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Bite safety: Decoding the interaction
Help veterinary clients recognize the subtle signs of discomfort in their dog leading to safer playtime for their child and their pet.
All dog trainers are not created equal
Spray bottles, rolled-up newspapers and "No! Bad dog!" not your training cup of tea? Make sure your veterinary practice works with the right trainers with tips from behaviorist Dr. Lisa Radosta.
Image Quiz: Whats wrong with this Malteses mouth?
Thick, ropey saliva and a painful patient: Whats the deal?
Sample script: Natural flea and tick repellants
Naturally clients have questions about the essential products they use for their own healthcare. Use this script to talk about natural products.
Feed fast and chill: How to lessen pet fear
Two tactics that veterinary behaviorist Dr. Lisa Radosta wishes you would use to calm and redirect patients.
Keeping Dr. Google on the straight and narrow
Use this interactive flow chart to help your veterinary clients keep Dr. Google in check.
Coffee on the Couch: A conversation with veterinary technician David Liss
Do you want more responsibility in your veterinary practice? Have you ever dreamed of joining the veterinary speaking circuit? You can do it. Heres help.
Intense veterinary desire
We see it in your eyes: You want that new instrument, analyzer, device or software right now for your practice. So ... do you need to talk yourself down from a big purchase or talk it up to the Powers-That-Be? Gary Glassman, CPA, has some advice.
Humor: Roll your eyes: The indoor-only cat has fleas
Enjoy technician Mary Van de Puttes tip on how to handle cat owners, because while the eye roll may not be the most effective client education tool out there, it may be the most satisfying.
Client handout: Preventing dog bitesA guide for safer interactions
Help clients handle new situations with their pet safely with these tips.
Diagnostic update: When it comes to abdomens, radiography is out, ultrasonography is in
Michigan State veterinary radiologist offers four tips to gain as much info as possible when you peek at your patients innards.
What to do when the clinic's being sold
Hard questions smart associates ask themselves when ownership is changing hands.
Client handout: Lack of mobility may mean less time with your pet
Here are five ways to improve your senior pets healthand maybe even his life expectancyby helping him get back to the things he used to do.
Drs. Andy Roark and Dave Nicol hate your website
The funnymen of veterinary medicine take issue with your boring, cheesy, uninformative website.
Sample script: Ticks in the city
Dont be the lone star in your practice who can talk about ticks. Be a deer, er dear, and practice this sample tick talk with your veterinary team to bridge the gulf in otherwise rocky tick conversations with clients.
Four tips to protect catsfrom cats
Help clients understand feral and outdoor cats can be a danger to their pet cats.
Fear-Free: The snuggles edition
Pets only calm down and relax when you make the veterinary hospital feel like home sweet home.
(Micro) Team Meeting in a Box: 3 quick cat chats to connect with cat owners
Got a minute? We've got your training solution right here. Use this quick activity to boost the number of kitties that visit your veterinary practice. Just click, print and practiceAs easy as 1-2-3.
Tip: Vent for easier fluid draws
Need to vent? Your fluids will flow with this quick tip to draw large volumes of fluids in your veterinary practice.
Managing my (crazy) life, from an associate / mom / outdoor enthusiast
Yeah, ok, I'm a professional juggler. I picked the job of associate/mom/ business owner / wife / outdoor enthusiast with my eyes wide open. But it's not always easy. Here are the 4 things I do to stay sane.
Project you: Finding your happiness in the veterinary workplace
Stress is your friend, minimalist joy, and whole-hearted living.
Commentary: Veterinary education and intellectual freedom
Distributive model of clinical education is a necessary part of the evolution of our professional education.
Resolution No. 1? Beat Dr. Google
Dr. Marty Becker says the battle for relevance in pet owners' minds is veterinarians' biggest fight in the next 10 years.
Hey! Hoary alyssum can be fatal for horses
About 50 percent of horses appear to be susceptible to this toxin, which, in its dried form, bears a striking resemblance to alfalfa. Heres what you need to know to help horse owners prevent fatalities.
Wellness plans: A rescue story
Second graders rescued Shingle the cat when he was stuck on top of their school's roof. And a wellness plan rescued these underprivileged students when they decided to adopt the cat and provide for his veterinary care.
Fear-Free or "frozen"?
This veterinary behaviorist says patients taken to the back for testing and procedures might be better-behaved, but don't fool yourself: They're not happier or calmer away from most pet owners.
Is dimming dumb?
You might not examine your veterinary patients in low light, but there other places in the clinic where you can try this trick out.
Do you need an anesthesia tech for dentals?
If Fred Metzger, DVM, DABVP, can sell you on properly training, paying for and accounting in dental procedure treatment plans for a second technician dedicated to anesthesia, he will.
Slooow dooown with 5 tips to beat stress
Life in veterinary practice is crazy enough. Why make it harder by always being in a rush?
Stick-er shock: Don't let lancets keep clients from helping pets
We know you like to save pet owners money. Dr. Dave Bruyette explains how, in the long run, at-home blood glucose monitoring does just that.