5 Steps to Make a Calming Veterinary Clinic Design

If you’re reading this, maybe you’re feeling that your veterinary clinic is lacking something. You can’t quite put your finger on it…something just seems off. Maybe some rooms are rundown or tired looking. Maybe the place is too quiet and sterile. Perhaps there’s too much stuff lying around – or maybe not enough. The point is, there are plenty of good reasons for getting started with a renovation or redecoration project for your veterinarian office.

Pets are family members, so it’s important to make sure they feel comfortable in your veterinary office.

Before we get into the 5 tips to improve your veterinary clinic design, please take the time to look at the beautiful veterinary neuroscience wall art by artist, J. Sayuri. All these prints are signed and quickly ship out to your veterinary clinic. 

Follow these 5 ideas to improve your veterinary clinic décor to make the space calm, comfortable, and inviting for both humans and animals alike..

1. Color Can Add Life To Your Veterinary Clinic

Color Therapy Types
Color Therapy Types

In the larger scheme of things, choosing vibrant colors may seem inconsequential. But choosing the right colors can be very helpful. When injecting a little more color into the décor of your veterinary clinic, it will bring positive vibes into the space and help attract more clients. The verywellmind site says that lighter colors make people more positive-for example, orange brings about enthusiasm and yellow gives you warmth; whereas blue helps you remain calm.

Hence do some research on which colors you can use to make your clients feel more comfortable and stress-free. People will always come back to an environment and surrounding that provides them with a sense of warmth and affection. So do some research about which colors are most likely to ease your clients’ stress and make them feel at home. People always come back to a place that makes them feel comfortable.

2. Veterinary Wall Art Will Brighten Up Your Clinic

Veterinary Artwork - Human Cat Dog Brain Art - Three 12" x 12" Prints - Neuroscience, Neurology, Psychology Artwork - Great Gift for Grads
Veterinary Artwork – Human Cat Dog Brain Art – Three 12″ x 12″ Prints – Neuroscience, Neurology, Psychology Artwork – Great Gift for Grads

A clinic that is interesting and exciting is better for patients and clients than a boring office.Artwork depicting animals can help make the office more appealing to both pet owners and their pets. You can encourage clients to send you photographs of the pets, which can be displayed and enjoyed by future visitors to the office. 

3. Keep Pet Owners Calm While They’re In The Waiting Room

Pet owners waiting with dogs at veterinary clinic
Pet owners waiting with dogs at veterinary clinic

Setting up veterinarian clinic décor is an important aspect of running a successful practice. You can keep various magazines and journals about pet care for customers to look over. Keeping them informed about the care of their beloved pets can make them feel calm and more comfortable.

It can also be a good distraction for people who are waiting for treatment to begin. Having knowledge about your animal’s condition is power, but that power is useless without understanding how to use it.

4. Create a Calm Environment With a Good Music Playlist

Health Benefits of Music
Health Benefits of Music

Music may not be a decoration, but it is an excellent way to relieve stress. Music can be used to calm both your patients and their owners. Studies suggest that music affects animals almost as much as it affects humans. Dogs who listened to classical music in a veterinary care setting were less anxious, slept more, and vocalized less.

5. Help Animals Cope with Stress With the Right Tools

Veterinary with a big white dog
Invest in tools to help animals cope with stress.

There are many ways to keep animals calm, including air fresheners for pets. Comfort Zone and Feliway are two types of air fresheners that also release pheromones for dogs and cats to help them relax.

Other ways to keep pets calm include using bright colors and soft chairs in the waiting room, or keeping a few toys on hand for dogs to play with or chew on. In some veterinary offices, you might even see a few treats and extras kept at the counter for pet parents to feed their dogs before they head back to see the vet.

Cool Water (for Humans and Animals)

Tasty Dog Treats

For those unexpected moments

For the busy bees

Here Are a Few Items to Brighten Up Your Veterinary Clinic.

1. 16” x 20” Veterinary Art Poster

Veterinary Wall Art - 16" x 20" - Veterinarian Gift and Medical Art - Medical Student Gift - Psychology Mental Health Office Decor
Veterinary Wall Art – 16″ x 20″ – Veterinarian Gift and Medical Art – Medical Student Gift – Psychology Mental Health Office Decor

Buy this print here

This 16″ x 20″ poster features 35 different animal brains from J. Sayuri’s Animal Brains art print series. The art prints in this collection feature a variety of brain species, including rodent, bird, and reptile brains. 

This poster makes a great veterinary gift. This brain wall decor is the perfect office decor to make your veterinary clinic wall pop. In this brain art print series, J. Sayuri creates abstract watercolor paintings based on neuroscience images by embedding them within animal brains like these animal brains from her collection. 

This science poster is the perfect gift for veterinarians, neuroscience students and professors, neurology researchers, doctors, and animal lovers! Also makes a great graduation gift for your favorite graduate.

2. Cat/Dog/Human Brain Art Set 

Veterinary Artwork - Human Cat Dog Brain Art - Three 12" x 12" Prints - Neuroscience, Neurology, Psychology Artwork - Great Gift for Grads
Veterinary Artwork – Human Cat Dog Brain Art – Three 12″ x 12″ Prints – Neuroscience, Neurology, Psychology Artwork – Great Gift for Grads

Buy this print here

Neuroscience and art come together in these colorful medical-themed prints. Artist J. Sayuri has created a series of watercolor ornaments based on brain subdivisions. They make great gifts for your favorite Vet or med student!

3. 18” x 24” Veterinary Art Poster

Animal Brain Art Poster - 18" x 24" - Colorful Neurology, Neuroscience, Veterinary, and Psychology Gift Idea - Veterinarian Wall Decor
Animal Brain Art Poster – 18″ x 24″ – Colorful Neurology, Neuroscience, Veterinary, and Psychology Gift Idea – Veterinarian Wall Decor

Buy this print here

This 18″ x 24″ poster features 35 different animal brains from J. Sayuri’s Animal Brains art print series.

Bottom Line

Most of us have this underlying feeling that a veterinary clinic is a scary place where our pet’s life hangs in the balance. However, veterinary clinics don’t have to be scary places. Your veterinary office can be more engaging and interactive, putting a smile on every pet owner’s face. Where there is death, there has to be life, and this is the truth of life: We hope that this article has been of some use to you. If you feel that you have any interesting ideas or suggestions to share, please leave a comment in the comments section below.

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