Authors





Cheri Johnson, DVM, DACVIM

Latest:

Semen quality and artificial insemination (Proceedings)

The semen factors thought to be most important to fertility are the number, the morphology and the motility of the spermatozoa.


Denise Tumblin, CPA

Latest:

Veterinary associates: Focus on patient care and money will follow

Think practice owners are "all about the money?" Listen to Denise Tumblin's take.



Christine Ortner, DVM, DABVP

Latest:

I'm not counting on selling my practice for retirement

I invest, I earn a lot as an owner, and I plan to retire at a reasonable age.




Rhea V. Morgan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVO

Latest:

Practical Matters: The disadvantages of digital tonometry in estimating intraocular pressure

Although historically digital tonometry has been recommended as a means of estimating intraocular pressure in dogs and cats, I find the method extremely unreliable.


John Ciribassi, DVM, DACVB

Latest:

Update on elimination outside the litter box

Marking behavior isn't the problem it once was, says veterinary specialist.



F.A. Mann, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVECC

Latest:

Respiratory emergencies: surgical intervention for respiratory distress (Proceedings)

A number of respiratory emergencies may ultimately require surgical intervention, but the surgical techniques most likely to be indicated on an emergent basis are tube tracheostomy, tracheal resection/anastomosis, tube thoracostomy, and diaphragmatic hernia repair.


Kris Kruse-Elliott, DVM, PhD, DACVA

Latest:

Practical Matters: Abnormally low capnography readings may not be due to hyperventilation

Using capnography or a capnometer to determine end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) is a simple, practical, and noninvasive way to monitor patient ventilation during anesthesia.


Douglass Macintire, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC

Latest:

Canine hepatozoonosis: Differentiation between H. Canis and H. Americanum (Proceedings)

Two species of Hepatozoon organisms have been reported to infect domestic dogs worldwide.


Enry Garcia, DVM, MS, DACVO

Latest:

Image Quiz: Head shaking in a Quarter horse

Can you tell what's wrong with this horse's eye?


Ronald Althaus

Latest:

A bonus for good buys

At our practice, we have an inventory team that handles ordering and tracking of drugs, lab supplies, food, and so on. But we still struggle with inventory accuracy. Would establishing an incentive program for the inventory team help?



Jon Klingborg, DVM

Latest:

Keep out! How veterinary clients block you

Learn how to reach out when clients put up "stay away" or "back off" signs-and get to the root of the pet's problem.


Elizabeth J. Thomovsky, DVM, MS, DACVECC

Latest:

Managing the common comorbidities of feline urethral obstruction

Anticipate and treat these seven conditions that can result from urethral obstruction.





Nancy Potter

Latest:

Photo gallery: 4 team retreat ideas

Could your veterinary team members be just as happy-and productive-as these who are attend off-site team-building retreats?


Shannon Miller, DVM

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On the Job: Shannon Miller, DVM

One night about a year ago, I was on call but had important business to attend to-I was standing in line at a local bookstore waiting for the release of the latest book in the Harry Potter series. It was midnight, and true to form, my pager, the black box of evil, chimed.





Marianne Hay, LVT

Latest:

Bond your team with bonuses

Bonuses are more than a way to say thanks at VetSelect Animal Hospital in Novi, Mich.


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