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Esophageal diseases are an important cause of dysmotility and regurgitation in dogs and cats. Here’s what you should know about these disorders.

Pet owners have to employ coping strategies to buffer them through the trauma of euthanizing their pets. A new study reveals—on a grand scale—how they seek comfort.

Sticks and stones may break your veterinary patients’ teeth, but these words (from you) can really hurt them: “Let’s keep an eye on it.”

When you make it as easy as possible, owners of pets with diabetes are more likely to comply with at-home blood glucose monitoring recommendations. (Sponsored by Trividia Health Inc)

The age-old practices of acupuncture and herbal medicine can work well with modern medicine to improve your patients’ health. Here are the basics.

Understanding how tooth resorption is diagnosed and classified enables you to provide better patient care and to increase patient comfort.

A breakdown of the rules on compounding medications for veterinary patients, both currently and with respect to pending legislation—plus, how to identify a reputable compounding pharmacy.

Communication is key to treatment success and reduced caregiver burden in dermatology cases. Use these tips to you communicate better with pet owners about these often confounding conditions.

After decades of only being able to play defense, cats with FIP now have a fighting chance thanks to antiviral compounds. But this offensive strategy is still fraught with obstacles. Here’s the latest.

Does your feline exam need a tune-up? Here are some handy tips for improving your process, your findings, and the patient and staff experience.

A pet nutritionist answers questions from attendees at the Fetch dvm360® virtual veterinary conference.

The road to practice ownership for veterinarian moms may be rough at first, but it’s absolutely doable—and tremendously rewarding when you do it right.

Blowing off steam may feel good, but it’s a momentary relief that can carry negative results. Understanding why we vent can help us find healthy alternatives.

Priscilla Bowens, DVM, JD, MPH, answers legal questions at the Fetch dvm360® virtual veterinary conference.

In addition to expanding its pharmaceutical service for pet owners, the company intends to expand the new offering to veterinarians.

The grant, sponsored by Zoetis Petcare, is designed to help more people of color become veterinarians.

Gaining steadily in popularity, pet wearables provide veterinary teams with in-depth insight into patient health and offer owners peace of mind that their pet is receiving optimal care.

Have you been a victim of bullying, or is it an issue in your veterinary practice? Here are some ways to identify, manage, and help prevent workplace bullying.

Telehealth services offer unlimited possibilities for your clinic. Here’s why you should give telemedicine a go if you haven’t already.

The prevalence of poison exposure in companion animals remains higher than ever. Make sure you know how typical toxins are treated.

Officials with the ASPCA have announced they are launching the Julie Morris Shelter Medicine Residency to provide a 3-year training program for licensed veterinarians interested in developing expertise in Shelter Medicine Practice to meet the unique health and behavior needs of homeless animals.

A certified compassion fatigue professional shares his framework for leading flourishing veterinary teams.

When veterinarians and veterinary teams work as a cohesive team, workflow is smoother and patient and client care improves.

Check our site throughout the week for coverage of our second Fetch dvm360 virtual conference.

To achieve your goals and make an impact on the world around you, look inward.

Veterans with PTSD have to wait years before qualifying for a service dog. To reinforce the need for service dogs in this population, a Purdue University scientist and associate professor provides scientific data revealing benefits like reduced anger, anxiety, and better sleep.

One injection a day can help to manage the clinical signs of canine diabetes for 18 to 24 hours.

“It is no use saying, ‘We are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.” —Winston S. Churchill

WSAVA recently announced that the conference will be fully online due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.

The North American Veterinary Community announced that their annual Veterinary & Medicine Expo will be a hybrid event. The conference has also been moved from January 2021 to June 2021, due to travel bans and other COVID-19-related restrictions.