Technicians

Medical etiologies, including pain, must always be considered as differential diagnoses for behavior problems with veterinary patients, especially with a sudden change or exacerbation of a previously stable behavior. Heres what to watch out for as well as three cases where pain was the culprit.

Veterinary practice is hard enough without an impatient, demanding yeller in your life. Here are steps to change your thinking, to try to change a boss behavior and maybe to get out, if you can.

If youre devoted to pain management, the World Small Animal Veterinary Association wants you to try out for this scholarship to study and start your path to becoming a pain management thought leader in your country.

If youre bumping up against the ceiling of a job as a veterinary technician, its time to have some fun exploring your interests and your passions and doing the work of networking (it wont be so bad). Ready to start?

The pros and cons of having veterinary clients around while you work

Follow this step-by-step process to interpret ECGs

Start the conversation before Bella eats a bad mushroom. With the help from our partners at Pet Poison Helpline, we created a social-media-ready cartoon illustrating the toxic dangers of autumn for dogs and cats.

Video marketing campaigns are hot. Heres how search engine optimization for those videos can help your veterinary practice.

The feline-focused veterinary association has released its new feline zoonosis guidelines as well as a client brochure titled What can I catch from my cat?

Client communication is tough, but one veterinary school professor offered some tips to Fetch dvm360 attendees to improve honesty, open conversations and show mutual respect.

Even the loner Batman joined the Justice League for the good of all. Heres how this 2019 dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year finalist inspired her veterinary practice team to be all for one and one for all.

This information resource for pet owners identifies some staples of Halloween fun that need to stay far away from a households pets.

Unless your upbringing or work experience presented an example of how to set healthy boundaries, you may not know how to establish and maintain them. When you combine the lack of boundaries with your work as a veterinary professional in a caretaker role, this can create negative emotions. Lets diagnose and treat.

The loss of a pet is heartbreaking. As a veterinary professional, giving a sympathy card to your client shows you care when it matters most. Here are a few examples of sentences you can include in your card.

Oncology technician Jenny Fisher shares how she helps pet parents prepare for those last moments.

Veterinary anesthetist Stephen Cital explains why anesthesia monitoring for exotic animals should be the same as for dogs and cats.

Our AVMA data shows us that preventive care improves when the veterinary-client-patient relationship (VCPR) is stronger. Are you doing what you can to make sure the next time that patient comes in, wellness care is on the table?

The nations largest hospital chain expects to complete 30,000 tech-only appointments in nearly 300 hospitals by year end.

Whether youre a client service representative or a multi-hospital veterinary practice owner, showing appreciation in the right ways to the people who deserve it is a profoundly powerful life skill. Start learning it here.

Whether youre dealing with struvite, calcium oxalate, urate or even cystine uroliths, this chart can help you find a therapeutic canine diet for stone-prone veterinary patients.

The future is here. Its 2019. These are the dos and donts to make sure your veterinary practice is showing cats the care they need to get their owners in for wellness visits.

Improve your veterinary anesthetic protocol by considering these key factors.

Dr. Edson shares a few things you should know before seeing livestock at your practice.

The cannabidiol (CBD) conversation is in full swing in veterinary practices across the country, and its time for veterinarians to chime in.

While the push to end the practice of onychectomy continues, much has yet to be learned about the long-term consequences of the procedure.

Fellow vet tech encourages all vet techs to stay involved at their veterinary practice.

When it comes to miniature pigs, you should know about these common health conditions.

National Veterinary Technician Week is all about celebrating the great work technicians do every day. Meet 10 standout techs who are going way above and beyond the call of duty to advance the profession they love.

A veterinary practice with skilled veterinary technicians fully using their skills is a dynamo to see in action. Get your own dynamo up and running with these tips.

Make the worlds most creepy snow globe, courtesy of this veterinary parasitologists tick education idea.