{"id":33775,"date":"2019-08-07T11:52:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T15:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=33775"},"modified":"2019-08-08T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:38:20","slug":"fear-free-environment-created-for-animals-at-springs-family-veterinary-near-exit-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2019\/08\/fear-free-environment-created-for-animals-at-springs-family-veterinary-near-exit-15\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fear-Free\u2019 Environment Created For Animals At Springs Family Veterinary Near Exit 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33776\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/08\/springs-family-veterinary-ryan-hc-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/08\/springs-family-veterinary-ryan-hc-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/08\/springs-family-veterinary-ryan-hc-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/08\/springs-family-veterinary-ryan-hc-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/08\/springs-family-veterinary-ryan-hc.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sara Ryan opened Springs Family Veterinary Hospital, 9 Hampstead Place, Saratoga Springs, in June. including herself, she has a staff of five people.<br \/>\u00a92019 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Jill Nagy<br \/>\nVeterinarian Sara Ryan wants animals to feel comfortable coming to her new clinic, Springs Family Veterinary Hospital, 9 Hampstead Place, Saratoga Springs. So, she provides treats for them and does her best to create a \u201cfear-free\u201d environment.<br \/>\nAnd, she separates the dogs from the cats.<!--more--><br \/>\n\u201cFear-free\u201d is a nationally recognized professional certification, she said. Ryan and all of her staff are either certified or working toward that certification. They are trained to recognize early signs of stress or anxiety, and to use calm voices and non-threatening body language with the animals.<br \/>\nThe hospital has non-slip floors and plenty of natural light.<br \/>\nShe opened her practice in June. It\u2019s her first stand-alone practice after working in emergency clinics and other people\u2019s private clinics and seeing a previous franchise end when the franchiser was bought out by another corporation.<br \/>\nPrevious clients are finding her and her office is in The Springs, a pet-friendly apartment complex. She is assisted by a receptionist\/office manager (who is also a certified professional animal trainer), two licensed veterinary technicians, a technician in training and a kennel assistant. She said she hopes to hire a second veterinarian next spring.<br \/>\nThe staff, she said, is excellent, well-trained and experienced. As a result, she said, \u201cthe pets are so comfortable here.\u201d<br \/>\nSprings offers a full range of veterinary services and several payment plans. They do not board animals.<br \/>\nRyan grew up in Charlton, southern Saratoga County. She graduated in 2004 from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School in Philadelphia and practiced in New Jersey before returning to New York about 12 years ago.<br \/>\nHers is a small practice devoted mostly to dogs and cats. It is housed in rented space in the Springs complex near Northway Exit 15.<br \/>\nHours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on alternate Saturdays.<br \/>\nThere is parking on Weibel Avenue and behind the clinic building. The telephone number is 518 554-8484 and the website is www.springsfamilyvet.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jill Nagy Veterinarian Sara Ryan wants animals to feel comfortable coming to her new clinic, Springs Family Veterinary Hospital, 9 Hampstead Place, Saratoga Springs. So, she provides treats for them and does her best to create a \u201cfear-free\u201d environment. 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