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While the push to end the practice of onychectomy continues, much has yet to be learned about the long-term consequences of the procedure.

If the new equipment for your veterinary clinic will make you money, improve patient care and make work easier for your team, then, yes, the Section 179 tax deduction is a nice bonus from Uncle Sam! Learn more about it here.

Rabies is a potential deadly disease that can and does affect both animals and people.

A veterinary practice with skilled veterinary technicians fully using their skills is a dynamo to see in action. Get your own dynamo up and running with these tips.

When a veterinary client asks a doctor to sign off on a therapy dog certificate, should he push back if he thinks its fraud?

Heres our regular rundown of new and noteworthy veterinary products.

With so many drugs and supplies used daily in a veterinary hospital, its no wonder backorders happen. Here are ways I proactively problems and keep my doctors and team members in the loop.

Make the worlds most creepy snow globe, courtesy of this veterinary parasitologists tick education idea.

Here's my advice from years of helping veterinary practice buyers and sellers on financing, finding the right practice and speeding along a practice sale before it goes bad.

Back in May 2019, CNN ran an article that quickly went viral. When we shared it on the dvm360 Facebook page, readers had a lot to say.

According to one consumer credit website, these are the large U.S. cities that make great places to live with petsas well as the locations your veterinary patients may want to avoid.

Its not a recipe for success for your veterinary practice unless other smart people cant pick up your systems and get the same results. Time to start building a client service and patient care cookbook!

Hungry for podcasts for veterinarians, team members and the pet owners they serve? Then this list is for you. Subscribe now (theyre all free).

For veterinary professionals, compassion fatigue, burnout and depression often flow from a problem far upstreampsychological trauma. And most of us dont even realize were suffering.

Study of the human-animal bond (HAB) began with psychiatry and psychology and bloomed into the world we live in today. Learn more about HAB, its history and its future in your practice.

Help veterinary clients prevent xylitol poisoning with this educational handout created from information provided by the FDA.

A pets sudden introduction to a household with other animals or kids can be rough on veterinary clients. Do you need to brush up on your advice for introducing new cats and dogs? These are some basic steps and thoughts that will help any new owner of a puppy, kitten or other new pet.

Three veterinarians share common missteps they see owners of new puppies and kittens make in the first month. (Plus, some client education resources to help!)

Where does your veterinary practice need to be online? How much work will this take? Is it worth it? We asked practice owners, social media and marketing team members and other experts for the answers.

Before you buy a veterinary hospital, young doctor, make sure you understand the basic financials of the practice and get some expert advice on the details to make sure you know what youre paying for.

When your veterinary patient requires crate rest to heal from surgery or injury, make sure to educate owners about the challengesand be ready with strategies to make the process manageable for both pet and people.

Both associates and practice owners should love clear, mutually beneficial employment contracts. They give associates clarity and peace of mind and ensure future buyers of a veterinary hospital can hold onto what makes that clinic greatthe staff.

Yes, you read that right. This future exotic animal veterinarian was accepted into veterinary school after her junior year in undergrad. She details how it happened and offers tips to anyone brave enough to go for it in the future.

There are pros and cons to each possible business entity you might choose for your new veterinary hospital. No matter what, talk to an accountant and remember you need medical malpractice insurance. Inc. or not, its always your license and personal liability on the line when it comes to cases.

Vaccines can sometimes be a prickly topic with pet owners. Use this collection of tools to train your team and educate veterinary clients about your practice's vaccination protocol and the important role vaccines play in the health of our beloved pets. (With an educational grant provided by Elanco)

Pets, emotional support animals (ESAs) and service animals have very different rights and responsibilities in veterinary clients lives. Take advantage of your opportunities to gently but firmly educate pet owners on what designations are appropriate for which animals and why its important not to blur the lines between them.

One reader is concerned that excellent but expensive standards of care in veterinary practice may be hurting some clients and patients.

Veterinary professionals: Once you understand how and why trauma affects the body, you can reverse its negative effects. Read on to learn how your brain and body change in response to traumatic stress.

Whether youre ready for the next big step in your veterinary career or stuck in a rut, the Veterinary Leadership Institute is poised to provide in-depth, collaborative, innovative adult education techniques to help you be the veterinary leader your coworkers, your practice and the world need.

Heres an overview of what psychology experts say constitutes trauma, plus some examples that place these definitions firmly in the world of veterinary professionals.