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When life in veterinary medicine gives you lemons, do you make lemonade ... or you get squished? Find out more about how you see the world with this quick quiz.

Believing you have some control over the events in your life is crucial to happiness and could make a huge difference in your personal life and veterinary career.

People with an internal "locus of control"who believe that they have control over their destinies and that their actions matterare happier and healthier. But making changes in your life isn't as easy for everybody, and we need to acknowledge that more than we do.

Do you pull the strings in your life and career? Or do you think luck, fate and other people are the deciding factor in your happiness and success?

We selected confessions from the Vet Confessionals Project that reflect the feelings of control (or lack thereof) that plague the profession.

Why the hit HBO show has something to teach those who lead in veterinary medicine. Are you Stark, Lannister, a Direwolf or one of those misfit leaders? (Hint: I'm down with Khaleesi.)

We asked, and dvm360 survey respondents answered. Heres what these veterinary professionals do when it comes to performing and examining fungal cultures in their practices.

Joining us in Kansas City Aug. 24 to 26? Get to know a little more about our design gurus who'll be running the show.

For us, veterinary medicine is a form of friendship, and caring for hospice and palliative-care patients is a team activity that asks for attention, care and skill from every single team member in our hospitals.

... where you inject them after researching some of the biggest names in microchip technology and their current veterinary products to get lost pets home faster.

Trying to determine the best healthcare benefits to offer your team can be a muddled mess (kinda like the future of healthcare itself). Try this thoughtful approach to choosing, communicating and analyzing plans. It isnt foolproof, but it adds some method to the medical madness.

When clients have questions about their pet's derm condition, help them out with this printable handout.

Reaching out to those around us can do more than turn their frowns upside downit can help them live longer. This island-dwelling veterinarian is on board.

From the first signs of pain to helping children and surviving pets who have lost their best friend, here are veterinary client handouts to help explain many important questions throughout.

The procedures may be minimally invasive for the patients, but they come with a steep learning curve and startup price for veterinary clinics.

Turns out, maybe everybodyeager veterinary associate and practice owner veteran alike. It's just not usually a big fight, says veterinary practice management guru Dr. Karen Felsted.

Pained veterinary associates get the help they need in our first bonus-length Vets Ask Dr. Dave.

If you’re the adventurous type and you like to travel, then we’ve got a list of some of the most fantastic places to visit in the country.

Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice co-founder sets the record straight.

These items help my older patients live more comfortable, pain-free lives. How many do you already use or recommend?

Now you can check with the AAHA/VMG Chart of Accounts, recently made available to the veterinary profession as a free resource.

Independence Day is right around the corner, and that means barbecues, fireworks and long weekend adventures with family and friends while listening to Bruce Springsteen on repeat.

Lower-stress care and Fear Free design permeate this solo practice owner's dream project.

For young associate Dr. Greenskin, the biggest choice of her life in buying the practice from old Dr. Codger feels like a question of time: Time for family and personal life or time traded for money and career fulfillment. Which will she choose?

Lets get to know what these documents are, how they can help and why they might benefit your practice (and your wallet).

How can you talk to pet owners about euthanasia when their immediate reaction is to flinch away from the very word? Here are some tips to help your veterinary team smooth the transition for clients.

Use these tips to help your entire veterinary teamand other clientsrecognize when a euthanasia is happening in your practice.

The skys the limit for NorthStar VETS. Discover how they packed their new satellite veterinary clinic location into a space one-fifth the size of their main location.

Caring for pets in their final moments is a frequent reality for veterinary professionals. Here are 30 of the most raw, poignant, honest and sometimes rueful confessions to highlight this special responsibility you have to your patients.

Hospice veterinarian Dr. Jessica Vogelsang became acutely aware of her communication shortcomings when she had to explain euthanasia to her own childrenan experience that completely transformed how she now counsels parents in the same situation.