Technicians

Need a motivational boost? If you're a licensed, registered, or certified veterinary technician, you could be worth big bucks to your practice.

Use this guide to keep wellness top of mind for clients and get pets the care they need.

That's it-you've had it. When you just can't take your job at the veterinary clinic anymore, learn how to beat these top three reasons for work burnout.

Don't let bad karma come knocking at your practice's door. Institute these unofficial policies for preventing karmic payback.

Use a soup ladle to help with urine collections

Every encounter is a chance to educate.

Could fear on everyone's part-cats, clients, and team members-be the cause of difficult feline veterinary visits?

A behavior history form for use in adolescent and adult pet consultations.

This step-by-step checklist will help you give back to your community by hosting a free clinic for pets in need.

Shawn McVey says pet owners' financial situations aren't your business

CATalyst Council director fights for feline health.

Before speaking in the social media world, you must first learn to listen.

Dr. Lori Hess worked for months to create a veterinary hospital tailored specifically for exotic animals. Here's a peek at the result.

Spring is stray kitten season. Before you act on your instinct to help, go through these steps.

Tips to turn around a lousy day working at the veterinary hospital.

Before you jump into using social media, it's important to take a step back and develop a plan.

Technicians: To truly keep anesthetized patients safe, you must use your hands.

Teach clients how to pet-proof their gardens from toxic flowers.

In a world of layoffs, "technician" has become a nearly recession-proof job.

Women whose husbands work 60 hours or more per week are 42 percent more likely to leave their jobs than those whose husbands don't burn the candle at both ends.

When puppies and kittens are born, they do not normally require assistance or resuscitation to survive. However, when neonates are stressed during parturition and the periparturient period, morbidity and mortality increase. Timely, effective intervention is required to successfully resuscitate a stressed neonate.

There are numerous studies indicating the positive benefits of rehabilitation therapy following CCL surgery. In summary, rehabilitation therapy has been shown to improve muscle mass and attenuate muscle atrophy that occurs in the post-operative period, increase stifle joint ROM, especially extension, improve weight-bearing as measured by force plate analysis, and reduce the progression of osteoarthritis.

There is a homeless pet crisis in the United State that is a direct result of animals left unaltered in our communities. ASPCA and HSUS estimates are that 6-8 million animals are placed in shelters each year and of these 3 – 4 are euthanized. That equates to one animal euthanized every 2 seconds every working day each year.

Got a thin skin about shrinking practice revenue? Offer relief for itchy patients and scratch your own itch to grow the bottom line.

Firstline is looking for innovative team members to share ideas with the magazine and veterinary practices nationwide.

Here are 3 tips to get your practice's ethical protocols on track.