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Euthanasia is the necessary but unfortunate, unavoidable, and unintended consequence to end patient suffering in a manner that minimizes pain, anxiety, and distress.

The basics of cancer care: identifying tumor type, staging, and treatment.

Routine business checkups provide a starting point for developing a management roadmap, identifying growth opportunities and enabling a higher sale price for your practice.

This week in veterinary news from around the world: the H7N9 bird flu strain in China has the potential to become a pandemic, New Zealand pet spending hits an all-time high, and Qatar Airways fights illegal wildlife trafficking.

Veterinarians need to be comfortable speaking out about errors to clients, team members, and themselves.

Don’t suffer in silence, be aware of the symptoms and seek professional help when needed.

As technology advances and medicine can make miracles reality, we need to ask ourselves: Is every breakthrough worth the cost?

What’s at play when employees lose faith in management, and how can management rebuild their trust?

After a new pet owner was severely injured in a car accident, she blamed the veterinary practice. One reader says the blame goes both ways.

With Halloween fast approaching, it’s good to remind your clients that this season can provoke stress and anxiety in their pets and is also fraught with potential hazards.

Improving quality of life for older dogs with behavioral problems entails first identifying the root cause of the problem and then taking a multimodal approach to treatment.

Suicide affects all walks of life. It happens every day in every corner of the country. The causes are myriad, and the results are devastating.

You may be surprised to learn that certain habits and lifestyle choices can contribute to significant wealth over time.

Transport-related problem behaviors can compromise the safety and welfare of both horses and their handlers, underscoring the need to reduce the frequency of these behaviors.

Beyond guiding clients and facilitating the process, veterinarians must learn to deal with the moral stress associated with euthanasia.

Earning stellar practice feedback requires a team effort. Here's why practices receive negative online reviews — and how to prevent them.

A close look at keratoconjunctivitis sicca, including research on new treatments that could be curative for this uncomfortable and often chronic condition.

The methods you use to deal with this generation of pet parents will drive client acquisition, retention and satisfaction in the coming years.

A letter from one reader regarding a previous article on veterinary chiropractic care.

This week in veterinary news from around the world: A police dog wins “animal of the year” honors, the RSPCA reports a 340% increase in animal cruelty on Snapchat, India opens its first mobile pet crematorium, and much, much more.

After looking at animal trapping regulations throughout the country, an animal advocacy group found that while a few states received high grades, 14 states received failing marks.

A look at some of the latest and greatest products in veterinary medicine for October 2017.

In July 2017, the VetPartners MidYear Meeting convened in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the agenda included two sessions on one very timely topic: diversity.

A recent review summarized what is currently known about aspiration pneumonia in dogs and humans.

Presenting at the 2017 AVMA Convention, Heidi Reuss-Lamky discussed the ways in which capnography provides important feedback about the severity of a patient’s condition and how patients respond to treatment.

When it comes to psychiatric disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts, the nation’s veterinarians are, most unfortunately, leading the way.

Hoarding in any form is classified scientifically as “hoarding disorder.” But a recent study examining the motivations of animal hoarders asks whether animal hoarding should be classified as a distinct type of mental disorder separate from generalized hoarding.

Does the use of checklists prompt veterinarians to discuss important preventive care topics with clients?