Expert Interviews

In an effort to help sustain bee populations, buzz buffs could unintentionally do harm since these social insects can transmit disease with devastating results.

Dogs that develop hip dysplasia develop it when they're juvenile; it’s a developmental condition in other words.

If you see an opportunity, take it and go out in there and do it.

Making sure that the owners have their pet’s welfare in mind when they're talking about training and behavior modification is really important.

Some examples of some disease conditions that might occur if a bird has poor nutrition are calcium related.

Whether you should hire a part-time social worker or a full-time social worker depends on your veterinary practice size.

Help your veterinary construction project stay on point and on budget with this critical assistant.

Respiratory distress in cats can be scary for both the owner and the veterinarian.

Fear and frustration play a huge role when it comes to problem behavior in pets.

The biggest way we need to work to gain these is to make it as easy as possible for our clients to leave those reviews.

There is a genetic risk factor, which by best estimates accounts for about 50% of the risk.

You're often the gateway to the clinic, so keep clients focused on DVMs' expertise when discussing parasite control.

While dogs don't typically recover well from kidney transplants, cats actually do quite well.

Antifibrinolytics are drugs that stabilize clots, and their role in veterinary medicine is still relatively new.

Megin Nichols, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, enteric zoonoses activity lead at the CDC, presented at the 2018 American Veterinary Medical Association Convention on a recent listeria outbreak.

It's difficult to pinpoint exactly what you should be talking to a mediator about.

In general, an ABG test can help veterinarians distinguish whether an animal is hypoxemic.

Key takeaways from a presentation on emergency and disaster preparedness from the 2018 American Veterinary Medical Association Convention.

We have a diverse profession in one way, we don't have a diverse profession in terms of ethnicity and race.

You don't have to know everything! When you play to each other's strengths, you can ease pets' fears more effectively.

Transdermal drugs to treat epilepsy in cats are easy to use, but do not exactly mirror oral medications.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, talks about some of the new changes regarding online platforms and social media networks veterinarians need to know.

Breeders sometimes promote the idea that certain dog breeds are at higher risk when undergoing anesthesia.

Everyone makes cytologic preparations a little bit different, says Anne Barger, DVM, MS, DACVP, clinical professor in pathobiology at University of Illinois.

Providing this framework can help improve diagnosis, as well as confidence in that diagnosis.

Two-doctor veterinary practices could be missing $3 million in revenue due to poor client compliance.

How can veterinarians use pain as a clinical parameter?

Cloacal prolapse is another gastrointestinal emergency that veterinarians may see in birds.