Expert Interviews
Vetcetera: Lighten up and transform your clinic culture now
Find fun amid a serious day and lift team morale for the good of everyone.
Veterinary associates, other veterinary experts play The Road to Owning!
Veterinary conference attendees dug down deep to explore skills, desires and personality to navigate the bumpy path to veterinary clinic ownership.
Vetcetera: The business case for seeing more cats
Veterinarians' dirty little secret, making more money through feline visits, and commentary from Dr. Elizabeth Colleran.
Top 10 ways to turn off veterinary clients
Find out the quickest ways to irk, irritate and generally frustrate your clients.
Video: An update on the AAFP's Cat Friendly Practice initiative
Dr. Elizabeth Colleran gives us the scoop on how the cat friendly initiative has gone thus far and what's ahead.
CVC speaker tip: Avoid this common pitfall in veterinary dermatology
Clinical observations and diagnostic testing have to go hand in hand, says Dr. Sheila Torres.
A cat app that's a true work of art
A kitty amusement makes good marketing.
Reality TV and the veterinarian: Discussing mainstream dog training advice with clients
Your clients may be getting behavior advice from cable TV. Get your opinion in the mix.
Vetcetera: The complex topic of canine fear-related aggression
A guided tour of resources for addressing this popular and complicated subject, featuring advice from Dr. John Ciribassi.
Lock in home dental care for pets
Listen as Mary Berg, RVT, VTS (Dentistry), offers tips and tools to make help pet owners choose the right products to maintain pets' oral health.
Top 3 myths about osteoarthritis
Confess: Do you think of osteoarthritis as an "old dog disease?"
Vetcetera: What you don't know about osteoarthritis
Our ongoing roundup of veterinary tidbits features a video of hot tips from Dr. Marcellin-Little in CVC San Diego and hand-selected tools to improve how your team handles osteoarthritis in your practice.
Tick of the Month: Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
High elevation doesn't mean low tick risk.
The boss won't fire my stick-in-the-mud teammate
When loyalty blocks the way for change
Why veterinary team members need to be on camera at work
Video isn't "big brother"it's a viable teaching tool.
Why your veterinary practice isnt covering its costs
Caution: Price raising talk ahead
Why Youre too far away is NOT a good excuse to skip a veterinary-focused architect
Don't sweat the long-distance relationship.
Nutrition is the No. 1 way veterinarians fail pet owners
Get on your soapbox and deliver the message.
Video: Don't stress out your cat!
Are you committing any of these feline stress-inducing faux pas?
Get veterinary technicians involved in practice marketing
Images and words from the front line tell compelling stories.
BizQuiz: Fact or fiction? Bust myths about pet care costs (Sponsored by Veterinary Pet Insurance) A8
Test yourself: Consider these common insurance myths and facts and learn how to make pet insurance work for you and for pet owners.
BizQuiz: Fact or fiction? Bust myths about pet care costs (Sponsored by Veterinary Pet Insurance) Q7
How big should your veterinary clinic be?
You're not the first to wonder. Get an expert's advice.
Ask Shawn: Caught between a procrastinating veterinarian and his bookkeeper wife
Helpful hints for navigating a minefield
Tick of the Month: Deer Tick
This "underhanded" pest is a threat.
Slippery when wet: 3 options for spill-prone areas of your veterinary hospital
Making it work: Cavanaugh Pet Hospital dedicates itself to a positive, productive shelter relationship
Welcome to Cavanaugh Pet Hospital where providing care to shelter animals is all in a day's work.
An essential question veterinarians should ask for itchy pets
How to begin to distinguish between allergic dogs and other sources of rashes and itching.
Picking perfect materials to quiet your veterinary hospital
Isolation, noise reduction and other ways to tone it down
Checking for heartworm disease
Thorough testing helps keep more pets protected from heartworm disease.