Expert Interviews

Norberto "Rob" Rosa, associate vice president of operations for New Leash On Life USA, talks about the different ways veterinarians can get involved with the pets in prison program.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, talks about how she has seen an improvement in how veterinarians, shelter veterinarians and animal welfare organizations communicate with one another.

Dani McVety, DVM, co-founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, talks about the importance of creative euthanasia and how veterinarians don't always need to follow the rules.

Can you really do away with the reception area? This veterinarian says yes.

Marissa Martino, CTC, CPDTA-KA, behavior manager for Dumb Friends League in Denver, Colorado, and Andrew Mathias, CBCC-KA, canine care specialist for Multnomah County Animal Services in Troutdale, Oregon, talk about the steps they take when developing play groups for dogs.

Dani McVety, DVM, co-founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, explains the differences between compassion fatigue, burnout and ethical fatigue.

Janette Reever, senior manager of animal crimes for The Humane Society of the United States, talks about how to handle starvation cases, which she says are some of the hardest cases.

Pat Smith, president of the Lyme Disease Association, explains how the Companion Animal Parasite Council collects data on the prevalence of certain parasites in the U.S. and Canada.

Embrace the immediacy of the medium.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, says it's important for both general practice veterinarians and shelter veterinarians to teach their veterinary team to be on the lookout for signs of disease.

Norberto "Rob" Rosa, associate vice president of operations for New Leash On Life USA, says other programs that foster the same concept as New Leash On Life are gaining popularity because everyone in the program is positively affected by the outcome.

Adam Parascandola, director of animal protection and crisis response for Humane Society International, gives advice on how to introduce new pets to the pets already established in the household.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, says veterinary students have the desire to give back to the community, and there are several things they can participate in to do just that.

Marissa Martino, CTC, CPDTA-KA, behavior manager for Dumb Friends League in Denver, Colorado, and Andrew Mathias, CBCC-KA, canine care specialist for Multnomah County Animal Services in Troutdale, Oregon, discuss why animal shelters co-house dogs and what they look for when deciding which dog to place where.

Caryn Ginsberg, MBA, strategic visualyst at Priority Ventures Group in Arlington, Virginia, talks about the different ways impact measurement can work for your veterinary practice.

Janette Reever, senior manager of animal crimes for The Humane Society of the United States, explains how she shuts down a "yard" where dog fighting is taking place.

Cynthia Karsten, DVM, outreach veterinarian at the University of California, Davis, and Ann Enright, BVMS, MRCVS, shelter veterinarian at the Cat Protection Society of Victoria in Australia, explain the 2 biggest factors that affect the incidence of feline URI in animal shelters.

Pain + pain = pain squared? Some advice from Dr. Michael Petty on how to get that pain score back to 0.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, explains how veterinarians and shelter veterinarians used to compete with each other, but veterinarians need to find ways to collaborate with shelter veterinarians instead.

Audra Farrell, Community Cares supervisor for the San Francisco SPCA, talks about the San Francisco SPCA's Mama from the Streets program—which combines trap-neuter-return for feral mothers with adoption of their kittens.

Janette Reever, senior manager of animal crimes for The Humane Society of the United States, says there really are no demographics for who participates in dog fighting — it's everywhere.

Marissa Martino, CTC, CPDTA-KA, behavior manager for Dumb Friends League in Denver, Colorado, and Andrew Mathias, CBCC-KA, canine care specialist for Multnomah County Animal Services in Troutdale, Oregon, talk about some of the misconceptions dog owners have about dog-to-dog interaction.

Veterinary team members can be inspired, motivated and invigorated by focusing on the right benchmarks. CVC educator and practice management guru Brian Conrad shares some of his faves ...

Adam Parascandola, director of animal protection and crisis response for Humane Society International, talks about the different ways to lessen stress for animals in both the household and in the animal shelter.

Norberto "Rob" Rosa, associate vice president of operations for New Leash On Life USA, explains how they choose dogs to participate in the prisoner program.

Dr. Anthea Schick and her team weren't impressed with sketchy hair and saliva allergy test kits fooling pet owners. So they decided to do something about it.

Red alert: Are you missing warning signs from clients? Live from CVC Virginia Beach, we share trade secrets from CVC educator Brian Conrad's can't-be-missed session.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, talks about who she saw attend this year’s Animal Care Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, talks about her role with PetSmart Charities and how they focus on enhancing relationships between animals and humans.

Do clients roll their eyes when you recommend bathing and antihistamines for tough derm cases?