"One of the Hardest Things I Have to Do in the Clinic": A Survey of Veterinary Team Members' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Nail Clipping.

Anneshelly Chen¹, Evelyn Hall¹, Laura N Bennington², Chantelle McGowan³, Anne Quain¹

¹Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.

²Department of Arts, Education and Agritech, Melbourne Polytechic, Epping, Melbourne, VIC 3076, Australia.

³The Calm Pet Vet, Torrensville, Adelaide, SA 5031, Australia.

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Abstract

Nail clipping can cause fear, anxiety, and stress (FAS) in dogs and cats and possibly long-term aversion to veterinary care. We conducted an anonymous, online, mixed-methods survey to characterise the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Australian veterinary nurses, technicians, and other veterinary staff regarding nail clipping in dogs and cats. Among 242 valid responses, 71.9% (n = 174/242) p…

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