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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.

Dr. Greenskin's morning quickly switches from Pokemon GO to an impromptu discussion on her investment in the practice with Dr. Codger.

Every ambitious associate should share this with their practice owner. (Hint hint! I want to own!) Every smart practice owner should share this with their ambitious associateor start planning to find one. (Hint hint! Id rather sell to you!)

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.

Squeeze, roll and punch your way to a calmer day in veterinary practice with these toys.

These days, there may be fewer f-bombs from your favorite CVC speaker and dvm360 contributor, but McVey still brings the heat when it comes to the toughest issues in veterinary medicine.

Don't worry about all the squiggly lines. Remember they lead to an "X," no matter who you are in the veterinary industry.

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.

This unlikely "mew-seum" pays homage to the Civil War in the best way possiblewith cats.

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.

Are you in an exclusive relationship with your lab? Before you commit, make sure you establish clear boundaries.

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.

Handling the chaos created by change within a veterinary clinic is something that requires virtue, and Shawn McVey tells it on the mountain to practice manager at CVC Kansas City.

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.

At a CVC Innovative Learn then Earn Drs. Barden Greenfield and Karen Felsted explain how and why practitioners can be more involved in periodontal disease.

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

A clarification of the test types discussed.