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With the holiday season in full effect, make sure to educate your clients about the dangers these common festive items can pose to their pets.

Two options for managing this condition, plus how to decide which plan is best for your veterinary clients.

Sometimes sheer panic is the impetus for ingenuity.

A systematic, streamlined examination style that uses minimal touch to maximize data while minimizing stress.

More veterinarians are beginning to embrace digital cytology to provide their patients and clients with first-class veterinary care. (Sponsored by ScopioVet)

KC Animal Health Corridor has named the winner of its 2020 Iron Paw Award, which spotlights individuals who advance the veterinary space through dedication, innovation, education, and spreading public awareness.

The new ruling allows air carriers, for the first time, to recognize emotional support animals as pets rather than service animals.

Creative elements tie together this Louisiana charmer.

The AVI recognized the winner of the 2020 Allen W. Hahn Lifetime Achievement award, given only to those who use their informatics knowledge to better the veterinary profession.

Should a team member be fired for one isolated incident of physical abuse toward a seemingly aggressive patient during these stressful, unprecedented times?

Despite the assurances of well-meaning practice owners, associate veterinarians may not be as protected as they think in the event of a lawsuit.

A sneak peak at this week’s headlines.

On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, veterinary dentist Jan Bellows talks with Dr. Adam Christman about the different classifications of tooth resorption, plus offers various treatment approaches.

The VHMA seeks to promote excellence in the veterinary field by opening the pipeline towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession.

Know how to communicate with and comfort clients, especially during critical moments, when you are not the primary veterinarian.

Check out this week’s top headlines.

While charged with managing the health of 4-legged patients, veterinarians must also be cognizant of burnout in their 2-legged caregivers when those pets are sick. To do so, we must also care for ourselves.

Stelfonta provides an additional treatment option for local mast cell tumors on or under the skin in canine patients.

When it comes to hiring new team members at your veterinary practice, you should consider a nice balance of both technical and soft skills. Here’s why, plus how to identify key soft skills.

This spunky pooch, who busted through a window to greet a neighbor, received the 12th annual Hambone Award for the “most unusual pet insurance claim,” presented by Nationwide.

Proper use of focused assessment with sonography for trauma, triage, and tracking (monitoring) allows clinicians to evaluate both obvious soft-tissue abnormalities and ascites in the abdomen.

These 1-hour events will address a wide array of veterinary topics including owner compliance, pet insurance, oncology, and telemedicine.

The simple blood test employs technology that looks for very early nucleosomic markers of cancer in dogs.

This diagnostic tool can provide a wealth of information about the structure and function of the respiratory tract.

Here are just a few of our favorite things from 2020.

New insight illuminates the path veterinary practices should take to improve patient care, client satisfaction, and your bottom line in 2021 and beyond.

A veterinarian’s keen eye saved not just a mare and filly that Sunday night, but also a long-lost treasure.

On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, is joined by Kash Kuruppu, DVM, who discusses the history of cat breeds and the significance of DNA testing.

A little sneak peek at this week’ headlines.

The corporate veterinary hospital chain will now offer in-home hospice, palliative care, and euthanasia to pets in select California cities and counties.