Technicians

Spray pets down to spiff them up.

Helping clients understand the link between oral health and overall pet health should get more pet owners interested in veterinary dental care.

There are no bad patients-just fearful and stressed ones. By remembering that, watching for warning signs, and taking a less-is-more approach, you can help patients and keep yourself safe.

Don't let bad attitudes, favoritism, or unresolved conflict contaminate your hospital. Neutralize noxious situations such as these using this advice.

Now you can fill prescriptions on the fly.

Keeping animals in your clinic or hospital as calm and comfortable as possible should be the goal of the entire staff.

Learn the tell-tale signs of a poisonous veterinary practice and get the tools to clean house.

Learn how to distribute your employees evenly.

Canine body language isn't necessarily easy to read.

A team member confesses to polluting a veterinary practice, and shares what she did to decontaminate herself and the situation.

No matter what your role in the veterinary team, you play an integral part in pets' dental care.

Use these five coping strategies when stuck in a toxic environment.

When it comes to informing clients about pets' oral health, it's as much how you and other veterinary team members say it as what you say.

Send a clear message to your clients about the importance of parasite prevention.

Highlights from the 2011 North American Veterinary Conference

Make sure your veterinary clients are aware of these everyday feline hazards.

When a veterinary kennel catches fire, team members pull together to save lives.

View photos of patients recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation after surviving a kennel fire.

Get answers to the six most important questions to help educate your team and your clients about carbon monoxide poisonings.

Educate veterinary clients about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning in pets with this simple handout.

This is the true story of how one veterinary boarding kennel team learned the importance of fire-safety training.

A new study reveals Americans-and Europeans-will give up luxuries for animal necessities.

A veterinary report emphasizes the zoonoses risks for pet owners who welcome their dogs and cats into their own beds.

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Use these four tips to say on top of social media for your veterinary practice.

The way team members talk to clients has a lot to do with whether pets will suffer from fleas, ticks, heartworms, and other parasites.

In a presentation yesterday at the North American Veterinary Conference, Shawn McVey recommended creating a culture of learning to improve practice finances.

Take this survey and help the veterinary industry quantify the value of technicians. (You'll also get an exclusive educational tool for free.)

Veterinarians in the emergency room and cancer wards can bond with clients, too. Find the warm and fuzzies in any hospital.

As with riding a wave or a bucking bronco, sometimes it's just best to move in conjunction with a cat rather than work against it.