159 Is your patient really less fearful "Out the Back"?

Episode 159 – Is your patient really less fearful "Out the Back"?

This episode was inspired by conversations about this topic at several in-person presentations or workshops I have given in the past including my recent Psychopharmacology Workshop at the WSAVA Congress in Poland 2 weeks ago.

Do we really think our patients actually feel better when separated from their caregivers or do they just choose different behavioural strategies that cause us to misinterpret their emotional state?

Listen as I chat through the "4Fs" and the importance of correctly assessing mental and emotional health and welfare in our veterinary patients.

Here are the 2 papers I mention in the podcast:

Hare, L.V., Marsilio, S., Halperin, I., Stellato, A.C. and Moody, C.M., 2025. Owner presence versus absence during cat veterinary examinations: cat responses and owner attitudes. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, p.106792.

Stellato, A.C., Dewey, C.E., Widowski, T.M. and Niel, L., 2020. Evaluation of associations between owner presence and indicators of fear in dogs during routine veterinary examinations. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(10), pp.1031-1040.

And here is the link to the "4 Pillars of Reducing Stress in the Veterinary Clinic" Masterclass I mentioned in the episode:

https://katrin-jahn.mykajabi.com/four-pillars

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