dvm360 June 2019

Catastrophic injuries peaked in late February and March 2019; veterinarians point to multiple factors, call for further investigation.

Check out the top 10 veterinary professionals and vote for your favorite veterinarian and veterinary nurse to win this prestigious award.

Online certificate program worth four CE hours.

Veterinary clients come when they want (no appointments). Music keeps things pleasant for people and pets. And the layout means doctors are there to be seen by pet owners in and out of exam rooms. With touches like that brought El Paso Animal Hospital in Derby, Kansas, a 2019 dvm360 Hospital Design Competition Merit Award.

You get what patients are saying to you in their blood work and their body language, but are you always paying enough attention to what your veterinary team members and clients are telling you? Here are a few things to work on.

When it comes to communicating with your veterinary clients, make sure youre speaking their languagethe language of texting.

The retail giant expects to have 100 clinics operational within the next 12 months, expanding access to affordable veterinary care while increasing its share of this growing market.

A dvm360 commentary asked veterinarians to set firmer guidelines for abusive pet owners, but one letter writer said state boards could penalize you for firing clients the wrong way. Two regular contributors weigh in on whether managers and team members can fire clients and ways to do it. Read it all here.

Not only do these diets lack essential nutrients, some may contain ingredients toxic to cats.

Use these five questions to determine whether certain oncology therapies might benefit your patients on their path toward better health.

Whether you perform five surgeries a day or 40, keeping up with surgical technique advancements and striving for more efficiency will benefit you and your veterinary patients.

Curious? Clearly. Aloof? Absolutely. Unintelligent? No way. A new study proves that your feline veterinary patients recognize their own name. Of course, thats no guarantee that theyll bother to acknowledge it.

Founded to counter the corporatization of veterinary medicine, the Independent Veterinary Practitioners Association aims to represent the interests and needs of privately owned hospitals in North America.

Two veterinary companies with a successful working history are set to become one.

Extended-release version of local anesthetic has potential for misuse, says group funding the research.

Southeast, Atlantic Coast and Midwest are of particular concern for veterinary parasites this year.

The 2.5 miles from my house to the veterinary clinic was great. The equine birthing emergency when I got there I liked a lot less.

If you need more proof that your veterinary patients are considered family members (as if!), weve got it for you. Wisdom Health is conducting a national pet census to coincide with the 2020 U.S. census.

Governor holds press conference at VCA hospital in Omaha objecting to proposed bill.

The heartworm disease landscape isn't what it used to be, which is why its so important for the veterinary field to get on the same updated page and prioritize prevention for cats.

What will Dr. Seasoned do when faced with a cash-strapped, long-time client and a patient who can be (expensively) saved? The corporate medical directors not going to be happy ...

Pain management is fundamental to feline health and welfare. Heres the latest on what veterinary tools work best to assess acute pain in cats.

Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and growing consumer interest in cannabis and cannabis-derived products have prompted the FDA to redouble its efforts to protect public health.

What can a veterinarian tell clients about cannabis products in a state where theyre illegal? Our ethicist wrestles with a scenario.

As an adjunct to traditional veterinary prevention and control methods, experts believe oral vaccination of dogs may help thwart this deadly disease.

If the veterinary profession finds new ways to serve clients with limited finances, pets and practices will both be healthier, experts say.