It is especially important to use Fear Free practices within the dermatology environment as many skin and ear conditions can be irritating or even painful and many also require long term or lifelong maintenance therapy at home. During the dermatology examination sensitive areas such as the ears, will be examined and sampled to help assess your pet’s condition. This may cause discomfort to your pet which leads to further fear, anxiety, and stress within the veterinary environment. This can cause subsequent vet visits and treatments at home to become increasingly more difficult for pets and pet parents. Fear Free practices can help prevent these difficulties and in pet’s where there are already significant treatment difficulties, we can utilize training techniques like counter conditioning and desensitization to help your pet become more comfortable with treatments.