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Sometimes all thats needed is a little creativity to help your feline patients feel better about being in your clinic.

She left you. You're sad, a little hurt and you'll miss her ... sweet schnauzer's snuggles? Use this simple guide to see if you can repair your relationship before your veterinary client moves on to a new relationship with that tall, dark and dreamy veterinary practice down the street.

Cats and dogsthe AAFP Cat Friendly Practice checklist says you gotta keep em seperated. But thats easier said than done, am I right? IKEA to the rescue!

Four clients your practice has.

Survey data has insight into appealing to cat owners.

This veterinarian believed so much in the human-animal bond he liberated his surgery dog while in veterinary school, leading to a change in university policy.

Follow @eyerollatthevet on Twitter for some delicious venting about the clients you (mostly) love.

You know what it takes to build a Hospital of the Year. Now find out what it takes to make it run.

One important fact: Clients who enroll in these bundled-services plans spend 57 percent more per patientor nearly $300 a year.

Heres a brief quiz to help you think through whats really important in your practiceand to see whether your team members see everything just as you do.

Use this worksheet to research and organize the information you collect about pet wellness plans. Your homework will pay off when choosing a plan for your practice to recommend.

Stop making pet owners ask your receptionist, "What does this mean?"

Private-practice veterinarian learns-again-that price trumps loyalty.

Tougher standards can improve the legal professions well-deserved reputation.

Success and wellness course will emphasize five areas of mental, physical and professional health.

See how Jeff Rothstein, DVM, MBA, a successful multi-practice owner and all-around smart guy, sets his pricing. Hint: It's not throwing darts at a board.

In an ideal world, new veterinary school graduates with $160,000 in student debt would make that as an annual salary. This is not an ideal world. Here are some things for practice owners and managers to try in our real world.

UGH. We asked associates what folks have said to them, and were sorry to hear that clients and colleagues still say this stuff in 2015.

Make speedy exits a snap for cat (and dog) owners with a check out station in your veterinary exam room.

Maybe youre used to cleaning up pet piddle puddles at your veterinary practice, but what do you do when the pee isnt the pets?

If your veterinary team needs brain food for some tough in-house CE or big brainstorming session, try going beyond the traditional pizza and sandwiches.

Mrs. Smith is hypervigilant and Mr. McKinley is laissez faire. Your veterinary team can manage these pet owners' expectations with these five fairly simple steps for more effective home monitoring without the frustration.

Exposure to these veterinary products can cause life-threatening signs.

Use this training tool to equip your team to answer veterinary clients' common questions about pet insurance.

Is your team ready to answer veterinary clients' common questions about pet wellness plans?

I just dont let clients' socioeconomic status influence my first and best recommendations.

Part three in this series looks at using exercise to fight stress, create happiness and improve your job satisfaction in veterinary practice.

Goals help us determine what is and isnt fulfilling in our lives.

Changing how you think about this alleged enemy can alter your physiology, according to one TED-Talker.

Short answer? No. Female veterinarians perceive themselves as highly competent medicallyand still earn almost 9 percent less.