ISFM celebrates 10 years of cat-friendly clinics
The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) is celebrating a decade of its Cat Friendly Clinic (CFC) accreditation programme.
ISFM, the veterinary division of International Cat Care (iCatCare), created the programme — which started with a competition to encourage veterinary professionals to think about the cat experience in their own clinics — to design cat-friendly veterinary clinics, reduce the stress for cats, and at the same time, make veterinary visits easier for cat owners.
The charity says:“It is hugely encouraging ideas that were innovative 10 years ago have now become mainstream and that people working in veterinary clinics are developing even more ideas as their expertise with cats increases, and the results of being cat friendly become obvious and rewarding.”
Over the past 10 years, ISFM has accredited 2,570 CFCs in 44 countries, with an additional 644 Cat Friendly Practices listed in North and South America by the American Association of Feline Practitioners who licence the programme from iCatCare.
Owners looking for a CFC for their cats can find a list at catfriendlyclinic.org/catowners/find-a-clinic/
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