement we recommended:
http://www.vetoquinolusa.com/Products/Behavior/index.html Please let us know if you have any questions. If you would like us to fill a prescription for you. Please email or call us prior to coming in, so that we can have it ready for you when you arrive.

*Pet Tunes is a Bluetooth speaker pre-loaded with special frequency modified music clinically tested to reduce stress and calm feline behaviors. It can be purchased on iTunes for $1.99. Play it in the house and car before your visit for better results.

Office Hours

Our Regular Schedule

Gresham Office

Monday:

7:30 am-6:00 pm

Tuesday:

7:30 am-7:00 pm

Wednesday:

7:30 am-6:00 pm

Thursday:

7:30 am-6:00 pm

Friday:

7:30 am-6:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

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