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You know you must keep records each and every time a controlled substance changes hands or is used on a veterinary patient. CVC educator Mary Berg offers this advice to complete DEA form 222 flawlessly.

Let's get to the bloody basics of defects in red blood cells, how they can cause anemia and what you (yes, you!) can do about it.

Many cat owners think their full-figured feline freeloaders were made for a life of luxury and ease. Encourage mental and physical exercise with these fast, frugal enrichment ideas.

You need to give an elevator speech to clients about your Fear Free certification. Let us do the talking for you.

Over and over again, we veterinarians hear it from our clients: Our pets die better than we do. In many cases, theyre right.

Pet owners need hospice and euthanasia help in your patients rough moments. Brush up on your client communication and manage these exam room and home encounters right.

Cat-friendly exam rooms and low-noise dog kennels are one thing. This veterinary architect offers a trio of ideas to pay special attention to birds, lizards, snakes and smaller mammals.

These minuscule beasties can wreak havoc across animal species (and your veterinary clients, too). Here are tips to stop 'em.

How much do you love your digital radiography system? Is it an obsession or just a fling? We asked survey-takers to share the opinions on what digital radiography does for their productivity in practice and what itll look like in the future.

When life in veterinary medicine gives you lemons, do you make lemonade ... or you get squished? Find out more about how you see the world with this quick quiz.

Believing you have some control over the events in your life is crucial to happiness and could make a huge difference in your personal life and veterinary career.

People with an internal "locus of control"who believe that they have control over their destinies and that their actions matterare happier and healthier. But making changes in your life isn't as easy for everybody, and we need to acknowledge that more than we do.

We selected confessions from the Vet Confessionals Project that reflect the feelings of control (or lack thereof) that plague the profession.

Why the hit HBO show has something to teach those who lead in veterinary medicine. Are you Stark, Lannister, a Direwolf or one of those misfit leaders? (Hint: I'm down with Khaleesi.)

We asked, and dvm360 survey respondents answered. Heres what these veterinary professionals do when it comes to performing and examining fungal cultures in their practices.

For us, veterinary medicine is a form of friendship, and caring for hospice and palliative-care patients is a team activity that asks for attention, care and skill from every single team member in our hospitals.

Veterinary technicians, we know what you're thinking. No, we're not mind readers. It's your, ahem, body language. Here's a quick guide.

We wont ask you to choose the blue or red pill, but CVC educator Dr. Dave Nicol has some compelling reasons for why you should unplug from the real-life Matrixand how to do it. (Bullet-dodging skills not required.)

... where you inject them after researching some of the biggest names in microchip technology and their current veterinary products to get lost pets home faster.

Were taking the guesswork out of your CVC scheduling dilemmas. Heres a list of cant-miss clinical sessions (and on-topic resources you can use today).

From the first signs of pain to helping children and surviving pets who have lost their best friend, here are veterinary client handouts to help explain many important questions throughout.

Pained veterinary associates get the help they need in our first bonus-length Vets Ask Dr. Dave.

Heres our weekly rundown of new and notable veterinary products.

Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice co-founder sets the record straight.

What can you do to help comfort the petand the veterinary clientduring those final days?

These items help my older patients live more comfortable, pain-free lives. How many do you already use or recommend?

For young associate Dr. Greenskin, the biggest choice of her life in buying the practice from old Dr. Codger feels like a question of time: Time for family and personal life or time traded for money and career fulfillment. Which will she choose?

Lets get to know what these documents are, how they can help and why they might benefit your practice (and your wallet).

How can you talk to pet owners about euthanasia when their immediate reaction is to flinch away from the very word? Here are some tips to help your veterinary team smooth the transition for clients.