Technicians
Purchasing power: How pet owners make pet food decisions
Check out the most common nutrition questions pet owners ask at big box stores.
Stop the progression to aggression
Halt the bucking, tooth-baring, low-hissing madness in your veterinary practice. Heres how.
3 must-have retail items for your hospital
Three managers share retail items their veterinary hospitals cant live without. Some are big sellers, some the veterinarians just love, and some just fit so perfectly into services they cant say "no."
Handout: Is that client's puppy bugged?
Emphasize the importance of fighting intestinal worms and other parasites in puppies from a young age with this printable PDF.
Start with heart: Sounds nice, but what does it mean?
I visited a wonderful human medicine practice that inspires me, and came across the poster that inspires them. Their personable skills are easier to come by than you think.
What I didnt learn in vet tech school
School fully prepared me to be a great veterinary technician. But what happened after graduation changed my life.
Client handout: Your vet: the new Google
Your clients have researched vaccines from every website their search engine could churn up. Some are factual, others not so much. Hand them this handout to steer them toward your veterinary knowledge instead.
Steer team members to starring roles
Organizing, communicating with, and training the Greatest Show on Earth: your veterinary hospitals client and patient care.
Murmurs: Loud and clear
Veterinary professionals, lend me your ears while I talk about the sound of heart murmurs and their locations.
Quit calling millennials lazy!
Sure, the younger generation relies on technology and constant communication, and these qualities are a huge asset to your veterinary team.
Whats hot in nutrition
Nutrition expert Ed Carlson shares some top trends in veterinary nutrition.
Nix nail trim negativity
Scratch back at nail trim anxiety with these tips to reduce your veterinary patients fears.
Can you afford that new veterinary equipment?
Probably. Run some quick and easy math for your veterinary practice and your financials using these basis calculation in this printable PDF.
Flea prevention, on a theme
Use your holiday decorations to promote parasite prevention in your veterinary practice.
New oral Bordetella vaccine from Merial, now Boehringer Ingelheim
One practice owner involved in early trials thinks colleagues "will very much enjoy the intraoral administration ... with less mess, less sneeze, less struggling" with patients.
When the pet owner thinks heartworms are #FakeNews
Your veterinary client thinks that heartworms are nothing more than a made up scam for money. Here's how I like to steer them straight.
A formula for self-care, for veterinary patients' sake ...
When you work in emergency and critical care, youve gotta mix in some self-care to be ready to care of your veterinary patients.
Treat yo' self
You, dear veterinary professional, need to develop some self-care routines. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Wellness plan? But Barnabys as fit as a fiddle!
You know that wellness plans are a great way to keep Barnaby healthy, but your veterinary clients may need some convincing (which is OK!). With preparation and practice, you can explain the value of this preventive care program.
The flea control toolkit
This toolkit delivers articles, tips, handouts, videos and tools all designed to make it as easy as possible to discuss flea control with your team and clients. (With an educational grant provided by Merck)
Two tricks to create less waste
Cutting down on waste is possible for anyone, including veterinary professionals. Here are some quick changes you can make to reduce the impact at your practice.
When did everybody get so rude?
And what can we do in veterinary practice, and in the wider world, to bring back some old-fashioned rules of courtesy, civility and respect?
Doodle: A quick count cycle for your veterinary drug inventory
If you have a pulse and dread the days spent counting inventory, this is the doodle for you.
Handout: Why puppies need vaccines
We know that vaccines train the immune system how to react quickly to certain diseases. Let veterinary clients with new puppies know all about how awesome they are in this printable PDF client handout.
A helping paw: comfort within crisis
Within the aftermath of a tragic event or natural disaster, Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry helps bring light back into the victims' dark world.
4 Fear Free tips for every veterinary hospital
Set up good vibes for your patients (and their owners) in a hurry.
'Then things got weird at the practice '
Does veterinary practice ever feel like a freaky episode of "Black Mirror"? It's often the clients. (Nope, its always the clients. Love 'em, but what the what?!) Here are five tales readers shared with us. Enjoy.
Your Veterinary Voice, Episode 17: Meet Marty Becker, DVM
He's a TV star, architect of Fear Free practice and a plain old practitioner. Come along and get to know this one-of-a-kind personality.
No filter: Open letters to the self-branded b-word
To the women in the veterinary profession whove been led to believe theyre bitches for being assertive: Its time to change that.
Psst Heres the buzz on your no gossiping policy
Could your veterinary practices gossip policy get you in hot water with the National Labor Relations Board? Maybe.