After surgery, a pet is often sent home wearing an Elizabethan collar – also referred to as an E collar, Buster collar, or plastic cone – to prevent licking and chewing of the incision which could cause irritation, infection, and delayed healing.  Could non-compliance lead to delayed healing?  Could the cone itself lead to extended recovery time if the pet experiences fear, anxiety, or stress while wearing the cone? And, if so, what can we do to about?

Join the presenter as she delves into scientific, observational, and anecdotal evidence regarding the impact of owner-compliance and stress on recovery rates and provides a solution to help make wearing of the Elizabethan collar less stressful for the dog, pet guardians and veterinarians.

Learning objectives:

• Understand how fear, anxiety, and stress may directly or indirectly affect wound healing.
• Understand the potential negative impact of Elizabethan collars on animal welfare.
• Learn how non-compliance of Elizabethan collar wearing may lead to delayed recuperation rates.
• Understand the potential for delayed healing which may be experienced by some dogs wearing Elizabethan collars.
• Learn what trainers, guardians, vets, and pet care providers can do to help take the fear, anxiety, and stress, out of the Elizabethan collar, setting the scene for a happier pet and the potential for a speedier recovery rate.

CEUs: PPAB 1, IAABC 1, KPA 1

WEBSITE LINK:  https://petprofessionalguild.com/event-4178769

This webinar is all about the start of your journey with your puppy. If we’re lucky, we are starting out on a 15 year or so relationship. That’s much longer than many human relationships! We will talk about ways to set the tone for a long term mutually enjoyable partnership. People are often uncertain how to set the parameters in the early days with a new puppy. What’s important to do right away and what can (and often should) wait until later when the puppy is more mature? Doing the right things at the right times is really important, but how do we know what to do and when to do it? Join Deb for a thorough discussion of the most important concepts and skills to introduce to your pup. She’ll talk about the importance of discovering valuable reinforcers while developing your relationship and establishing rules. Her 3 Rs for puppy raising of Relationship, Reinforcers, and Rules will serve as a clear guide for your puppy training in the early days.

While food is one of the most universal and valuable reinforcers we can use, people often take it for granted and don’t consider how to grow and maintain it over time. We’ll consider how to develop and increase interest and food, and how to use it thoughtfully not only to reinforce behaviors but to build your relationship. When it comes to toys and play we will give you some clear ideas and guidelines for introducing toys, determining your pup’s natural play preferences, and putting structure around the games we play together.

Speaking of structure, we will also consider the importance of your key rules for life and how to introduce and maintain those with consistency. Your rules may well be different than mine, and that’s okay. We all have different situations and care about different aspects of living with dogs.

When it comes to a new puppy we all want to do it “right” this time and avoid our previous mistakes. In the process we will likely make new and different mistakes. That’s okay, life with a puppy isn’t about being perfect. It’s about doing our best to be the kind of life and training partners our pups need and deserve.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/fdsa-calendar

Join LeslieMcDevitt as she tells you all about her revolutionary Look at That game and her new twist on it, LATTE. One of the most popular Control Unleashed games, LAT teaches dogs to focus around distractions and triggers; LATTE teaches dogs to chill out around those things without the working focus piece. In this webinar Leslie will go step by step through a few different ways of teaching LAT (including the newest way, as part of a counter conditioning procedure using station training), when to use it and when not to, how to know when to stop using it and move on to something else, whether to add a verbal cue or let the environment cue it. She will also clear up misconceptions about it that she has heard over the years. Then she will introduce you to the various new possibilities that LATTE offers.

Date: Thursday, July 8, 2021
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 – Registration required PRIOR to scheduled presentation time.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/self-study/webinars

What sets veterinary professionals off the most?

A) Barking dogs
B) Demanding clients
C) Irritable coworkers
D) Curbside, pandemics, and homeschooling
E) ALL of the above

In this VETgirl leadership webinar, Dr. Sally Ryan, will review how to manage emotions in the veterinary clinic…because it’s highly stressful! As leaders, it’s important to be able to manage our emotions so that we lead effectively. In this webinar, learn about:

• The physiology of emotions
• How emotions can affect our behavior
• Common behavioral responses to stress
• Strategies for managing both emotions & behavior
• How to lead & perform effectively and help others do the same.

This 2021 leadership track course is approved by the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager Board as applicable toward the continuing education requirement for the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) program offered by the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA), CVPM Course Approval ID# 20-81.

Not a VETgirl ELITE member? VETgirl ELITE members receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year ($249). That way, you know that you have flexibility to view any of our webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, leadership, practice management) and listen to our podcasts when you have time.

All the webinars are recorded and can be viewed 24/7 after their release date for CE credit. If you’re watching the recording later on, don’t forget to take the CE quiz with it when you’re done to get your CE certificate!

*Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.

RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl, LLC
RACE Provider number: 20
RACE Program number: 757599/757601

This program has been approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VETgirl (858.859.1838) for further questions.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/july-21-2021-my-emotions-are-out-of-control-managing-emotions-staying-calm-under-pressure/

Your schedule is full. You don’t have time to take a break. Clients are angry. How’s your day going?

In this VETgirl practice management CE webinar, Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC) reviews how to handle emotions during a busy veterinary hospital shift. What tools can you use to handle the stress of the busy hospital and still go home happy? Join us as Amy talks about ways to relax in the middle of chaos.

Not a VETgirl ELITE member? VETgirl ELITE members receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year ($249). That way, you know that you have flexibility to view any of our webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, leadership, practice management) and listen to our podcasts when you have time.

All the webinars are recorded and can be viewed 24/7 after their release date for CE credit. If you’re watching the recording later on, don’t forget to take the CE quiz with it when you’re done to get your CE certificate!

*Note: Viewing this webinar is for individual use only; VETgirl webinars are not designed nor meant to be viewed in a group setting due to RACE-CE audit purposes. Inappropriate sharing or viewing of the webinar may result in revoking of membership.

RACE-CE provider name: VETgirl, LLC
RACE Provider number: 20
RACE Program number: 757599/757601

This program has been approved for continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VETgirl (858.859.1838) for further questions.

WEBSITE LINK:  https://vetgirlontherun.com/webinars/july-19-2021-dealing-with-emotions-during-busy-hospital-days/