Roles

Sniff out the canine that best suits your work ethic with this quick and fun quiz.

Answer clients' biggest flu question with confidence.

How to handle team members' underwear issues.

Ward off client worries about feline diabetes in the first few minutes after diagnosis.

Build in extra time for clients who like to talk.

Managing postoperative pain should rank as a top concern for team members and pet owners. Follow these position-specific guidelines to educate clients and help keep their pets comfortable.

Dr. Hilary Petit loves her clients, but they drive her crazy sometimes.

Eliminate lag time with flex scheduling.

See how one practice uses a computer system to stay on track.

Some people believe that radiation from DR or CR is not as dangerous as that from regular radiographs and that safety precautions aren't as important. They're wrong.

Our team members aren't salespeople. How can we teach them to reinforce our recommendations to clients?

Historically cow-calf producers have been plagued by a market that is beyond their control, that is, a reasonably competitive market.

One key for profitability for cow-calf producers is pounds of calf weaned in the fall.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disease in older animals.

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) provides insight on the internal exposure of drug available to reach the site of action.

A technician's checklist for physical examinations

Cystoscopy has not received much attention in clinical practice until recently.

Your clinic's flexible endoscopes and its instrumentation can be a major purchase for your clinic.

As the veterinary profession grows and becomes more specialized, many veterinarians are learning procedures such as bronchoscopy and integrating this specialized procedure into their clinics.

More veterinary hospitals are now incorporating endoscopy equipment in their clinics.

The Veterinary technician wears many professional hats in the average veterinary hospital, ranging from receptionist, primary care nurse, nurse anesthetist, surgical nurse, nutrition consultant, to equipment maintenance specialist.

Blood pressure measurement is often not a routine part of small animal practice.

A technician's guide to examining female breeding soundness.

Finding and keeping good employees has arguably been the most difficult task facing the veterinary profession for some years.

Few management experts would argue that one of the key aspects of a successful practice is effective delegation.

Holistic medicine has many different definitions, misconceptions and perspectives depending on who one talks to. It encompasses many varied modalities.

I remember when I started my practice over 20 years ago that I was surprised and intrigued by certain employment policies that I heard some of the newer “corporate” practices, as well as many smaller practices had implemented.

Have you ever stopped to think about how organized (or disorganized) the treatment area in your hospital truly is?

If a patient has a significant anemia, an important step is to figure out if the anemia is regenerative or non-regenerative.

The importance of topical therapy for pets should not be underestimated.