Dr. Philip VanVranken is the founder and managing owner of Dickman Road Veterinary Clinic in Battle Creek, Mich.
Idea Exchange: A simple question that elicits more effective-and efficient-fecal examinations
Dr. Pete VanVranken's tip will ensure clients get what there are really asking for.
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Parasite control: It's in the mail
Brochures let us explain the technical aspects of parasite-related diseases, the tests to detect them, and the products to control them. Maybe some of our ideas could work for you too.
Real world fee setting
Not every client lives in a gated community. And when I look at benchmarks for fees, I think they're out of line with real-life practices-at least in our area.
Editors' Guest: Why we gave fecal centrifugation a spin
A few years ago, our veterinarians and licensed veterinary technicians learned that centrifugation of fecal samples was the superior test for diagnosing gastrointestinal parasitism.
Editors' Guest: Prophy on!
As many of you are aware, February is national pet dental health month. In the past few years, many of us have ratcheted up our dental care skills, yet I often feel we still don't always do all the dental procedures our patients need.