Blog 16: Answer 2

1. How can a veterinarian best provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure?

2. The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is by making the environment of the hospital comfortable to be in.

3. The best way a veterinarian can provide comfort to a pet during a serious procedure is by proper animal restraint and technique.

4. Why my second answer is true:
    - Restraining an animal is the most common way to calm an animal during a vet visit
    - Proper animal restraint and technique is necessary because you don't want to do it with too much force that will end up hurting the animal or not enough force that you aren't able to restrain the animal
    - In my interview, Dr. Hill said that minimal restraint is the best way to calm an animal so the next time it sees you it will act calmer due to feeling comfortable and relaxed the first vet visit

5. Trout, Nick. Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon. New York: Broadway, 2008. Print.

6. "Dog and Cat Handling and Restraint." Pennfoster. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.

7. Overall I believe most of my research and interviews have helped me develop my second answer which is one that I feel comfortable talking about since I have experienced restraining animals at my mentorship.