Technicians

Have you heard the one about the veterinary client who pantsed herself in the waiting room? Heres how it happened.

Delving into the innermost thoughts of Drs. Codger and Greenskin sheds new light on both sides. Time to learn about the meaning behind their motives.

When veterinary team members are shirking their duties and there isnt exactly a line of applicants willing to replace them, what are you to do? Our practice management expert Katie Adams, CVPM, has answers.

A recent study challenges the use of tramadol for canine osteoarthritis.

Just one team member can spark a full on conversion in the clinic.

Insults! Defamation! Bullying! Pet owners and animal activists can misbehave on social media with the best of them.

Before the day starts, on the way to every visit, and wowing horse owners: The equine veterinary technician is a must-have passenger (or driver) for great mobile equine practice today.

Ever had folks enlist small armies of online commenters and reviewers to spam your social media channels? Yeah. Youre not alone. Two veterinary hospital managers share stories of freak-outs they faced.

Pet Anxiety Awareness Week kicks off right before a real fear-inducing holiday, Independence Day, with its fireworks, crowds and food hazards everywhere. Here are learning resources for your team and your veterinary clients.

Ed Durham, author of a new veterinary cardiology textbook for technicians, has a passion for his specialty, for education and for empowering his peers to do more.

Were these veterinary conference attendees feeling compassion fatigue, burnout or secondary traumatic stress? Are you? Find out here.

A survey of veterinary teams and their clients yielded some buggy data. Namely, there was difference between what veterinary teams thought pet owners learned and valued, and what pet owners thought and valued. Is this you?

Money makes the world go round. Its also a large reason your veterinary clients wont give their pets the prevention they need for heartworms. Here are some tips from the experts.

Lets learn what Elvis Presley, Steppenwolf and George Thorogood can teach us to coach pet owners through their precocious pooches bad manners.

Youve got the medical essentials for a new kitten on lock. But what about recommendations for a home life that will make for a happier, healthier cat in the long run? Dr. Kathryn Primm recommends starting them early on three products.

Use this printable handout to help veterinary clients understand what's happening with their pet's joint, and how it can be repaired.

Torry Chamberlayne, RVT brings yoga to the veterinary CE conference experience.

Warnings wont cut it, says resident CVPM advice guru Katie Adams. Creating an improvement plan with coaching sessions is crucial if youre not ready to fire the toxic veterinary team member.

You missed it? You didn't write these veterinary practice management and medicine down? I got you covered.

Up your internet game with these multimedia moves.

Experiencing fear and stress while youre trying to figure out how to relieve your veterinary patients fear and stress is redundant. Dont sweat. We have three places to start on your path to calming pets.

Talk 'em up. Sell 'em online and in your reception area. Here are a few items to recommend to clients to help make your veterinary practice the cool destination for all things puppy.

Seizures are largely unexpected, and largely scary to pet parents. This handout covers the how and why as well as what to do in the event of a seizure.

Fear, anxiety and stress walk into any veterinary setting alongside pets. Heres how to reduce pets stress during rehabilitation.

OK, not a house, but a two-walled exam room courtesy of Animal Arts that stands up beautifully in a veterinary conference exhibit hall. See the photos and read on for some advice from Dr. Jonathan Bloom, who demonstrated a few Fear Free exams at the most recent Fetch dvm360 conference.

Your veterinary client is becoming fearful of her dogs food-based aggression. Heres a handout to explain what food guarding is, how they can make it better and what might make it worse.

Veterinary professionals, you have a finite amount of time in this lifewhy are you spending it on other peoples priorities? Sit down, write out these two lists, and rejigger your commitments.

If your veterinary hospital is like most, its not full of mercenary pirates looking to swindle pet owners. You care about pets, and it costs money to run your hospital. My pitch? Take the veterinarians out of these money chats and empower the nonmedical team to step up.

If motivating your team to stay engaged with the veterinary profession both inside and outside your practice walls is giving you grief, Katie Adams, CVPM, has a plan to replace your tears with tiers.

Have you noticed that pet foods are starting to look and sound like your own favorite foods? Theres a reason for that.