Technicians

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.

OK, theres no spell for veterinary technicians or vet tech students to cast and make student debt disappear. Believe me, Ive tried. However, the tips and tricks Ive found along the way are pretty magical indeed.

Banfield industry summit offers an update on the professions efforts to change technicians title to registered veterinary nurse.

You dream of performing surgery in a flawlessly designed, perfectly executed veterinary surgical suite. But the reality is often less-than-perfect.

This veterinary technician recommends keeping open lines of communication when you might need the go-ahead for dental procedures.

Hey veterinarians, overwhelmed? Unburden yourself and use your techs, says this Fetch dvm360 speaker.

When it comes to diagnosing that crusty veterinary patient with otitis, Dr. Laura Wilson says youre gonna need to put your best cytology slide forward.

Give it to me straight, says one reader to our CVPM advice guru: Are veterinary wellness plans worth the time?

Stress on the job can be good and healthy. It means you care about your patients and clients in veterinary practice, and it can engage you in the moment to do your best work. But stress can also get out of control, harming your emotional wellbeing and physical body. Here are tips to manage your own stress and share that knowledge with your whole team.

If you have an end-stage otitis case thats not a candidate for surgery, PBMT can help manage some of the clinical signs.

Wheres the jumping off point for jumping into veterinary team building activities? Here are a few of my favorite resources.

Is "nurse" a better, more accurate name for what veterinary technicians do? Some nursing associations say vet techs are just trying to steal some of the credibility theyve fought for through the decades.

Time to switch your scrub cap out for your teaching cap. Heres an in-depth look at how to talk your veterinary clients through at-home administration of subcutaneous fluids.

Patients undergoing photobiomodulation seem to calm down in the clinic after a few treatments. Whats going on?

Otitis cases may need more than one appointment to resolve, but how do you get clients to see the importance of bringing their pet back to the clinic?

... they'd be a fairy tale of pet-care happy endings, or a horror movie about not enough, or too much, on the shelves. Here are short answers to five frequently asked inventory questions you can share with everyone on your hospital team that can help explain the importance of inventory management in a pet hospital and get the basics right.

Help enforce the importance of parasite prevention for new kitten owners with this printable handout.

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Many veterinary professionals fear self-care. I saw, firsthand, at a Fetch dvm360 conference how those who tried yoga or meditation seemed to smile a little easier and to share a little more with their peers.

Calming music and pheromones top the list for great ancillary items for hospitalized pets, according to these two finalists in the 2018 dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year contest.

Add some oomph to your heartworm prevention conversations with these tips.