https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/30004/nurse-new-pet-consultations I had a press release the other day about the PDSA PAW report which talks about all the problems caused by pet owners not doing enough research BEFORE they buy. As I was writing up the story, I was thinking &#39;Why don&#39;t practices offer a free or low costen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/167070?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:13:13 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:ab2aeaa0-8bb5-4eff-82c1-798e4b2a8045Arlo Guthrie<p>[quote user=&quot;Selena &quot;]i think this is something IVC are promoting in their practices. (independent vet care)[/quote]</p> <p>Hmm - I just looked at three of their practice websites at random, and none of them have anything obvious to say &#39;thinking about getting a new pet? Then talk to us&#39;</p> <p>So they&#39;re keeping it a bit quiet if they are!!!&nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very Happy" /></p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Jennifer Henderson RVN&quot;]What a fantastic idea this would be to offer in practice, we see all too regularly people buying pets and not doing any research into their needs.&nbsp;[/quote]</p> <p>Glad someone likes the idea&nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very Happy" /> Jennifer, the more I think about it, the more crackers it seems to me that ALL practices don&#39;t say &#39;TALK TO US FIRST!&#39;.&nbsp;</p> <p>I&#39;m going to review what the PDSA (and others) have done already and see if there is anything more I can add to help.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/167065?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 20 Nov 2016 19:08:11 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:a30e26d3-aa72-4295-8cc7-aa93ceada6d2Selena Carnell<p>i think this is something IVC are promoting in their practices. (independent vet care)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/167054?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:11:54 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:1144b251-bb6b-4ea8-8973-7ea1c83552f4Jennifer Henderson RVN<p>What a fantastic idea this would be to offer in practice, we see all too regularly people buying pets and not doing any research into their needs.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/167047?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:01:31 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:f296531b-5f3e-4022-8957-8baa7cd3e5feWelshyNurse<p>We offer them as part of our nurse clinics. We advertise them on our social media and also offer them when people ring for advice. We done do that many and don&#39;t charge&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/167045?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:29:38 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:652fefc5-017d-4fd4-ae65-da4ddc2e1714Arlo Guthrie<p>[quote user=&quot;WelshyNurse&quot;]We do[/quote]</p> <p>Who does them?&nbsp;The nurses?</p> <p>How do you market them?</p> <p>How much interest is there in them?</p> <p>How many prospective pet owners turn into long term clients?</p> <p>How effective do you think they are in terms of animal welfare (ie steering clients away from puppy farms, educating them about the 5 welfare needs etc etc).</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/167044?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:22:56 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:eb064e7d-c7ca-4083-a16d-dad7fa0baf31WelshyNurse<p>We do </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>