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Dont feel bad if youre not sure, veterinarians. Tick-borne disease is a pain, says this CVC educator, and nobody really feels like they know what theyre doing. Now dive in for his crash course to get over that hump

When the stars align, you have that perfect exam. Other times ... not so much. Um, hey, is your arm bleeding?

Aaaaah! Ma'am! Put your panties back on!

Veterinarians are helping a California nonprofit put retired racehorses out to pastureor back to work in new leisure careers.

Demographic factors correlate with shorterand longerveterinary loan payback periods.

If the answer to either of these two questions is "yes," then ABSOLUTELY your veterinary hospital needs to sell pet food to pet owners, according to Ernie Ward, DVM.

What's inside those cartridges? Beads, my friend.

Everybody will be affected: the wealthy, veterinary practice owners and just about every tax-paying American. Heres our guess in President Trumps first month of office on the future of Uncle Sams revenue.

We have four words: New. Veterinary. Products. GO!

Teach clients more about this deadly vector using an informational handout.

Almost three-quarters of veterinary practice owners and managers think theyve got a clear picture of their hospitals culture -- and roughly half think theyre doing a good job at managing team conflict. The rest of the team? Judge for yourself, but its like the bosses might be digging themselves a hole.

Are these clinical-focused tools at your fingertips handy, or should you even bother?

Help clients understand their pets' pain.

Heres what veterinarians think about difficult pet owners: how it feels when clients lash outand whos willing to show them the door.

Repeat after us: You do not have to see the flea for the flea to cause a reaction.

Toxic veterinary teams are a problem, and the data shows its not just about bruised egos from the gossip and rudeness. It hurts patients too. And the damage caused by one pet's bad experience may never be reversed.

When conflict festers and communication is angry or chilled, patients, clients and team members suffer. If you dont believe its true, youre in the minority in veterinary practice. Look at the numbers, thoughts from your colleagues in the survey, and insights from our resident emotional intelligence guru Shawn McVey, MSW.

A microfilariae resistance test is at the heart of this protoco

Startling data proves that there is a link between toxic veterinary team angst and the care patients receive. Read these tell-all tales from veterinary professionals who've been there and have seen the very worst.

Clarke Atkins, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), says it's the right preventive led off by the right antibiotic. Do you do it every time with your canine patients?

You can't guarantee parasite preventives will work perfectly EVERY TIME. And you can't make pet owners use veterinary approved preventives and use them correctly EVERY TIME. But when a parasite outbreak happens, here's how to ask the right questions and remind everyone to educate clients EVERY TIME.

Chatfield shares her tips on finding an alternative career in veterinary medicine, her worries about the next big zoonotic disease, and her all-American approach to pet ownership.

CVC educator Barden Greenfield, DVM, DAVDC, shared a lot of advice about oral tumor types diagnosis and treatment in a recent session. Here are two tips that stood out to one interested attendee.

What they are, why they're so bad for veterinary practices, and where your hope for change lies.

Mary Berg, RVT, RLATG, VTS (Dentistry), demonstrates her preferred method of obtaining these images.

A survey of the sundry eccentricities between two practitioners trying to function harmoniously in one veterinary practice.

The agency says the powder can cause "severe airway inflammation, hypersensitivity reactions and allergic reactions."

An elimination diet trial is the only way to diagnose a food allergy in a dog or cat. Heres a step-by-step guide for selecting and conducting an elimination diet trial.

Veterinary professionals have their own set of resolutions, and the rest of the world wouldn't possibly understand.

Veterinary parasitologist Richard Gerhold sets the record straight about monthly preventive medications and the possibility of pets still picking up parasites.