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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.

Get a sneak peek into how practice ownership gets a makeover from Dr. Julie Reck at Fetch dvm360 in Baltimore, Kansas City and San Diego this year. (Hint: It's about leading and hiring.)

Take a look at the veterinary team who saved an abused puppy and the emotional reunion when that puppy revisited the veterinary team while on the road to recovery.

Newer testing methods, administration routes and adjuvants show promise for mainstream use in veterinary patients.

When you have fractious cats running amok in your veterinary clinic, whats the best way to restrain them? We have a few ideas.

How veterinarians can discuss options with clients for pets who need long-term pain medication.

Veterinary clients are seizing on a term that is essentially meaningless.

One mistake can make you put so many obstacles in your path to avoid doing so again that you cant move forwardor worse, decide its best to leave the veterinary profession altogether. As one veterinary professional to another, lets band together to stop this from happening!

Though a specialist or trainer may be necessary, you can take care of more than you think in-house.

Theres a fine line to walk when talking to your veterinary clients about pain without paining the clients and, of course, yourself.

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

'I'm able to align my beliefs with my work by working with pets of the homeless,' Colorado doctor says.

What do diet, exercise and health have to do with veterinarians' finances? Quite a lot, it turns out.

A large international study on feline weight loss reveals factors that are significantly associated with the likelihood that cats will shed unwanted pounds.

In a pinch to take a veterinary patients pulse? The quick (and accurate!) solution is on your wrist.

Asking pet owners, colleagues and the rest of the world to be nice to us is not going to solve our veterinary professions problems with burnout, mental health and suicide. Its time to better manage our emotional and conversational boundaries.

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

Benefit from these dermatology lessons for scoping out conditions in dogs and cats, many of which were learned after difficult or awkward moments.

Researchers examine effectiveness of visual assessment in screening for periodontal disease.

Veterinary dermatologist Lynette Cole spent months working with a Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Hank suffering from bilateral otitis externa. Here are some of the takeaways from the case you might want to dog-ear for your future reference.

A veterinary medical ethical issue for the 21st century.

A look at what your veterinary colleagues report their clients have heard from pet store employees.

When another doctors frustrated client shows up to your veterinary hospital door, I usually agree with the doctors diagnosis. Could it have been the communication that failed?

Fluids can be lifesaving, but they can also have adverse effects. Here's how to choose the ideal fluid for your emergency and critically ill veterinary patients.

Are you nailing the jargon-free, informative conversation about parasite preventives, parasite-related disease and the options to buy preventives in stores and online? Don't miss a chance to offer veterinary clients the reasons to buy the stuff from your hospital or internet pharmacy.

A combination of factors have created an environment where there are more veterinary positions than doctors to fill them. Heres some insight from both perspectivesthe clinics and the candidates.

Here are 14 free or relatively inexpensive paths to a happier, healthier pet, courtesy of a long-time veterinarian who knows what he's talking about. Print it for your own clients.

Help steer your veterinary clients in the right direction.

Before you send dog owners home with medicine to put in a patient's ears, make sure you've walked through the steps (and teaching tips) in this handout.

Are you a lifelong learner? This summer, you can go back to school and become a vet biz wiz, mostly from the comfort of your own home.