Maureen McKinney

Offering clients additional payment options is a smart business decision that can help increase revenue, improve pet health and enhance client relationships.

Following recommended pain management guidelines is vital to reducing the risk for adverse events when administering NSAIDs for chronic or surgical pain.

This week in veterinary news from around the world: The OIE releases a report on global antimicrobial use in animals, 300 tons of marine animal remains are seized from a Chinese cargo ship, and a welfare agency sheds light on the treatment of a whale that died this week in a Canadian marine park.

The American Red Cross has created an online course and mobile app aimed to help pet owners deal with emergency situations involving their pet.

Expert insight on the number of cases and trends of heartworm disease throughout the United States, plus tips for improving client compliance with preventive medicines.

Pet health insurance benefits your clients’ wallets, your patients’ health and your practice’s revenue. How do you get your clients on board?

An Abu Dhabi hotel hiring cats to help employees beat stress, a Chinese city implementing a one-dog policy, an endangered lynx photographed for the first time in a decade and more in this week's world news roundup.

At the recent American Animal Hospital Association annual meeting, Lee Palmer, DVM, MS, DACVECC, NRP, EMT-T, WEMT, CCRP, TP-C, led a discussion about trauma triage, emphasizing that “time is of the essence” when a client whose pet has suffered a traumatic injury calls or comes to your practice.

In this week’s roundup: Responsible pet ownership and animal welfare issues around the world.

If you want your team to be great, then consider what you can give them instead of the other way around.

In this week’s roundup: monkey deaths spurred by fear over yellow fever in Brazil, an ambulance service for cows in India, and the problem with exotic animal and mobile zoos in Canada.

In light of multiple recent human cases of Asian H7N9 bird flu in China, the country is taking measures to prevent further spread of the virus.

Consumers today demand convenience, and your veterinary clients are no exception. Here are a few ideas for increasing client convenience in your practice.

Meet these five passionate practitoners who have dedicated their careers to bettering the health and well-being of animals in a variety of ways, from animal rescue and field work to philanthropy, mentoring and inventing.

In this week’s roundup: new legislation to legalize marijuana in Canada, big cosmetic firms selling products tested on animals in China, and more stories from around the world.

In this week’s roundup: World Veterinary Day, the London Marathon, avian flu, a miracle dog, and more stories from around the world.

At WVC 2017, Thomas Klein, DVM, outlined the key steps involved in setting up an oral health care protocol in a general veterinary practice.

Among this week’s news stories are the discovery of a potentially age-reversing drug, the death of a coin-eating turtle in Thailand, and the extreme measures one Czech zoo is taking to protect its rhinos. Also important, especially for cat owners: an easier way to medicate cats.

This week’s news highlights some unlikely heroes, including a Kenyan pea farmer who drives hours each day to quench the thirst of wild animals and skydiving dogs doing their part to thwart poachers in Africa. Also included: new cases of avian flu, dog bites in Japan, and dogs interviewing prospective candidates at an Edinburgh University.

What do turtles, dolphins, wild boars, and mice have in common? They all made this week’s world news roundup. Read on to find out why.

Top stories this week include zany life with reality TV kitties, thriving life for animals around the Chernobyl exclusion zone, and cruel life for neglected cows in India.

Deadly elephant aggression in India, a novel way to detect stress in dogs, and a proven malaria vaccine top this week’s roundup of veterinary news from around the word.

Bird flu in Europe and Asia, ancient animal burials in England, and goat plague in Mongolia top our world news this week.

Driving while distracted is clearly a serious hazard. Lawmakers in North Carolina want to remove one more potential distracted driving danger: pets.

A Dutch zoo is exploring the merits of Tinder-like software in boosting their orangutans’ sex lives, and a new survey reveals the 9 countries that pay veterinarians the highest salary. This week’s roundup brings you these and more veterinary news from around the word.

Communicating effectively leads to managing exceptionally. Adopting these six habits will make you a better leader and put your practice on track for success.

New Jersey may become the first state in the nation to make it a crime for veterinarians to declaw cats.

In Greece, 28,000 chickens were destroyed earlier this month following an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza virus.