Technicians

You're busy, you're stressed, it's easy to be wasteful. But make your veterinary hospital a beacon of environment kindness, not a black hole of disposable garbage.

You want to inspire careful home care and calibrate expectations for the owners of diabetic cats and dogs. And as with many things, it starts with conversations between veterinary team members and pet owners in the exam room ...

ELise Christensen, DVM, DACVB, gives the framework for creating a treatment plan.

Need to rack up some continuing education credits before the end of the year? Let us lead you to whats available in online and conference courses.

When your veterinary job is toxic or ugly or it's making you unhappy, why don't you leave? Practice management consultant Shawn McVey, MA, MSW, susses out what's keeping you in your potentially abusive work relationships.

Hey, practice owners: Sometimes a day off is worth more than a $5 Starbucks gift card to a veterinary team member. This manager figured that out.

Smooth out senior visits with these client handouts to for before, during and after the appointment.

This Pearl of Practice offers advice for how to handle cephalic veins.

Veterinary behavior expert Dr. Elise Christensen has seen many clients inadvertently set their pets up for failure when it comes to housetraining.

Step 1: Print. Step 2: Cut. Step 3: Compliment and congratulate. Step 4: Repeat.

When animals are victims of abuse, you may be called on to be their voice to speak to their emotionalas well as physicalsuffering.

Three diagnostic devices that bring sexy back to the in-house veterinary lab.

I scribbled down some good advice for practice managers and practice owners from a past Veterinary Economics article contest winner at a Kansas City practice manager association meeting.

Don't get sick of wellness plans before you even start! I was enthusiastic about wellness plans at my veterinary practice, but even I ran into hiccups getting clients to sign up and team members to offer them. Heres what I learned.

Annual report from WTA Veterinary Consulting and Veterinary Economics examines financial performance of 100 top-performing veterinary practices.

Pet cams like the Petcube Camera are spilling onto the pet retail market, giving pet owners a chance to see and even interact with their cats, dogs and whatever away from home. So ... silly gimmick or future tool for diagnosing at-home behavior problems? You decide.

Do your veterinary rehabilitation service need some marketing rehab? Get in the underwater treadmill with us and we'll help flex those flabby client-acquisition muscles.

"Just get it done" doesn't pay off in the long run. Instead, slow down and reduce the potential for pets' fears.

Our visits are action-packed, and our clients are time-strapped. But at our veterinary hospital, DVMs and technicians make sure we don't miss some crucial questions about home life and history for our patients.

Veterinary technicians spill their secretscheck out their anonymous confessions about what makes vet tech life super-annoying, super-sad and (of course) totally awesome.

Live from CVC Kansas City, Ori Scislowicz offers advice and encouragement to fellow veterinary professionals both considering and in the midst of motherhood.

You can see happier, calmer pets in the exam room. Get a sneak peek on "how" here.

It's CVC Kansas City time, and we've got all the details on the finalists for the dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year contest.

Have veterinary clients alarmed by this clinical sign? Alleviate their fears with this handout.

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"Sit," "roll over," and the like are good ways for your dog to show offbut these moves also help you communicate with and calm your pet.

Here's a quick look at why you should talk to cat owners about kitten behavior.