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A guide to finding foxtailsDr. Allison Zwingenberger provides guidelines for identifying foxtails in dogs.
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The sixth stage of griefThere's a different kind of pain that comes from making the decision of life or death for a pet.
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Idea Exchange: A simple question that elicits more effective-and efficient-fecal examinationsDr. Pete VanVranken's tip will ensure clients get what there are really asking for.
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Equine Image Quiz: Flexural deformity in a foalWhich joint is most affected by this foal's flexural deformity?
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Video blog: Avoid certain phrases when talking to clientsSaying the wrong thing to clients could result in misunderstandings about the care their pets need.
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Prevent lawsuits by calling veterinary technical service lines to report adverse eventsConsult with the experts for each drug on technical service lines.
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Obesity as an endocrine disease (Proceedings)Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States and worldwide. Despite major public health initiatives spanning several decades, human obesity has reached prevalence rates nearing 40% in some states.
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Map Out a Successful Communications StrategyConnecting with staff members is vital to creating a strong practice.
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Multi-facet approach offers best results for allergy patientsAllergic skin disease is the most common reason a client seeks veterinary care for an animal in the United States. In some parts of the country, at certain times of the year, more than half of the animals a small animal practitioner examines will have a form of allergic skin disease.
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On the verge of exile?After five surgeries spanning almost three years, Mary Murphy-Smith, 49, cannot open her right hand. She can no longer deliver babies in her profession as a midwife, and her nightmares are still frequent and vivid.
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Embryo shipping, cost and success ratesOver the last two decades, embryo transfer has grown in acceptance and is now performed in many horse breeds. The majority of embryo transfers in the United States each year are performed on Arabian and Quarter horses. The American Quarter Horse Association allows multiple foal registrations per year, and the high-dollar Quarter horses are boosting the embryo transfer industry. The embryo transfer technique has not undergone significant innovations for the past few years, but there has been an increasing trend to have embryos shipped to a reproductive facility that manages a large recipient herd. This trend has been supported by encouraging pregnancy rates following embryo transfers from shipped embryos.
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Solutions for challenging canine demodicosis casesDemodicosis is a common skin condition in dogs. Dogs have three recognized species of Demodex mites.
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Video: Cut your budget wisely when designing a veterinary clinicDropping items from your design can create uncorrectable problems down the road.
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How to start a successful behavior programThis case study shows how to strengthen your relationships with clients, build their bonds with their pets, and grow your practice.
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Q&A: Replace the waste by creating a recycling programOur practice produces a lot of waste. How can we create a manageable recycling program?
