Authors


Michael Cross, DVM, MBA, CVPM

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Does your team know you start every day $900 in the hole?

Does your team know the practice starts out every day $900 in the hole?




Amy Butzier, BS, MEd, CVT

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Is team CE worth the money?

Always. Here's why the practice should invest in team member CE-with a script for approaching the boss about it.


Maureen Long, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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Biosecurity on the farm (Proceedings)

Maintenance of excellent health and biosecurity standards at the level of the farm is the MOST effective way of maintaining an outbreak-free industry. All disease outbreaks have an index case and all index cases have a point of origin. Because horses are usually maintained at a "home" farm, then the origin of any outbreak should be traced back to the farm level.


Alicia Isenberg, Associate Editor

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Avoiding layoffs (Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health)

While cutting expenses is a critical part of a recession plan, it's not a good idea to lay off employees without fully evaluating the effect the decision will have on the business.




Suzanne Sewell, DVM

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A piece of the pie

We keep a chart based on our monthly budget on the wall in the back hall of the hospital.





Lori-Jo Havener, LVT

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Win big with CE

Attending a national veterinary conference offers big payoffs, but it often isn't free-unless you're one lucky team member at Pet Care Veterinary Hospital in Virginia Beach, Va. Lori-Jo Havener, LVT, planned a contest to give the practice's technicians and assistants a chance to attend a national veterinary conference.



Karen R. Munana, DVM, MS, DACVIM

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Newer options for medically managing refractory canine epilepsy

Seizures are the most common neurologic problem encountered in small-animal practice.


Gary Landsberg DVM, DACVB, DECAWBM (companion animals)

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Body language: It's required reading

Patients will tell you plenty about their emotional state if you simply pay attention.



Christina Macejko

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CAPC launches parasite prevalence maps for pet owners

Consumer outreach efforts intended to drive clients to visit veterinary clinics.


Stephan J. Hauke, RPh

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5 steps to success: Client compliance

Create 'maximum opportunity' to follow doctor's orders; confused clients can't comply




Colleen Cook

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Star employees: Do you measure up?

We asked consultants, doctors, and award-winning team members what it means to be a top performer. Do you have what it takes?


Hugh B. Lewis, BVMS, DACVP

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Analyzing the risk and benefits for vaccinations

There is a great deal of literature including many books on the science behind risk/benefit analysis. I reviewed some of them prior to writing this article, but try as I might, I could not incorporate much into the task at hand, namely doing a risk/benefit analysis of vaccination in pets.


Lori Thompson, DVM, DACVD

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Canine Cushing's Case Files: The ins and outs of detection and treatment-Case file: Princess (Sponsored by Dechra Veterinary Products)

Princess has a five-year history of pedal pruritus that routinely appears in the summer and fall and responds to topical and oral antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment.


Katherine Houpt, VMD, PhD, DACVB

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Nutrition and behavior

Horses that are offered two sources of roughage are less likely to engage in stereotypic behaviors.


Dr. J.C. Burcham

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How to suggest behavior training

Bring up behavioral issues without offending clients.


Ashley Griffin

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Grow with the flow

For Queenstown Veterinary Hospital, bigger is way better for clients, patients and staff. Find out how this tiny clinic on the coast evolved into a hospital with an award-winning floor plan.



Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, DACVS

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Advances in minimally invasive surgery for equines

The least expensive alternative for ovarian ligation is a hand-tied ligating loop.


Carolyn Arnold, DVM, DACVS

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Surgical conditions of the male equine reproductive tract (Proceedings)

Lacerations to the stallion's penis typically occur when a stallion attempts to breed a mare across a fence, from the mare's tail hair or breeding stitch during coitus, or from improperly fitted stallion rings.

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