Cat Friendly Homes from the AAFP provides direct-to-cat-owner information on why annual preventive care check-ups are vital to helping cats live a long, healthy life. The website offers information that supports cat-friendly practices. The monthly newsletter is a good reminder to communicate with cat owners on key feline health topics and support in-clinic efforts to increase compliance to annual visits.
Source: Why you need to visit the veterinarian, Cat Friendly Homes. Link.
INSIGHTS: “We’re likely to see them when they are kittens. . . but not again until they are really sick,” said a friend who manages her family’s vet clinic. By taking an assertive communication approach to routinely educate her client base on the importance of annual preventive care check-ups, the clinic team was able to improve the visit frequency metrics significantly in both cats and dogs.