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Do you ever get frustrated or annoyed when clients come to your practice loaded with medical information they found on the Internet-especially when it's wrong? Do you find yourself grumbling about the misinformation the client is spewing? Who's the doctor here, anyway? Heck, if people can find instructions for building a bomb online, maybe your clients can just whip up some Otomax or Tresaderm too. Then they can buy themselves an ultrasound machine and a textbook. Who needs a veterinarian?

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

Firstline Editorial Advisory Board members share the secrets you didn't know you didn't know about the veterinary business.

As veterinarians, we often find ourselves unable to determine the nature and cause of the problem case. So, who pays for our time?

The psychic said to work on the horse's left front ankle and treat it with a plant extract only Granny Clampet had in stock.

Veterinary graduates acquire many diagnostic and therapeutic skills during four or more years of study and are eager to apply their new knowledge to the diagnosis and treatment of complicated diseases like diabetes, hyperadrenocorticism, congestive heart failure and other medical or surgical challenges.

The big dog cringed under the bench in the reception area. "He hates to come in here," the old man said. "But he's got this skin problem, and it stinks something terrible."

United Kingdom - Veterinarians' suicide rate is proportionally four times that of the general population and twice that of other health professionals, studies show. Photo: Kristofer Dan-Bergman/Getty Images

Check out this video from the concert.

Data points to disturbing trend, say researchers

Twenty-five percent of Ohioans feed free-roamers, but a fraction get them spayed, neutered.

It's hard work to man a booth during a convention. But an aching back and sore feet are a fair price to pay for good feedback from readers.

Reporter gives those doctors a chance to respond.

Can animals tell time? Not really.

A form to answer clients' most common questions about the disease.

Links to the Web sites of Julita Jones (flea art on page 14) and Steve Pica (page 42).

Nursing home residents felt better spending time with real-life Sparky or robotic Aibo.

Both the Radio Babies and Baby Boomers (older generation) grew up making sacrifices and climbing the success ladders so, for them working longer and harder were intimately tied with success.

Early detection leads to earlier intervention.

The practice of veterinary medicine is quickly evolving: in a small animal context, the enhanced status of companion animals in society has given rise to some new legal issues for practitioners.

How each generation responds to conflict

How you deliver information may be overriding your message-and preventing colleagues and clients from hearing you clearly. Learn how to improve your presentation and earn their respect.

Lucky for them, they live to tell about it.

Dr. Brad Zubowsky had a plan to own two hospitals ...

"I'm not the doctor" isn't a reason to not know the answer to these common client concerns. Here's a look at some of the facts everyone should know.

Here you are, stuck in the middle again. It's easy to feel hopeless when you've been gnawed on, chewed up, and spit back out. Use these tips to break free from the tug of war between your bosses.

As I write this, my colleagues are frantically filling out their NCAA tournament brackets. My bracket lies neglected, only partially filled out, because-deep breath-there is a magazine to send to the printer. This magazine. Today.

The impact of a recession, if it happens, on equine veterinarians will be uneven, just as it will be in the small animal world, experts say.