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Dennis Chmiel

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Slide show can help strengthen client ties

Merrimack, N.H. - A music slide show can be a unique and impressive marketing tool for a veterinary practice.


Elizabeth A. Brown

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Check features when buying a radiograph

Buying the right radiograph machine takes research. Dr. David S. Biller, Dipl. ACVR, a radiology professor at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., suggests you consider these factors when choosing a unit:


Kara Lynch

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Give feedback that makes sense

When you say apple, do others hear orange? Use these tips to give helpful feedback that others will understand and appreciate.


Michael Cross, DVM, MBA, CVPM

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Does your team know you start every day $900 in the hole?

Does your team know the practice starts out every day $900 in the hole?




Amy Butzier, BS, MEd, CVT

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Is team CE worth the money?

Always. Here's why the practice should invest in team member CE-with a script for approaching the boss about it.


Maureen Long, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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Biosecurity on the farm (Proceedings)

Maintenance of excellent health and biosecurity standards at the level of the farm is the MOST effective way of maintaining an outbreak-free industry. All disease outbreaks have an index case and all index cases have a point of origin. Because horses are usually maintained at a "home" farm, then the origin of any outbreak should be traced back to the farm level.


Alicia Isenberg, Associate Editor

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Avoiding layoffs (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health)

While cutting expenses is a critical part of a recession plan, it's not a good idea to lay off employees without fully evaluating the effect the decision will have on the business.




Suzanne Sewell, DVM

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A piece of the pie

We keep a chart based on our monthly budget on the wall in the back hall of the hospital.





Lori-Jo Havener, LVT

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Win big with CE

Attending a national veterinary conference offers big payoffs, but it often isn't free-unless you're one lucky team member at Pet Care Veterinary Hospital in Virginia Beach, Va. Lori-Jo Havener, LVT, planned a contest to give the practice's technicians and assistants a chance to attend a national veterinary conference.



Karen R. Munana, DVM, MS, DACVIM

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Newer options for medically managing refractory canine epilepsy

Seizures are the most common neurologic problem encountered in small-animal practice.


Gary Landsberg DVM, DACVB, DECAWBM (companion animals)

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Body language: It's required reading

Patients will tell you plenty about their emotional state if you simply pay attention.



Christina Macejko

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CAPC launches parasite prevalence maps for pet owners

Consumer outreach efforts intended to drive clients to visit veterinary clinics.


Stephan J. Hauke, RPh

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5 steps to success: Client compliance

Create 'maximum opportunity' to follow doctor's orders; confused clients can't comply




Colleen Cook

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Star employees: Do you measure up?

We asked consultants, doctors, and award-winning team members what it means to be a top performer. Do you have what it takes?


Hugh B. Lewis, BVMS, DACVP

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Analyzing the risk and benefits for vaccinations

There is a great deal of literature including many books on the science behind risk/benefit analysis. I reviewed some of them prior to writing this article, but try as I might, I could not incorporate much into the task at hand, namely doing a risk/benefit analysis of vaccination in pets.


Lori Thompson, DVM, DACVD

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Canine Cushing's Case Files: The ins and outs of detection and treatment-Case file: Princess (Sponsored by Dechra Veterinary Products)

Princess has a five-year history of pedal pruritus that routinely appears in the summer and fall and responds to topical and oral antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment.


Katherine Houpt, VMD, PhD, DACVB

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Nutrition and behavior

Horses that are offered two sources of roughage are less likely to engage in stereotypic behaviors.


Dr. J.C. Burcham

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How to suggest behavior training

Bring up behavioral issues without offending clients.


Ashley Griffin

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Grow with the flow

For Queenstown Veterinary Hospital, bigger is way better for clients, patients and staff. Find out how this tiny clinic on the coast evolved into a hospital with an award-winning floor plan.

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