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Veterinary ownership is harder than it used to be: Heres whyThe costs of doing business go upbut the ability to charge more doesnt. Still loving the profession, Dr. Jeff Werber, a Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member, talks about the troubles hes seen.
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Strategies for monitoring diabetes mellitus in dogs (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health)Monitoring the effectiveness of therapy is an important part of managing canine diabetes. The time and effort the veterinarian devotes to client education will imporve the client's ability to accurately relate what is observed at home and to monitor the dog according to the veterinarian's instructions-both of which facilitate the veterinarian's ability to assess the long-term efficacy of treatment.
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Animal hoarding: Its roots and recognitionIt is a positive step for the profession, for animals, and for society that veterinary medicine has embraced responsibility for preventing cruelty to animals. But we also need to attend to a more subtle and less well understood form of severe cruelty: the chronic, large-scale neglect that occurs with animal hoarding.
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Pain management is key to low-stress veterinary visitsLuckily, Dr. Ralph Harvey says you'll soon have more analgesic options than ever.
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Arthrosonography: Joints of the back, pelvis and hind limb (Proceedings)The soft tissue structures of the joints, back, and foot can be evaluated ultrasonographically yielding important diagnostic information that cannot be obtained radiographically.
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The whole package: Non-medical skills build employer approvalIt takes more than scientific intuition to become a well-rounded, successful veterinarian, experts say.
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Who's that dog?Give your patients a license to board with custom pet ID cards, suggests Collin Babcock, the practice owner and manager at McCune Animal Hospital in Eagle Rock, Mo.
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Olfactory enrichment for cats: alternatives to catnipCats that are immune to the powers of catnip may still be able to enjoy that special brand of feline fun with alternative plant materials that may work just as well.
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Goals are key to successYour editor's note, "I Love My Job" (January/February 2007) hit the nail on the head.
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How do specialty practices compensate for how difficult it is to find specialists in today's market?You must foster an environment where people want to work.
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Just Ask the Expert: Three keys to orthopedic postoperative care complianceDr. Walter Renberg helps with what may be the Holy Grail of veterinary medicine.
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Pet pig plays dead at the wrong momentThis veterinarian's pot-bellied pig was a quick learner. Maybe a little too quick ...
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I survived an outbreak of virulent feline calicivirusI'll never know for sure which cat first brought the disease to my clinic. But I know where I saw it first.
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Antimicrobial pharmacology (Proceedings)Therapeutic decision making is often a difficult and complex process.
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Surgery STAT: Diagnosis and surgical management of atresia ani in small animalsAtresia ani is a congenital embryological anomaly in which the hindgut fails to fully communicate with the perineum.
