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In this Vetted Q&A with a rock star veterinary practice owner, Dr. Julie Reck reveals that the road you take is sometimes not the one you intended to take. And thats just fine.

or at least made it sick? A recent study suggests that cats of neurotic owners are more likely to have negative behavior styles and poorer health.

A dvm360 commentary asked veterinarians to set firmer guidelines for abusive pet owners, but one letter writer said state boards could penalize you for firing clients the wrong way. Two regular contributors weigh in on whether managers and team members can fire clients and ways to do it. Read it all here.

Use these five questions to determine whether certain oncology therapies might benefit your patients on their path toward better health.

You maybe be covered in cat hair, vomit and poo, but there's always some kind of silver lining in the veterinary profession.

With the high cost of hiring and retaining veterinary practice employees, it's time to consider the mental health benefits of employee assistance programs (EAPS) to keep your team on track for success.

It turns out that Air Bud was unbeatable after all. Three savvy veterinary professionals who had him going all the way win top honors.

Everyone but the veterinarians spills on how important retail is in veterinary practices and how friendly (and useful) working with pet retailers and others outside the hospital is for business and client education.

I'm sharing my experiences with dogs, moon bears and advanced technology at Fetch dvm360 in Baltimore. Heres what that looks like in my veterinary surgeries.

When it comes to moving to a new home, it seems its not just about location, location, location anymore. As it turns out, pet owners looking for a new home place a pretty high priority on meeting their pets needs.

Ask these questions to find out whether a veterinary practice applicant prepared for the interview, knows how to manage tough situations and has a passionate plan for the future.

Hes a great team member at the veterinary hospital, but occasional body odor could become a problem. I say dont be afraid to talk about it directly, privately and kindly.

A few of the big pet microchip companies provided us details about their current products. Curious if there's any reason to switch your choice? Check 'em out ...

There are lots of ways to know a dog is frightened, anxious or stressed, but theyre all useless if your veterinary client doesnt act as voice for their dog and say 'no' to the stressful person or situation. Share this handout with dog owners to help them trust their instinct for the right kind of dog training and the wrong kind of social encounters.

Print this PDF handout to give pet owners with stopped-up feline patients a starting salvo to set expectations and offer some basic advice.

Founded to counter the corporatization of veterinary medicine, the Independent Veterinary Practitioners Association aims to represent the interests and needs of privately owned hospitals in North America.

Get a sneak peek into how practice ownership gets a makeover from Dr. Julie Reck at Fetch dvm360 in Baltimore, Kansas City and San Diego this year. (Hint: It's about leading and hiring.)

In veterinary practices, success leads to happiness, right? Not so fast. Its happiness that breeds business success, say psychology experts. And theres research to prove it.

Take a look at the veterinary team who saved an abused puppy and the emotional reunion when that puppy revisited the veterinary team while on the road to recovery.

Newer testing methods, administration routes and adjuvants show promise for mainstream use in veterinary patients.

Preventing disease is a primary goal for general-practice veterinarians. It's time to better explain why they're important to pet owners, to make it easy as possible on pets and to help clients understand that vaccination is not as bad as they thinksay, with low-volume vaccines?

Veterinary surgeon, TedX star and Fetch dvm360 keynote speaker shares what its like to practice in Asia.

When you have fractious cats running amok in your veterinary clinic, whats the best way to restrain them? We have a few ideas.

Toss that marker and snag some electrical tape for you and your veterinary team to indicate doses on syringes.

The end-tidal carbon monoxide monitor is one of the most insightful pieces of anesthesia monitoring equipment available, but that doesn't mean it isn't without its challenges. Use this hack to increase its accuracy with petite veterinary patients.

How veterinarians can discuss options with clients for pets who need long-term pain medication.

Veterinary clients are seizing on a term that is essentially meaningless.

Accurate microchip information can save a lost pet's life, but it's often a forgotten part of the moving process for pet owners. Here's how our clinic helps clients register a chip that wasn't done at our practice.

The days of Google's reliance on 'organic search'the number of times folks link to your website and how often people search for youcould be a thing of the past. The internet giant wants your advertising budget now.

Is one of your veterinary hospital team members the right person to rev up your retail offerings? Or is that you? Here are my five steps to rethinking your clinics retail for happy pet owners and patients.