Authors


Amy L. Pike, DVM, DACVB

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Bad behavior? The pet may be in pain

Medical etiologies, including pain, must always be considered as differential diagnoses for behavior problems with veterinary patients, especially with a sudden change or exacerbation of a previously stable behavior. Heres what to watch out for as well as three cases where pain was the culprit.


Kirk Miller, DVM

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Just Ask the Expert: What should I do if I suspect a client is hoarding animals?

Shelter medicine instructor and veterinarian Dr. Kirk Miller provides suggestions for this delicate dilemma.


Caroline Cantner, VMD

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Will the government forgive your veterinary student loan debt?

A primer on Public Service Loan Forgiveness from the AVMA Econ team.


Emily Shiver, CVPM, CCFP, CVBL

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Ask Emily: How can I increase senior bloodwork compliance?

Check out these 4 easy steps for increasing bloodwork compliance rates at your veterinary practice.


Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

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Brainwash your veterinary patients

Wield the benevolent brainwashing powers of classical conditioning and desensitization to both fix and prevent problem behaviors in your veterinary practice.


Rebecca Rybak, CVT

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Keeping ER clients calm: It takes the entire veterinary team

Pet owners are often frantic when they show up at the emergency veterinary hospital. Helping them know what to expect through all the steps of their visit is a simple way to alleviate worry and stress.


Shauna Sowersby

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Seattle Veterinary Outreach helps pets on the streetsand their owners, too

Dr. Hanna Ekström treats the homeless pets of Seattle in her nonprofit mobile veterinary unit.


Gretchen Norton, DVM

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10 lessons for the veterinary graduate

Veterinary clients arent always fair (or in their right mind). Your practice team members expect a lot of you. The learning never ends. The job isnt easy. Here are the lessons I picked up after veterinary school that might help you as you get started.



Stephanie Shaver, DVM, DACVS-SA

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Surgery STAT: Performing open surgical liver biopsy

A guide for general practitioners in performing hepatic guillotine and punch biopsy techniques.


Phil Zeltzman, DVM, DACVS, CVJ, Fear Free Certified

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Is your veterinary practice too big to fail?

There are lessons to be learned from the many companies that have disappeared in recent years.


Karen Todd-Jenkins, VMD

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Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing veterinary medicine. Are you missing out?

Learn how these artificial intelligence solutions can help advance your veterinary practice's capabilities.


Ashley Cox, BS, LVMT, VTS (Nutrition)

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Be the best source of pet food info for your veterinary clients

Vet teams: Dont underestimate the power of your guidance when encouraging pet owners to make objective decisions about pet food. Youre better armed than you think.


Kirstin Lee, CVT

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Understanding canine ocular ulcers

When dogs delicate eyes suffer from ulceration, your veterinary clients, patients and doctors may all experience moments of frustration. Heres what you need to know when these cases present.


Kerry Lengyel

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Zoetis launches pet health insurance company

Pumpkin offers pet owners a new way to bundle their pet’s health insurance with a holistic preventive care plan.


Miranda Spindel, DVM, MS

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Detection of feline insulinoma with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

CEUS may be a helpful presurgical screening tool for detecting lesions not apparent on conventional abdominal ultrasound.


Charlotte Hansen, MS

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Stronger client relationships are key to better patient care

Research highlights the connection between the veterinarian-client relationship and attitudes toward veterinary care.


Amanda Carrozza

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The likability dilemma for women leaders

"Y" some men have problems with eXXtraordinary women


Djana Padbury-Zivkovic, CVT

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Veterinary professionals: Dont skip the diff

Performing a manual differential on every CBC you do sounds like a drag, but it could make all the difference for your veterinary patients.









Shana Bohac, DVM

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Survival mode: practicing veterinary medicine during a pandemic

COVID-19 has tested our skills and forced veterinary practice owners, associates and teams out of our comfort zones in many ways. It has also taught us some important lessons along the way.


J.A. Keith, DVM, MBA, MEcon, CVJ

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5 money-saving tips youll dig

Veterinary practice owners: Here are five things you or a trusted practice manager can watch regularly to make sure raising prices isnt the only way your practice survives.


Adam Christman, DVM, MBA

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From the CVO: When lunchboxes compete with leashes

The rising cost of veterinary care is forcing clients to make tough decisions


Maggie Peitzmeier, DVM, DACVS-LA

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Surgery STAT: Does that lame horse have synovial sepsis?

Time is of the essence when determining whether an equine patient has this potentially life-threatening problem. So, make sure you know what diagnostic clues to look forand what could be a red herring.

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