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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.

Foster rivalries (and, yes, camaraderie) on your crew.

Read the real reactions your colleagues in the veterinary world feel regarding their student debt.

This week, this vet muses about the steep cost of therapeutic diets for her four catsand thats with the professional discount.

Goals in veterinary practice management are great, but they dont mean much if we dont execute a plan to achieve them.

This veterinary surgeon has seen it all ... installed in the wrong places. Here are a few things to think about in your surgical suite when you build a new hospital or knock the walls around in your current one.

Ask around and do some research, says Dr. Karen Felsted to one brand-new relief veterinarian on the scene.

When it seems like a pet has a dermatology issue, what happens next? Is it right off to the veterinary hospital, or do pet owners skip the DVM and head for Dr. Google? Data from the Pet Owner Paths study illuminates the differences between you and your clients on what happens next.

A walk in the park should be just that for both the dog and the owner. Read up on these leash, harness and halter options so youll be ready to help your veterinary clients find the finest fits for their canine companions.

Veterinary architect shares the features that teams love.

A bitter problem, but a sweet solution! If youre managing hospital inventory costs and you need a solid benchmark to use, consider COGS.

You need to save money, but are you sure your veterinary hospital break room needs to be a dark, cramped closet? Remember: The same people who made your practice so successful in the first place are going to be using that room.

Veterinary clients want the best for their pets, but sometimes their financial situation gets in the way. Here's a short version of my long path I travel with veterinary clients when they complain about price, seem hesitant to comply with recommendations or say, straight up, they're under a financial strain.

Money isnt alwaysor oftenthe biggest motivator for better veterinary team performance and success. Heres a program that works for me that lets team members choose the rewards they love the most with points given for tasks I need the most.

OK, theres no spell for veterinary technicians or vet tech students to cast and make student debt disappear. Believe me, Ive tried. However, the tips and tricks Ive found along the way are pretty magical indeed.

Proper preparation and an knowledge of commercial lease negotiotion give new veterinary practice owners peace of mind moving forward with their venture.

You dream of performing surgery in a flawlessly designed, perfectly executed veterinary surgical suite. But the reality is often less-than-perfect.

Research who you're up against right in your own ZIP code.

Do team members go out of their way to help clients, to solve problems, and to improve the system?

A voluntarily recall has been issued after samples collected during an FDA inspection tested positive for Salmonella.

When it comes to the top places in the world to retire, the United States ranks far lower than you might expect.

Educate your veterinary clients on the basics otitis externa, media and interna and how youll get to a diagnosis.

Five hard truths that veterinary technicians should tell veterinarians about otitis visits. (And if your vet techs arent, maybe they should be.)

When the owner of a Lhasa apso with chronic otitis refused to bring her dog in for a recheck, I turned the problem into a new policy at my veterinary hospital.

Ready for a path to paperless or paper-lite practice at your veterinary hospital? Here's a timeline to make it happen.

Poorly written agreements are all too common, so a well-devised contract is cause for celebration. Before you sign your name on the dotted line (or ask someone else to do so), consider these exceptional provisions benefitting both the associate and the practice.

Teaching your team to recognize and successfully maneuver potentially volatile client conversations can have excellent consequences for your practice.

Give it to me straight, says one reader to our CVPM advice guru: Are veterinary wellness plans worth the time?