Kyle Wendy Skultety, LVT, CVT

For many veterinary technicians, the cost of school just doesn't add up to the money they can make in a practice. Here's what vet techs told me about their debt, finances and frustrations as well as the passion that keeps them holding on.

Worried of declining profit margins, I took decisive steps to schedule smart and keep our veterinary practice level.

Find out how to respond when veterinary clients fondly recall "the good old days" when Old Bingo ate whatever they didn't toss out in the trash.

Learn how to respond to a veterinary client who insists she must cook everything that passes her precious pooch's lips.

*facepalm* Take a deep breath. OK, good, one more. You've got this. Learn how to be a veterinary nutrition counselor to this misguided "foodie" pet owner.

Learn to say what to say (and what not to say) when veterinary clients don't see their pet's "weighty" problem.