Looking for a prescription for a dull staff meeting? Dawn Westbrook, the client services supervisor at Pine Ridge Pet Care in Andover, Minn., found the perfect solution. She surprised team members with a game instead of the usual policies and procedures discussion.
In the mid 1970's, the National economy started to slow down while the number of veterinarians continued to increase. Concerns were expressed that too many veterinarians would be produced by the year 2000. In the late 1970's and 1980's some practices experienced reduced numbers of clients and no-growth or slow growth gross incomes resulting in declining net incomes.
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A weight-loss contest sparks unlikely friendships ad gives this veterinary technician a new perspective on life and her job.
Sometimes discounts can do wonders for veterinary practices. Other times, they fail miserably. One equine practitioner has experienced both scenarios.
What's the difference between a part-time relief veterinarian and a block-time relief veterinarian?
Working with mountain gorillas has been the seminal experience of my life.
To keep the team eggs-ited at Cloverleaf Animal Hospital in Westfield Center, Ohio, Linda Randall, DVM, AVBP, and Susan Harr, the practice manager, host an annual indoor spring egg hunt at their one-doctor practice.
Annual vaccination and wellness exams have dramatically reduced the levels of infectious diseases in dogs and cats in the United States. Since annual vaccination is considered to be the gold standard, many veterinarians are puzzled and confused by the recent suggested changes for vaccinating dogs and cats.
When stress drags down team members at Ontario Veterinary Hospital in Ontario, they pull themselves up with pull-ups.
'I'm able to align my beliefs with my work by working with pets of the homeless,' Colorado doctor says.
Multiple physiologic mechanisms act in concert to maintain the concentration of ionized calcium in the extracellular fluid (ECF) within a very tightly-regulated range. Hypocalcemia most commonly occurs when the physiologic demand for calcium for fetal bone growth or milk production exceeds the dietary supply of calcium and overwhelms the homeostatic systems aimed at maintaining adequate ionized calcium in the ECF.
In three videos, Dr. Jayce Lineberger demonstrates how to apply a soft padded bandage to the hindlimb.
One veterinarian's struggle with the pressures of practice and life outside practice, with some pointers to help you through your tough times.
My practice's Web site isn't showing up on Internet search engines. Why?
When advising owners, the farm-animal veterinarian has a primary responsibility to be an advocate for the individual animal's health and welfare.