Authors



Melissa Andrasik, BS, RVT

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Technicians: Get credentialed and reap the rewards

Are you on the fence about putting in the extra work to receive those three little letters? This expert says it's worth your time.




Allen M. Schoen, MS, DVM

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Acupuncture therapy for small animal neurologic conditions (Proceedings)

Acupuncture may be used as a primary therapy or as a complementary, integrative therapy in the treatment of various neurologic conditions.



Donna Oakley, CVT, VTS

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Ensuring a safe blood supply: Part I (Proceedings)

A safe and adequate supply of blood components for transfusion is indispensable.


Peter Emily, DDS, DAVDC (Honorary)

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Practical regional anesthesia for dentistry and oral surgery (Proceedings)

Local anesthesia is employed prior to all dental procedures. Dental procedures can be very painful. The patient often can feel dental procedures while under inhalation anesthesia.


Nikki L. Quenette, CPA, CMA

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How to keep your best employees from walking out the door (Proceedings)

Finding and keeping good employees has arguably been the most difficult task facing the veterinary profession for some years.


Rhian B. Cope, BVSc, BSc (Hon 1), PhD, DABT

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Toxicology Brief: Mushroom poisoning in dogs

Mushroom poisoning of companion animals, particularly dogs, is a potentially underestimated problem in North America.



Eric K. Dunayer, MS, VMD, DABT, DABVT

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New findings on the effects of xylitol ingestion in dogs

Xylitol's ability to cause hypoglycemia in dogs has been recognized for almost 40 years, but a recent study has found that xylitol also can cause acute hepatic necrosis.




Katrina L. Mealey, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP

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On the Forefront: A new tool that detects ivermectin and other drug sensitivities in dogs

When Rollie, a 10-year-old male Shetland sheepdog, was found to have transitional cell carcinoma, Rollie's veterinarian wanted to make sure that he could be safely treated with doxorubicin.


Rebecca J. Rose, AAS, CVT

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Career choices beyond veterinary practice (Proceedings)

Veterinary technicians held about 71,000 jobs in 2006.


Lisa Klopp, DVM, MS, DACVIM

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Seizures: Forming the differential diagnoses list (Proceedings)

Clients frequently use the term "seizure" to describe many different episodic events.




VetCancer Registry

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Exploring the VetCancer Registry

Exploring The Vet Cancer Registry


Dawn Westbrook

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"I'll take staff meetings for $200, Alex"

Looking for a prescription for a dull staff meeting? Dawn Westbrook, the client services supervisor at Pine Ridge Pet Care in Andover, Minn., found the perfect solution. She surprised team members with a game instead of the usual policies and procedures discussion.


D.M. McCurnin, DVM, MS, DACVS

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Common sense management (Proceedings)

In the mid 1970's, the National economy started to slow down while the number of veterinarians continued to increase. Concerns were expressed that too many veterinarians would be produced by the year 2000. In the late 1970's and 1980's some practices experienced reduced numbers of clients and no-growth or slow growth gross incomes resulting in declining net incomes.


Willam Lynott

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8 tips that banks don't want you to know

Manage your funds, earn more interest, and get better service starting right now.




Stacey Sortor

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Pet weight-loss program saves lives

A weight-loss contest sparks unlikely friendships ad gives this veterinary technician a new perspective on life and her job.



Erica Lacher, DVM

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Equine discounts: A real-life case study

Sometimes discounts can do wonders for veterinary practices. Other times, they fail miserably. One equine practitioner has experienced both scenarios.


Albert Haberle, DVM

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Options for relief

What's the difference between a part-time relief veterinarian and a block-time relief veterinarian?


Kim Hammond, DVM, MBA

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Caring for gentle giants

Working with mountain gorillas has been the seminal experience of my life.

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