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Many a veterinary practice owner has gotten bogged down and overwhelmed obsessing over every tiny little detail of every surface of every room of their new hospital. But you cant go wrong thinking about these two things.

This veterinarian learned to hate vision insurance when she worked as a human optometrist, and shes afraid what more insurance control of veterinary medicine could mean.

Dr. Mike Paul stresses the importance of planning for retirement in a veterinary careerbecause the security prior generations had in government programs wont cut it anymore.

The raw dog and cat food company is expanding upon its recall from August to include all products manufactured within a 5-month timespan.

“At the end of the day, people won’t remember what you said or did; they will remember how you made them feel.”— Maya Angelou

Maybe, yeah, says this dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year entrant. There were more than two dozen separate packages when she came in, so she turned to the entire practice team to help her pare down and spruce up.

Muffle harsh noise and provide traction for unsteady feet with these inexpensive tools.

Your veterinary clients know you cant feed a human baby what you feed an adult. And yet, they may think nothing of filling their puppys bowl with kibble meant for mature dogs and vice versa. Be ready to counsel them on how nutritional needs

Practices interested in investing in new equipment or building upgrades may want to consider doing it before the end of the year.

The pet insurance market in the United States is expected to nearly double by 2022 and these 5 trends are leading the way.

Get an hour of CE credit as you explore learn the first steps to curbing debts control over your life so it doesnt curb your enthusiasm for this amazing profession.

Putting some plants around the clinic? Make sure they'll stand up to being trampled and peed on.

Almost all veterinary team members have pets, yet just like average Americans, the vast majority have no pet insurance for that proverbial rainy day. Have you thought about offering this employee benefit? Here are details on discounts from a few providers, plus one smart practice managers how-to for managing the plan.

Do you know which clients are your prize Thoroughbreds and which ones youre just happy to plug in when its convenient? Thats step one of a three-step process to work with clients who want to be seen right now.

Print this PDF to educate your veterinary clients on the dangers of outdoor living for domestic housecats.

If a new graduate wants to to spread her wings in a structured learning environment, the cost of delayed earning may be too highunless she plans to transform into a specialist.

When these veterinary employees got burned out on daily protocols, regular doses of education and affirmation built up their commitment muscles.

Lets get back to basicswith some advanced technology tipsto manage your hospital inventory better to cut costs, make more money and better serve patients and clients.

A pet owner reached out to us for an expert answer on insulin for a canine with diabetes. We said, "Go talk to your vet." But heres the lowdown for your veterinary team on what a boarded internist has to say on the issue.

Life happens, and its rife with accidents (which cost money). How can we help clients cover the costs of veterinary care so they can take care of their pets while we still cover our bottom line?

Not surprisingly, a Marc Rosenberg column about two veterinarians disagreeing over the best way to prevent fleas and ticks in veterinary patients has inspired more debate.

You can't manage time, but you can manage yourself.

Share this short, to-the-point algorithm with anybody who's on the road to vet school ... or just starting to dream about a career as someone who TOTALLY spends ALL DAY playing with cute puppies and kittens (sarcasm, people).

It keeps you awake at night. It overshadows every life decision. It may even make you question your career choice. But you can be free of the soul-sucking burden of your veterinary student debtas long as you have the right information and the right plan.

Where has the Veterinary Nurse Initiative been and where is it going? You'll find dvm360's comprehensive coverage of the issues here.

As more practices are acquired by larger companies, are veterinary consolidators undertaking "legal" restraint of trade? Let's roll the dice and find out.

This associate started the week by finishing up a veterinary continuing education conference and then digging into a more normal work week, with a bonus of spending a little time with her extended family.

Take a look at the numbers, and you see the student debt crisis is bigger than veterinary medicine. But the debt-to-income ratio makes our professions student loans particularly tough.

If your financial planning as a veterinary professional is still putting cash into envelopes at the start of the monthor the online or Excel version of thatyou should know theres a better way.

Knowledge is power, and a simple formula can help even poverty-stricken veterinary students keep debt from snowballing.