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Veterinarian is challenged by a colleague about his use of out-of-date drugs for procedures when owners cant afford to pay.

Practice owners: You own/rent a building. You employ a staff. You have computers. If youre interested, you have a chance to build more businesses, help more people and earn more money than just the hospital.

Keeping it social in the exam room. Rudely.

The five senses, that is. Touch clients in pleasant, calming, friendly ways by focusing on smell, sound and even taste.

Cities are ordering businesses to stop dumping rain water into storm drains and help get it to the soil. Heres how your veterinary practice can make it happen.

This veterinary receptionist had to keep her cool when a client was a little too revealing in the exam room.

To keep a veterinary practiceand its staffstable, take this advice to heart after the death of the practice owner.

You don't have to redesign your clinic from scratch to build in these features. Nothing says "Best. Hospital. Ever." like coffee and potty stations. (You KNOW it's true.)

Put unused wall space to good use, driving home your practices logo and philosophy with veterinary clients.

Anyone NOT want cooler surgery lights or better task lighting? Advances in lighting could make these reasonable updates for your veterinary practice.

Find out how a veterinary career in the government may be just for you. (And you don't have to run for anything!)

Use these ideas to help your feline friends stay calm (and safe, and even sane) when they stay with you. Some of them dont cost a dime or require any changes to your housing. And some require a little more. Dare to dream!

People who’ve made both pretax and after-tax contributions to their workplace retirement plan can now easily separate them when rolling them over to traditional and Roth IRAs, thanks to a recent IRS ruling.

What this emergency and specialty center lacks in space, it makes up for in efficiency and accessibility.

Veterinary medicine is my business. And business is good.

There are five US accredited colleges of veterinary medicine in Canada, and 14 US accredited colleges located internationally, some of which are less expensive alternatives to studying veterinary medicine in the US.

Help veterinary clients know what to expect during this potentially stressful time by prepping them for their referral appointment.

There are at least 10 good reasons for dumping a mutual fund or an ETF besides poor performance.

Zoonoses, or zoonotic illnesses, are diseases that can be passed from pets to individuals.

Getting a cat to the clinic can be tough for clients. Teach them how to relax their fraidy cats with this handout.

Open your books to create a stronger veterinary team focused on lifting your practice to reach its financial goals.

Evaluate your income potential and cost of living in your proposed new state, not only its tax rates. Use estimates specific to your lifestyle instead of general cost-of-living metrics. Consider both one-time and recurring costs that you might incur as a result of the move.

If you're a member of Generation X ”in the range of 35 to 51 years old” and aren't saving enough for retirement, start now.

You want a cut-and-dried answer. Three architects show there isnt always a cut-and-dried answer. But the more you know about that sometimes arbitrary number, the smarter youll be in planning, negotiating and building your best new veterinary hospital.

Turn a rough day in veterinary practice into a game of knowing winks between coworkers and find a more little energy to smile with your clients (even the challenging ones) a little more.

Large corporations buying veterinary practices get a bad rap. If you dont want to join them, at least take a look at their management style to help your practice run more efficiently.

His advice is for associates, but anyone in veterinary practice could benefit from Bash Halow's horror story and advice on dealing with someone else's anger.

Equine hospitals are ahead of the curve, says architect Heather Lewis. Their DVMs are used to doing more and more of their work in front of clients. Small animal veterinarians could be next ...

Our concierge practice on the small island of Anguilla shows that high-quality care is not dictated by geography or income level.

A pet owner becomes the patient when he passes out during his cats veterinary visit.