Alyssa Mages, BS, CVT, FVTE, shares guidance on assessing emergency patients, communicating with distressed clients, and establishing a team-based triage process.
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Client handout: Your pet needs your help
Help veterinary clients 'see' when their pets are overweight in order to get patients to a healthier weight.
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It may not surprise you that nine out of 10 owners of overweight pets don't recognize their pets' weight as unhealthy. And, according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) more than half of all dogs and cats in the U.S. are overweight. So, use this
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The Positive Preventive Veterinary Experience Protocol approach combines environmental changes, pain-reduction techniques, sensory distraction, and positive reinforcement to make preventive visits less stressful for pets and their owners.
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dvm360's Australian correspondent Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, reports on the success of the new membership model at the Australian Veterinary Association, and reforms to the veterinary regulatory framework in New South Wales.
The British Association of Veterinary Ophthalmologists says more than 200 cases of sudden bilateral keratoconjunctivitis sicca have been reported, including dogs that did not eat the company’s food, and is urging veterinarians to report cases as the investigation continues.
A pain management protocol is only as good as the conversation behind it.
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