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Three choices for the killer (literally) cat in your life.

Has your goldfish lost its novelty? Do potted plants not excite you like they used to? Then Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters has the perfect—and hilarious—online commercial just for you.

When a flea, tick or heartworm preventive doesn't work, this veterinary practice manager doesn't point fingers. Here's why.

Species separation: Pets like it, clients want it.

Shawn McVey, MA, MSW, offers six symptoms to diagnose a toxic team environment.

Toxic teams disrupt patient care and our jobs. Recognizing and removing yourself from the environment is the best thingfor everyone.

If you missed them the first time, be sure to check out your colleagues favorite tips on how to run a successful veterinary practiceand have a life as well!

When things start going downhill, its easy to play the blame game. But before you get ticked at your veterinary team, ask yourself these questions.

Test your unconscious thoughts on the roles of men and women in veterinary practice.

The basics of practice protocols to ensure your equine veterinary practice's prepurchase exams are above board, legally wise and profitable.

Frequent hand washing to protect yourself, your team and your patients also means painful hands with dry, cracked skin. Don't just live with it ... lotion up.

If cleanings and extractions aren't flowing like water spray during dental procedures, let veterinry dentistry advocate Dave Nicol, BVMS, get you pumped.

Veterinarians don't have "the magic bullet" yet to arrest or reverse degenerative joint disease in pets, so pain practitioner Robin Downing, DVM, MS, DAAPM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRP, says patients need, not just initial visits, but regular reassessment at their neighborhood veterinary hospital.

These are the dvm360client education tools you couldnt stop downloading this year. Heres your chance to snap up the ones you missed!

Based on the financial data on hand and past trends, heres what I think the new year could bring for our nations veterinary practices.

The era of one-size-fits-all neutering advice has come to an end. Its time to move from recommendations to conversations.

The feline sector is the biggest untapped growth opportunity for companion animal veterinarians. Here's how to become more feline-friendly (and how you'll benefit).

Some of us want attention when we're hurting. Clients should know their pets tend to bury the fact.

Digital radiography has the better image, says dentistry-focused veterinarian Dave Nicol, BVMS. But, boy, those computed radiography cassettes are a lot cheaper for the veterinary practice manager to replace if something goes south.

Your veterinary client is still confused about online pharmacies and you still dont know what to say. Use these ideas to get started.

This highly educated veterinary technician wants practice managers to know it's time to finally use her and her colleagues so veterinarians work more efficiently.

Most people loathe digging into financial details. But a diligent approach will help your project succeed.

You veterinary clients can start here when it comes to training their feline friend.

These are the five apps that stood out to the editors at VMD this year. We judged and ranked them on three criteria: They had to be useful, they had to be affordable, and they had to solve a problem.

Make sure clients fur babies and human babies are both getting the best experience out of your veterinary clinic by installing a childrens play area.

6 ideas to keep clients content while they wait in your veterinary practice.

Better vaccinations, kinder physical exams and taking time to relax and reward pets in the veterinary practice are all crucial parts of creating a lower-stress visit. But if you don't tell pet owners why you're doing and why, you're leaving it to them to guess.

Serving up some raw honesty with a side of complete idiocy at your next holiday dinner party.

Putting these tips into use if your animal housing can lead to fewer stressed-out pets.

Hard as it is to hear, you may be imposing your own glass ceiling. Check out these tips to break through.