
As a critical component to pets' health, dental care deserves more than your lip service. Here's what you need to know to script your team's message.

As a critical component to pets' health, dental care deserves more than your lip service. Here's what you need to know to script your team's message.

See Cleo's life in pictures and read her story.



Digital radiography makes many things possible in the clinic - explain that to your clients.

See how four veterinarians from across the country achieve year-round compliance.

The smallest act of support and encouragement can change your veterinary colleague's life.

You've got questions, we've got answers. Here's what you need to know to understand the business you work for.

What goes on when the management team meets behind closed doors? Dr. Kevin Lowe and the leaders at Flint River Animal Hospital in Huntsville, Ala., are taking the mystery out of meetings by including their head technician, Slade McElroy.

Practicing these four communication principles will help bring more heart and compassion to your practice experience.

Stories about pet names help you keep track and give veterinary clients a chance to share why this particular pet is so beloved.

Here's a quick and easy way to organize feeding tubes and urinary catheters.

Use this tip to keep the urine in the fridge safe

Help clients make smart decisions about pet ownership and reduce pet overpopulation.

Use the exam room lights to indicate if the room is clean and ready to go.

With my loss fresh in my mind, keeping composure at work has been harder than I expected.

How do you do it-whatever it may be-better?

The final chapter of my pet's life was much harder than I expected. Here's how I'm adjusting to life after loss.

Use a mason jar to collect your accomplishments

Put parasites in their place with a symphony of tools that work together to create harmony for pets.

Common commercial rodenticide thought to be cause of poisoning.

Learn more about programs for technicians.

Help veterinary clients convert chunky cats into smart, stimulated felines.

This tip will help keep the environment quiet for clients during a euthanasia.

Tip the scales in pets' favor with these tips to create a weight-loss program that connects pet owners to your practice and helps pets reach their ideal weight.

From the highs of newborn puppies to the lows of euthanasia, establishing a career in veterinary medicine takes stamina and determination through all of the ups and downs.

A successful career is about more than perfect catheter placement. Discover what veterinarians want most from their technicians-then use this list of seven habits to put your career on the fast track.

Use this advice to learn the best strategies to talk to pet owners about how to pay for the care their pets need. Then take your floundering pet insurance program and boost it to a new level of service to protect the pets you serve.

Firstline's Dental Corner offers an up-close look at interesting and life-saving dental procedures and the technician's role in veterinary dental support and care.

Protect your portable Doppler with this easy trick.