Technicians

Do you have two minutes? Feel instantly calmer with a simple stretch you can perform right in your veterinary hospital.

I got sick after decades of taking radiographs as a veterinary technician. Learn from my mistakes. Protect yourself.

Pay attention to the needs of your veterinary hospital's receptionists. They do a terrific job every day to keep problems in the front from affecting the veterinarians in the back.

Occasional hairballs and vomit are a part of every cat owners life at one time or another. But maybe your hospital can help cats with proper diet, lifestyle changes and diagnosis and treatment. And you can tell clients about it right now with these social media posts.

This reader thinks credentialed veterinary technicians deserve the 'nurse title if they want it.

The veterinary team at this Florida hospital has been trying wearable sensors for patients to get round-the-clock, at-home data for dermatology, nutrition and post-surgery issues.

A new position in the veterinary practice may lie beyond your comfort zone, so get ready to stretch. But don't be afraid to ask for help.

This veterinarian learned to hate vision insurance when she worked as a human optometrist, and shes afraid what more insurance control of veterinary medicine could mean.

Your veterinary clients know you cant feed a human baby what you feed an adult. And yet, they may think nothing of filling their puppys bowl with kibble meant for mature dogs and vice versa. Be ready to counsel them on how nutritional needs

Veterinary professionals who work with low-income pet owners and at-risk animals will be honored in a national TV broadcast on the Hallmark Channel on October 24.

Specialists lean on their veterinary technicians as extra sets of handsand eyes.

The struggle is real for veterinary nurses who want to do what theyre trained to do.

Print this PDF to educate your veterinary clients on the dangers of outdoor living for domestic housecats.

Lets get back to basicswith some advanced technology tipsto manage your hospital inventory better to cut costs, make more money and better serve patients and clients.

A pet owner reached out to us for an expert answer on insulin for a canine with diabetes. We said, "Go talk to your vet." But heres the lowdown for your veterinary team on what a boarded internist has to say on the issue.

Life happens, and its rife with accidents (which cost money). How can we help clients cover the costs of veterinary care so they can take care of their pets while we still cover our bottom line?

Share this short, to-the-point algorithm with anybody who's on the road to vet school ... or just starting to dream about a career as someone who TOTALLY spends ALL DAY playing with cute puppies and kittens (sarcasm, people).

You may be leaving clinic efficiencies on the table by under utilizing staff superstars.

Let the technicians in your veterinary practice know that their daily bum-busting and all-around awesomeness are not going unnoticed with these printable notes. (We like to think of them as verbal high fives.)

If your financial planning as a veterinary professional is still putting cash into envelopes at the start of the monthor the online or Excel version of thatyou should know theres a better way.

It's easy to get judgy about a pet living in poverty. Before you do, take a moment to imagine where its owner came from.

Techs are well suited to provide guidance to pet owners in upsetting and unfamiliar circumstances, expert says.

Read the real reactions your colleagues in the veterinary world feel regarding their student debt.

This DVM says "the veterinary nurse is a sister profession"and a critical part of the veterinary healthcare team.

When it seems like a pet has a dermatology issue, what happens next? Is it right off to the veterinary hospital, or do pet owners skip the DVM and head for Dr. Google? Data from the Pet Owner Paths study illuminates the differences between you and your clients on what happens next.

This imaging specialist says techs are key to his practice productivity.

Veterinary clients want the best for their pets, but sometimes their financial situation gets in the way. Here's a short version of my long path I travel with veterinary clients when they complain about price, seem hesitant to comply with recommendations or say, straight up, they're under a financial strain.

Diagnostic imaging becomes the 16th academy acknowledged by the professional association.