consulting room behaviour

Re: consulting room behaviour

patrick murphy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:57:22 GMT

love a picture? I cannot quite see it in my mind.

Re: consulting room behaviour

Lorna McHardy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:26:36 GMT

That is the kind of photo I wish I'd taken

Re: consulting room behaviour

MeeraM — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:14:42 GMT

[quote user="Derek Copeland"]

Relaxed cat in consult room ! so tempting to turn tap on !

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Resulting in Not-So-Relaxed cat in consult room! Fab pic btw

Cats DO like sinks - maybe a consult table cunningly disguised as a sink could work wonders for relaxed patients?

Re: consulting room behaviour

Derek Copeland — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:29:31 GMT

Relaxed cat in consult room ! so tempting to turn tap on !

Re: consulting room behaviour

Lorna McHardy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:42:18 GMT

[quote user="Sarah Keir"]

Just being nosey, how much does the first consultation cost?

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£37 something, which struck me as high. But then, this is outskirts of London, and I usually work in Scotland!

Re: consulting room behaviour

Sarah Keir — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:30:37 GMT

[quote user="Lorna McHardy"]

Of course, the 15 minute appointment slots don't do any harm either!

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That is just as important as the vet is not hurrying to get through history taking, physical examination, discussion on investigations/treatments, doing the investigations/treatments etc in the average 10minute consultation. However, we would need to charge 50% more for the consultation as it has taken 50% more time. You may gain a little by encouraging clients to spend more on tests etc but the bottom line is the consultation charge would immediately jump up. Bare that in mind!

Just being nosey, how much does the first consultation cost?

Sarah

Re: consulting room behaviour

Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:24:01 GMT

Brilliant idea I'll have to consider a revamp

Wynne

Re: consulting room behaviour

Rob Loxley — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:12 GMT

I find the cats love sitting on the window-sill looking at the world go by (when they're not exploring and walking over the worktop :)

The FAB Cat Friendly Practice book has lots of good advice

Re: consulting room behaviour

Louise6732 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:36:15 GMT

As a feline fan, the idea of the shelf with a bed has inspired me! Perfect for a cat friendly practice! I'm very lucky to have a secure consult room where the cats can wander around and not escape, and they always go up on the side bench to have a look out the window, resulting in much more relaxed cats and a happier client (and vet!)

Louise