Technicians

Youre not crazy. Change and innovation are happening faster everywhere, including veterinary practice. Heres your gut check so youre not left out of the glorious future of pet care.

Your clients have dermatology concerns they're itching to ask about. This handout covers 7 common questions that clients ask.

Here's a good excuse to keep checking your phone.

The living ones are easy. It's the strange or emotional stories of pets who pass that can haunt veterinary practitioners and lead to strange and thought-provoking encounters with clients.

When it comes to regional nerve blocks in veterinary dentistry, are two bupsbupivacaine and buprenorphinebetter than one?

No, really. Kitties (and some dogs too!) will real relax in your veterinary practice if you just give them high spaces to perch.

Do you know the clinical signs of these tree-related toxicoses and how to help affected patients?

Ken Yagi, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), hits the pavement at CVC in Kansas City to find out what pet owners really think when they hear the words "veterinary technician" and "veterinary nurse."

Veterinary cancer specialist Dr. Sue Ettinger has learned the hard way that client communication isn't one-size-fits-all.

Short on time and inspiration? Weve got you covered. Literally.

Veterinary technicians can perform many high level tasks in the hospital. If they're allowed to.

A pet obesity organization is asking U.S. veterinary hospitals to collect and send in pet weight information for the 10th Annual Pet Obesity Awareness Day survey Oct. 12.

A watched pot never boils, right? Use this team tool to identify risk factors for compassion fatigue.

Dead giveaways that Brian is down in the dumps (plus bonus tales of real life practice nightmares).

Or what veterinary technicians should be focusing on besides medicine. (Hint: Don't be a sheep.)

With an outdoor arena and client observation areas, this new equine hospital is a dream for patients and clients.

Lets face itnobodys purrfect. And striving for the impawsibly impeccable is bad for you and your practice. Dr. Kimberly Pope-Robinson is here with some advice to head down a healthier path in judging yourself and your work.

Veterinary practices are turning to dentistry as a way to replace lost spay and neuter revenue and encourage regular visits. Heres how to get started.

Don't deny the gift of a lifetime of care in your veterinary practice by making these common mistakes.

Dr. Courtney Sampson provides the neurology perspective on this challenging oncology case.

Dr. Isabella Pfeiffer provides the radiation oncology perspective on this challenging oncology case.

Dr. Silke Hecht provides the radiology perspective on this challenging oncology case.

Dr. Lark Walters provides the medical oncology perspective on this challenging oncology case.

Dr. Jennie Jankovsky provides the anatomic pathology perspective on this challenging oncology case.

Dr. Amanda Dykstra says when it comes to saving the vulnerable lives of pre-weaned foster kittens, writing a foster manual helps alleviate the problems your veterinary team faces with time, resources and client education.

A veterinary technician specialist reluctantly shares her BILLION DOLLAR IDEAS with us

Why borrowing four principles of human clinical bioethics will enhance the lives of our veterinary patients.

To save a kitten, a veterinary technician like me can't help but share good advice to see the veterinarian, whether it's in the feed store, the grocery store or anywhere. But sometimes trying to help just gets you a slap in the face (not literally).