Technicians

Here's the truth about ticks.

Q: How can I bust these myths without offending veterinary clients?

Q: How can veterinary clients fight their pet's obesity problems?

Here's what to say when veterinary clients ask for a discount.

Q: What can our veterinary team do to get the most accurate results from a urinalysis?

When clients panic about the price of veterinary care, share this wisdom.

Pointers for cat owners permeate this handy resource and help ensure that all your feline patients are receiving the best care.

Here are answers to the most commonly asked questions.

Learn this trick and relate to veterinary clients on a personal level.

Whether cleaning the ears of floppy-eared dogs or setting up the exam room, technicians are an important part of dermatology case management.

Hemotropic parasites are often associated with hemolytic anemia.

Most times, luckily, anesthesia is a routine procedure. However, patients can and do arrest, even in a previously healthy patient.

In practices, bio-hazard considerations consist of common sense and wearing laboratory coats and gloves and following basic good laboratory practices.

Orogastric tube feeding permits the instillation of substantial amounts of high quality food into the cats stomach in a few seconds.

Hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) (commonly called Cushings disease) is a commonly diagnosed endocrinopathy in dogs which is caused by persistently high cortisol levels in circulation.

Diabetes mellitus is the condition of hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) and glucosuria (glucose in the urine) caused by absence of the hormone insulin, or failure of the cells of the body to be able to respond to insulin.

There is little evidence based medicine concerning the best dietary or nutritional management of alimentary disease in dogs and cats.

An important time for practices to include a behavioral exam is when a pet becomes a senior.

Do diarrhea calls make you sick? Use this step-by-step guide help you through those stinky calls.

Veterinary technicians: Help your patients see more clearly-learn your role during ophthalmic exams.

Hey veterinary equine technicians, do you know how to properly use a twitch on your patients? Learn from the equine experts.

Compare 2011 and 2012 models and learn whether the extra space for your veterinary drugs and gear in an extended bed means a drop in fuel MPG.

A veterinary employee was recently sentenced 30 days in jail for starving her German shepherd in California.

Expert advice on cytologic examinations.

Regardless of whether you work in the front or the back of the clinic, you can play a vital role in identifying and preventing hemoparasitic infections.

Help families who can't afford veterinary care.

Read on for tips to help you prepare a readable blood smear and identify what you see.

Collar your mess.

Receptionists and other veterinary team members: Brush up on your pet diarrhea facts.

As World Rabies Day approaches on Sept. 28, check out this technician's real-life encounter with a rabid patient-and learn safety tips that will keep your patients and clients safe.