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5 ways to promote preventives
Practice manager Bash Halow offers his top tips for selling tick and flea products at your veterinary clinic.
Merck unveils new companion animal and equine business lead
The company has promoted from within to fulfill the role.
This week on dvm360: A new podcast episode and more veterinary news
A sneak peek at this week’s headlines.
AAHA updates veterinary fee reference guide
The American Animal Hospital Association recently updated its Veterinary Fee Reference guide to help practices set up competitive fees and enhance their pricing strategies.
News wrap-up: This week's headlines, plus top holiday pet hazards
Check out this week's top veterinary headlines.
Episode 33: A closer look at holistic veterinary medicine
On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Dr. Adam Christman is joined by holistic veterinarian Shawn Messonnier, DVM, who breaks down the true meaning of holistic medicine and how it’s giving hope to clients and their pets.
Don’t eat that!: Top 3 pet holiday hazards
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.
Better medicine, better business: Otitis externa
Two options for managing this condition, plus how to decide which plan is best for your veterinary clients.
Tools of the trade
Sometimes sheer panic is the impetus for ingenuity.
Finessing the feline physical
A systematic, streamlined examination style that uses minimal touch to maximize data while minimizing stress.
The emerging digital cytology frontier, and the trailblazing veterinarians pioneering the industry forward
More veterinarians are beginning to embrace digital cytology to provide their patients and clients with first-class veterinary care. (Sponsored by ScopioVet)
KC Animal Corridor announces 2020 Iron Paw Award recipient
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.
Up in the air: DOT defines rules about service animals on commercial flights
The new ruling allows air carriers, for the first time, to recognize emotional support animals as pets rather than service animals.
Have fun, will build
Creative elements tie together this Louisiana charmer.
The Association for Veterinary Informatics honors its 2020 award recipient
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.
The Dilemma: temper, temper!
Should a team member be fired for one isolated incident of physical abuse toward a seemingly aggressive patient during these stressful, unprecedented times?
Malpractice: Are you covered?
Despite the assurances of well-meaning practice owners, associate veterinarians may not be as protected as they think in the event of a lawsuit.
This week on dvm360: New podcast episodes and more veterinary news
A sneak peak at this week’s headlines.
Episode 32: A look at 2 different tooth resorption classifications
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.
A brighter and more inclusive future for veterinary medicine
The VHMA seeks to promote excellence in the veterinary field by opening the pipeline towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession.
How to build trust in the emergency setting
Know how to communicate with and comfort clients, especially during critical moments, when you are not the primary veterinarian.
News wrap-up: This week's headlines, plus a new cancer screening test
Check out this week’s top headlines.
Caring for those who are caring for those
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.
FDA approves intratumoral injection for dogs
Stelfonta provides an additional treatment option for local mast cell tumors on or under the skin in canine patients.
Hiring new talent: Why soft skills matter
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.
A Virginia boxer wins 2020 Hambone Award
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.
Up your imaging game: The power of AFAST
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.
Upcoming veterinary webinars: 4 free live events
These 1-hour events will address a wide array of veterinary topics including owner compliance, pet insurance, oncology, and telemedicine.
New cancer screening test for dogs now available
The simple blood test employs technology that looks for very early nucleosomic markers of cancer in dogs.
Endoscopy and respiratory disease in horses
This diagnostic tool can provide a wealth of information about the structure and function of the respiratory tract.