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Creating an exceptional end-of-life experiencefor the veterinary client and the patientis possible.

Planning for the inevitable can alleviate the complications of uncertainty and grief, allow clients to better assess quality of life, grieve in a way that honors the human-animal bond and provide you with the privilege to guide clients through what can be one of the most difficult decisions of their lives.

On the pain. The itching. The irritation! Can anything be more miserable than a terrible hire? Take the hives out of hiring with this soothing prescription to find and hire up-to-scratch technical team members in four (not simple but clinically indicated) steps.

For rave client reviews and better patient experiences at your veterinary hospital, dont neglect the power of positive reinforcement for cats, dogs and people.

"Help! Tuffys been hit by a car!" Does your veterinary hospital team know how to respond?

Make each step in your veterinary clinic a comfortable one for your more delicate patients.

Help veterinary clients understand how one flea turns into thousands.

Here's a new tool to solve your rabies vaccination questions and conundrums.

Coloring isn't for kids anymoreit's a real-deal stress-reliever. Don't believe us? Give these veterinary-themed coloring pages a try.

Clinical skill and medical knowledge are givens. But you need to show pet owners you're human. To build trust and relationships, they need to know.

Rehabilitation and pain management specialist Dr. Janice Huntingford says pets will clue us in on how they feel if we know what to look for.

Socialization is an important part of a puppy's early life, and you want to make sure pet owners are choosing safe spaces for socialization that will not prematurely expose puppies to other pets or diseases.

The new associate ignores a team members warning and the veterinary practice owner blows up in this story of a snappy pooch and a snippy client with an unhappy ending.

Spend five minutes at your next team meeting to practice the "weight" conversationand encourage clients take the next steps to make healthier feeding choices for their pets.

You and your fellow veterinary team members are basically Oprah for overweight pets.

A veterinary career in research medicine fosters life-changing innovation.

An in-depth look at your key concerns from dvm360s triennial survey.

Selling doesn't have to be feel bad

One's an innovation, one's a cool song. Both can appeal to baby boomers. Here's how to set the computer-unsavvy free in your veterinary clinic with paperless practice.

Check out this data to learn how they make decisions, what they REALLY want and what theyre REALLY like.

Do you have the power to improve your associates work life? Data from the Benchmarks 2015: A Study of Well-Managed Practices (Veterinary Economics and Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates) and associates feedback to the 2016 Firstline Career Path Study shows how your associates really feel about you, your practice and their work.

In this scenario, Ted and Bill are two very confused individuals with a cat that needs urgent dental care. How well does our doc communicate the problem? Find out now.

The fire behind you is so hot, you choose suicide as the least painful way. For some veterinary professionals, the darkness inside is so debilitating, that you choose suicide as the least painful way. Please don't. Please seek help.

High dollar doorstop or crucial tool?

Today's clients are different, but in many ways you've never consider, they might be the same as they've ever been. Delve into two important ways veterinary clients fear the wrong action far more than no actionand what you can do about it.

Part five in this series on self-care for veterinarians looks at the benefits of practicing mindfulness in both veterinary practice and in everyday life.

Appeal to veterinary clients' hearts and wallets with this client handout.

Good news: Today's pet owners are more aware of their pets' care options. Bad news: The same recommendation doesn't work the same way for every client. Lets work through a pain example in the veterinary clinic.

Pets don't walk themselves into your veterinary hospital (much as you wish they would). Check to make sure you're doing these seven things to make your practice a success with clients.

Digging into new data from the Nationwide Purdue Veterinary Price Index, a Purdue associate dean says "it's dangerous to build a practice on wellness services," not medical services.