Alyssa Mages, CVT, FVTE, VTES, discusses catheter selection, common placement mistakes, and how preparation and hands-on practice can help veterinary technicians build confidence and improve patient care.

From catheter size and vessel selection to common placement mistakes, Alyssa Mages, BS, CVT, FVTE, shares practical guidance on venipuncture and IV catheter placement for veterinary technicians.

Born 3 weeks early, Banks needed plasma, oxygen, and round-the-clock monitoring before returning home to train for barrel racing.

After more than 2 decades in clinical practice, a veterinary technician specialist shares how her hands-on experience with oncology studies led to a remote career monitoring veterinary clinical trials.

Technicians say they're ready to take on more clinical work. Pet owners say they're open to booking visits with them.

In past cases, the FDA has cited testing that matched the E coli strain that sickened a hospitalized child to unopened Darwin’s dog food and linked the company’s food to a kitten’s death from Salmonella infection. The cases are part of a yearslong record of recalls, illness reports, and disputes over how the agency regulates raw pet food.

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In a New York Vet Show session, Sergio Serrano, LV, DVM, DACVECC, discussed how patient history, physical examination, point-of-care ultrasound, and radiographs can help clinicians distinguish congestive heart failure from other causes of respiratory distress.