Client Relations & Marketing

Does the idea of a general practice with specialty referral and 24/7 emergency services all under one veterinary hospital roof make your head spin? Its just another day at the office for the nearly 200 employees of Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, our 2018 dvm360 Hospital Design Competition Specialty Hospital of the Year. Learn any-size-hospital tips from a XXXL-sized one.

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Does veterinary practice ever feel like a freaky episode of "Black Mirror"? It's often the clients. (Nope, its always the clients. Love 'em, but what the what?!) Here are five tales readers shared with us. Enjoy.

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Nobody in veterinary practice likes to talk about money, but everyone needs to. Would it help if you educated veterinary clients early about the kinds of options that most excite you and your team, whether pet insurance, payment options or preventive-care plans?

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In nice weather, you and your pet may enjoy walks, runs or other exercise outside. Here's a client handout to share to help clients keep pet exercising and at a healthy weight when winter is here.

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Experts think conditions like interstitial feline cystitis are exacerbated (maybe even caused) by the feline stress response. Once cats are sick, what can your veterinary clients do to lower stress for their sensitive cat? This handout can help.

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Tick talks in practice

We know talking about ticks all day, every day can suck the blooder, liferight out of you. Perhaps this data and some stories from your veterinary peers will have an idea or two worth latching onto.