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Dr. Michelle Chappel discusses how building a veterinary practice changed her perspective on veterinary business and medicine.

Working women 44 percent more likely to quit jobs in dual-breadwinner housholds.

DVM reports that veterinary practice loans and sales are staying healthy in these difficult economic times.

Government officials are saying that without a bailout, some Americans will lose their jobs. Learn whether you might be one of those people.

The database, Animal Drugs @ FDA, allows searches in eight different categories.

After an onychectomy, we routinely place the patient in a cat bag for short-term recovery.

Vomiting is among the most common reasons that dogs and cats are presented for evaluation.

No different from our clients, we fear the pain and suffering of friends and companions, human or non-human.

Incidence of feedlot lameness varies by feedlot from .03% to 2.3% of cattle inventory on a health data base that includes 5,540,000 cattle in feedlots that vary in capacity from 5000 to 80,000 head.

We are reminded daily of the obesity problems facing Americans and we see how these issues are mirrored by the percentage of pets that are overweight.

As veterinarians, we are asked by pet owners to assess the quality of life of a pet each time we do an examination.

In the veterinary profession we are confronted with a number of factors that affect the treatment outcome of our patients.

Over the past 10 years, the veterinary community has talked about hospice care but few tools were available to facilitate the efficient application of the philosophy for the veterinary practice.

Information on caseous lymphadenopathy, caprine arthritis encephalitis virus, Johne's disease, and mycoplasmosis in goats.

Obstructive urolithiasis is a common problem encountered in small ruminant practice.

Information on fluid therapy in sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, crias, and lambs.

A confirmed toxicological diagnosis rests upon the following; the goal is to focus down on a reasonable list of differentials.

Evaluation of a properly prepared blood smear by the trained human eye is an absolutely necessary compliment to machine evaluation of peripheral blood in all species.

A number of therapy lasers are available to the veterinary practitioner.

One of the most commonly used diagnostic modalities in veterinary medicine is cytology.

In the diagnostic work up of any case, one of the most frequently used tests is the complete blood count (CBC).

Dysphagia is defined as difficult or painful swallowing. It may be due to obstruction, motility disturbance, or pain.

Low-level laser therapy is emerging as a new treatment option with a variety of applications in the veterinary field.

This morning we're going to talk about our least favorite topic – sick cattle. Sick cattle are not fun to deal with, but we're always going to have some of them.

Information on pregnancy toxemia, polioencephalomalacia, listeriosis, tetanus, scrapie, rabies, and anemia in goats.

With the constant introduction of new products on the human and veterinary market, it becomes a daunting task to keep up with veterinary pharmacology and vaccine technology.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) currently is recognized as a common and important medical problem in cats.

An effusion is defined as the escape of fluid into a part. Effusive processes can occur in essentially any tissue in the body.