Career Development

The tale of a veterinary associate who performed surgery even though the client couldnt paydefying corporates directive to euthanizeelicits strong opinions.

Things get complicated when a pet insurance company wont cover a veterinarians asymptomatic patient eating a grain-free diet and at risk for dilated cardiomyopathy. Its a gray area and a tough line to draw, but is this where to draw it?

As a performance animal veterinarian, Ive learned that if you get thrown from a bull, you have to get up and get back onunless that bull decides to land on you. Then you have to roll around and scream in pain.

Making access to dangerous drugs a little more difficult is a short-term, but important, solution in preventing suicides in the veterinary profession.

Now awaiting Senate approval, the PAST Act will ensure higher penalties for those who inflict pain on horses to accentuate their gait during competitions.

The veterinary associate shortage hasnt left the emergency medicine sector unscathed. Heres a look at why the number of emergency/critical care job openings is outpacing the number of veterinarian and veterinary technician applicants and whats being done to fill these open positions.

SB 627 would allow veterinarians to discuss cannabis and related products with clients without fear of sanctions.

When a veterinary team member messes up left and right, but is still looked upon through rose-colored glasses by doctors and managers, what can be done?

If Gov. Cuomo signs the bill passed by the state Assembly, New York will impose a civil penalty of $1,000 on people who perform onychectomies, partial or complete phalangectomies, or tendonectomies on cats without a therapeutic purpose.

Its hard to take a vacation as a veterinary practice owner, but I wouldve missed the nicest folks, the prettiest nature and a snapshot of a funny Florida lady and a U.S. vice president if I hadnt taken time off.

Sit. Stay. Stress. Good boy! If youre suffering from chronic stress, your dogs feeling it too, a new study says. Here are the details veterinary professionals need to know.

Want to dig into your own personality or gather a fun (and perhaps useful) profile of your veterinary team? Here are some of the most popular personality tests floating around.

If youre struggling in small-animal or equine practice to find associates, check out the results of my unscientific survey that reveal new and future veterinarians wants and needs for their workplace.

Its already tomorrow in Australiadoes that mean theyre living in the future? Heres one issue that veterinary professionals in the U.S. might see in their own practices sooner rather than later.

This empathy map helps you navigate the tension in your job (and your life!) that youve been avoiding. Key elements: Plan ahead, think about others feelings, and imagine how they might react.

Building and opening a veterinary practice is a marathon experience that requires slow, steady and consistent effort. While you may have to sacrifice your time (and sanity) during the process, the payoff is well worth it.

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.

Yes. Youre helping the veterinary hospital by getting rid of the toxic team member who brings down the whole veterinary team and sucks the air out of the room.

Japans so-called Queen of Tidy helped me sort my T-shirt drawer, my office and my garage, keeping only the stuff that sparked joy. But I think these lessons offer us veterinary professionals a chance to ask that about every task and everyone in our lives.

Meaningful personal and professional growth may come at a level that seems easy as pie. Like so basic that surely the veterinary profession succeeds at it already. But no.

The latest generation, born after 1997 and graduating veterinary school in a few years, will have some things in common with millennials (who lived through a recession). Here are the major issues theyre likely to face based on todays economy.

Hiring is hard enough without having to worry about being sued by a prospective candidate. Heres a rundown of the questions you need to refrain from asking during the interview process.

Practice chains are paying many times what the next generation of practice owners can afford for good veterinary hospitals. Associates feel left out in the cold. Find out what expert Karen Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, CVA, says about the alternative: starting up a practice with zero clients when you open your doors.

Corporate consolidators are snapping up veterinary hospitals. Associate veterinarians scramble to find good ones left. And practice owners who werent thinking about selling all of a sudden wonder if nows the time. Heres how the process works.

Heres how to use the famed acronym (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) to help your team members pursue professional development at individual and group levels.

As pet owner expectations evolve, veterinary practices have a golden opportunity to provide better pet care and better client experiences while increasing revenue.

No shocker, veterinary students are tired. This new study proves it conclusively and begs this question: Now what?Photographee.eu/stock.adobe.com

When I took a new job as hospital administrator after 26 years at a new veterinary practice, the differences in associate pay, standards of care and geography just didnt work for me.