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These rooms can be used for more than saying goodbye to veterinary patients. They make great spaces for a variety of appointment types, provided theyre outfitted appropriately.

This year, dont suffer with bad leadership skills and toxic workplace culture. This veterinary technician and long-time hospital manager has a few tidbits and starting points for practice owners, doctors and other managers to navigate the path to better managing and work life in general.

Stop educating clients and tell them a story.

If there are a million balls in the air, how do you keep them all up there? You dont. You just dont drop the glass ones.

Whether you're a veterinarian, a veterinary technician or a practice manager (and, receptionists and other team members, I bet you can find inspiration and goal here too), we've got you covered with these inspirational goals and ideas for an even better year in practice.

Sure, there are tough days to balance family and my career, but heres how I make it workand tips for you.

Increased humanization of pets amongst younger pet owners might lead to more acceptance of pet health insurance.

Vetcove could be an industry disruptor and change the inventory management game by providing Trivago-like comparison price shopping to veterinary hospitals.

Expert advice on being successful simply by being yourself.

Working in a helping profession, its hard to say no. But something has to give.

Theres a good chance those dusty old new-puppy handouts on racks, on tabletops and tucked into dark exam-room drawers could use a blast of, well, puppy-like youthful exuberance. Add these new (or new to you) handouts to your new-client packets or stick them on your website or in social media.

Tell your veterinary clients to put the spray bottle down, and let's talk.

From big box retail and mental health research to the ever-controversial CBD products, heres what you, our readers, were most interested in this year.

This veterinary practice's working relationship with a pet store was always a mixed bag: new clients with new puppies on the one hand, but less-than-ideal compliance with recommendations from the pet store owner on the other. Heres what ultimately happened.

Change is new and exciting. It can also be hard and terrifying. Here's how to get everyone on board when making the switch to Fear Free in your veterinary clinic.

It's happened to all of us. The phone rings and an irate client wants to speak with you. What do you do? And what can you change in your veterinary practice to make sure it doesn't happen again?

If your team members meet certain thresholds, price breaks may need to be reflected in their W-2s.

I was skeptical at first, but these over-the-counter remedies can be complementary to the traditional pharmaceutical options.

A new book from AAHA Press highlights the design of some of the nations most important buildings. (Hint: We can all agree thats your veterinary hospitals, right?)

Tick off the "Beat ticks!" box on your veterinary clients' checklist with these handouts.

A path to build wealth. A willingness to learn to be a better delegater and leader. A calling to provide a healthy place for veterinary professionals to bloom. Thats all possible as the owner of a veterinary hospital.

Checking in every six months, in a 360-degree format is what Katie Adams, CVPM, favors.

Veterinary teams can use a few inexpensive silicone pot holders to distract canine patients, says Dr. Julie Reck.

Practice management experts provide a series of short on-demand videos to help boost your practice's profitability. Sponsored by Henry Schein Veterinary Solutions

I got sick after decades of taking radiographs as a veterinary technician. Learn from my mistakes. Protect yourself.

Retail chain aims to remove products containing artificial colors, flavors and preservatives for dogs and cats by May 2019.

Pay attention to the needs of your veterinary hospital's receptionists. They do a terrific job every day to keep problems in the front from affecting the veterinarians in the back.

This practice owner and Get Sh*t Done conference speaker counseled colleagues to wait for a bit after being away for a conference before terminating a problem employee.

Before you judge your colleagues, take a long, hard look at our survey data on the educational debt they carry and why it might be limiting their choices ... and, overall, bumming them out.

This is what can happen when past employers arent honest about possible new veterinary hospital hires.