Episode 109: The New AAFP/ISFM Cat Friendly Guidelines: A Roundtable Discussion and Top Tips on Being Cat Friendly

In this episode join us to listen to a panel discussion from task force members from ISFM and AAFP of the recent jointly released guidelines, Cat Friendly Veterinary Interactions: Approach and Handling Techniques and the Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment.

These guidelines have been created by a task force of authors who conducted an extensive literature review, and where evidence is lacking, the authors experience and expertise.

The four co-chairs - Nathalie Dowgray and Sam Taylor from ISFM and Ilona Rodan and Kelly St. Denis from AAFP – along with Sarah Heath, one of the task force members, sit down and discuss why these guidelines were updated and what has changed since the original handling guidelines were released in 2011.

For additional resources on being Cat Friendly visit:

The Practice Guidelines

• AAFP/ISFM Cat Friendly Veterinary Interactions Guidelines: Approaches and Handling Techniques
• ISFM/AAFP Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment Guidelines

Webinars Available

• Cat Friendly Interactions: Improving Visits for You and Cats
• The Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment: Setting Up for Success

Guideline Briefs

This resource provides the major tenets of the Guidelines meant to be shared with your veterinary team - for more in-depth understanding, view the Practice Guidelines.

• AAFP/ISFM Cat Friendly Veterinary Interactions Guidelines
• ISFM/AAFP Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment Guidelines