Expert Interviews

You know your efforts benefit the patients in your veterinary practice-but the effect on pet owners is important too.

Resist the urge to squeeze the squirming patient

Bold colors in your veterinary clinic can make a statement. Such as, "YIKES."

We asked our expert CVC speakers and attendees to tell us their brilliant-as-all-get-out, cant-live-without-it, super sweet life hack that makes veterinary practice just that much easier.

Dog owners can learn how to teach their pets to ignore distractions and focus attention with the helpful tips in this clip.

Your veterinary patients have several responses to extreme stress, but no matter which way they respond, their health may be in danger.

Live streaming on Facebook or your website gives your doctors or technicians valuable face time with current and potential clients to answer general questions in a different way than articles or blogs do.

He's a highly skilled practice manager, but that doesn't mean he doesn't make mistakes. In this case, Brian Conrad, CVPM, president of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association, admits he recently fell down on the job when it comes to team communication.

Debra Canapp, DVM, CCRT, CVA, DACVSMR, shares some top tips to help get veterinary clients involved in their pets' rehab.

This handy abbreviation will help you pinpoint true cases of cognitive dysfunction in your veterinary patients.

Kenichiro Yagi, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), shares his favorite hack: You can place a sampling catheter in a patient without needing to place a central line.

Run the report. Reach out to clients with those patients in a consistent and regular way. It'll be like your veterinary practice management software is just handing you money (maybe, sort of).

In tiny patients you might be concerned about extra dead space. Tasha McNerney, BS, CVT, CVPP, shares her favorite anesthesia tip she learned from Andrea M. Caniglia, VMD, DACVAA.

If it's 9pm and the veterinarian is filling out medical recordsand you're not working the emergency-practice swing shift. Dr. Ernie Ward guarantees your veternarians are underutilizing assistants and technicians in the exam room.

This veterinary surgeon sees two diseases overlooked in limping puppy cases. Watch those radiographs!

Laugh with Sarah Wooten, DVM, as she shows off the signs that tell her she's an overworked and sleep-deprived mom in veterinary medicine.

Dr. Dave Nicol calls it like he sees it.

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Derm doc Darin Dell has some quick tips for this tough-to-manage condition.

How to avoid iatrogenic fracture when removing these tricky teeth.

Making your veterinary facility ready to handle nature's worst doesn't end with construction.

Medicine and business benefit when the staff is on the same page.

How? Focus on your long-term goals and, for goodness' sake, don't go it alone!

A reminder that what works in life also works in the veterinary clinic.

"The breathing patient is a happy patient."

Don't forget to tell pet owners what you're showing them.

Dr. Debra Canapp focuses in our her favorite method to help patients heal-lasers.

Advancing technology isn't just for your instruments and software.

Teach pet owners how to transport their furry friends to your veterinary practice with these calming tips for more mellow car rides. (Psst, this means you may face a more relaxed pooch in the exam room.)

And ... we wouldn't leave you hanging just with the problems! Here's advice to tackle this trio of Dr. Karen Felsted-identified roadblocks at your veterinary practice in this new video from CVC.