Every pet and client have a story, and you become a part of their story the minute they enter your practice. Heres a closer look at narrative medicinea fast-growing medical field with the goal of understanding the stories of those around youand how it can help your patients, your clients and even you.
Facial recognition is the latest and greatest technological feature phones have to offer. But what if that same technology was applied to your veterinary patients or your own pets?
Get a few episodes of the classic sitcom on DVD and get reinspired to help veterinary clients with senior pets that deserve a healthy, comfortable life as mature, senior and geriatric cats and dogs.
Open your mind! Equine practitioners can learn a lot about clients and business from small animal veterinarians.
Nearly 90 percent of British veterinarians and team members say theyve felt harassed by a clientoften over cost of care. Here's the statistics and some tips on dealing with it.
If you're thinking of adding retail services to your veterinary clinic, perhaps looking at the pros and the cons (and what other clinics are doing) will help you piece together a verdict.
Help veterinary clients and their pets make life better by implementing an efficient behavior treatment plan.
For veterinary clients who are daunted or frustrated by the task of delivering eye drops or ointments, this handout is a sight for sore eyes.
Branch out in your understanding of these veterinary clients.
For starters, it can make you a veterinary detective/fortune teller/superhero who practices better medicine while making more money.
Pets can benefit from training, boarding and day care owned by a veterinarianthe DVM is the expert, after all, not pet service and pet retail staff somewhere else. Just figure out if this chance for pet enrichment for your clients is the right fit for your veterinary hospital's philosophy, staff and location.
Instead of outright refusing prescription requests, your veterinary team can make themselves approachable to clients in search of the perfect solution for their pets.
From big city to small town, from an isolated island to a mall, my big trip to see astronomy at wrk reminded me how things have changed for American consumers and maybe veterinary hospitals.
What are veterinary clients thinking? Speakers may tell you, but Brian Conrad, CVPM has a new approach: letting a panel of pet owners give feedback in real time.
This soft, duck-billed muzzle might turn an angry dog outburst into a funny angry-Donald Duck-like experience. Veterinary professionals, decide for yourself.
Ain't nobody got time for pet enrichment when you're just trying to talk clients into crucial medical work. But our latest veterinary survey shows pet enrichment IS on your mind, so maybe it should also be in your exam room recommendations, your online pharmacy and in the reception area.
Do you feel stuck when it comes to educating clients about this common veterinary issue? Here are a couple of ways to get conversation flowing.
Results from the dvm360 Clinical Updates: Pet Enrichment Survey reveal a disconnect between the importance veterinary professionals place on enrichment in theory and in the exam room.
Techniciansdoctors need your help in detecting osteoarthritis in your veterinary patients. Heres how to become an OA advocate in your clinic.
Cats have needs beyond food and shelter. And the better you and your veterinary clients understand these needs, the closer the kitties in your clinic will come to reaching their full potential.
A breakdown of next steps to take when clients call concerned about their cat.
Spring a high cost on a client they weren't expecting, you get grief. So, when you see an important but nonurgent procedure in the veterinary exam room that needs to be done soon but not now, give them a heads-up.
Promote a happy, healthy foster experience with this advice for foster families and shelters.
Are you caught up on the latest veterinary developments for managing ringworm? (Hint: Theres a new diagnostic test and new drug at your dermatophytosis-demolishing disposal.)
Give your veterinary clients these (fun)gal facts about ringworm and educate them on how you can partner together to eliminate this itchy infection.
Your clients probably dont know about low thyroid hormones, even thought they could be seeing the signs. These social media posts can help.
This electronic marketing whiz goes outside the veterinary market for a spark.
This veterinary team helped a client adopt a homeless catand then got slapped with a lawsuit. Heres what happened.
Fear is a powerful emotion, so when clients refuse your recommendations, start with empathy.
Some practices have been doing it for more than 10 years. Others still don't. Every client loves seeing their pet's photo, so why doesn't it show up on every written piece from your hospital?
