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Pew Research data puts the percentage of pet owners between the ages of 18 and 29 at 58 percent. That means more than half of today's pet owners belong to the generation of people who don't check voicemail, prefer texting to talking and are eager to share opinions and reviews online.

Inventory management can be boring. Drug theft and abuse or resale of controlled substances from your veterinary practice is not. Are your managers and team members doing everything they can to protect you from the crime, the guilt and the mistrust that can come with drug theft?

We asked veterinarians about pet owners' attitudes and their approach to three specific pet health topics: dental care, cranial cruciate ligament repair, and behavior. Here's what they said.

This Arizona veterinary team has an almost-magical organizing and storage system. Lets take a peek

Dr. Miller unravels an interns objections to the clinic dress code.

Dr. Miller unravels an interns objections to the clinic dress code.

I was enthusiastic about wellness plans at my veterinary practice, but even I ran into hiccups getting clients to sign up and team members to offer them. Heres what I learned.

Building a veterinary clinic is a long, detailed process. But a journey of 1,000 miles starts with a single stepwell, five steps.

How was your visit today? at the reception desk simply isnt enough to help your clinic and your team improve.

When it comes to veterinary compensation contracts, associates need a 360-degree view before signing on the dotted line.

Aaaaaaah! Youre the star of a horror flick that takes place in your veterinary hospital, with the demons and creeps played by some awful coworkers. But you can survive! Learn about the hairy problems these fiends put you in and whether their thoughtless or malicious behavior is bullying, harassment or just really, really annoying.

Veterinary medicine is tough, but grooming aint easy either. Make your favorite veterinary team members life a little easier with one (or all) of these new items.

When my wife and I were the only hope for a desperate mama goat, we relied on skills learned from a former mentor: Be adaptable and make do.

You want to help an older client and an aging pet. You dont want to be the subject of a police investigation.

Live from CVC Virginia Beach, Brendan Howard, Business Channel Director, shares his observations about reaching across the communication divide.

Founder Nicole McArthur hopes Facebook group will help struggling veterinarians know theyre not alone.

A fun metaphor captures a perennial physician, veterinarian problem with sharing medical information with regular folks.

Convincing clients to invest in flea preventives BEFORE they spy a flea can be a touchy subject. Prevent the conversation from becoming too prickly with this handout.

Cultivating friendships as well as outside interests makes for a rich life.

Cultivating friendships as well as outside interests makes for a rich life.

Can Dr. Greenskin convince her scrimping superior that investing in an ultrasound machine is prudent for both their patients and their pocketbooks?

Highlights from a list of 10 must-do actions Mark Opperman, CVPM, shared at CVC Virginia Beach are essential in veterinary practice.

Kindness and positivity in the workplace arent schmaltzy, starry-eyed idealstheyre necessities if you want to perform your best. Heres what the dvm360 editors have been reading, watching and doing to up their kindness quotient.

Dr. Marty Becker helped this dvm360 reader get the best of his friendsand brought light to an issue he can relate to all too well.

Answer these five questions to discover your MQ (millennial quotient).

Losing a pet is hard. Help veterinary clients during this difficult transition with these memorial items.

What happens when the highest level of care just isn't an option for most of the clients you serve? Answers from the dvm360 Spectrum of Care survey point to a new world order: The days of providing nothing less than the gold standard might be numbered.

Think private practice is the only way to use a veterinary degree? Dont be so black and white! Todays veterinarian faces a rainbow of choices when it comes to using a veterinary degreeincluding new ways of meeting pet owners needs in private practice.

Shawn McVey counsels a new practice manager on coaxing along a veterinary team used to a hands-off management approach.