Expert Interviews

Unprecedented access to specialists is just one great use of this emerging service.

It's time to start thinking about and utilizing your veterinary practice website differently.

The results of a recent pet owner survey uncovered that clients perceive communication from veterinary practices as a request for more money.

Dr. Burkitt sites a number of diseases and indications in which steroids can become a cornerstone of management.

When a bird presents with dyspnea there are multiple different diagnostics that a veterinarian may need to do.

When the merger between Mars Inc., which owns Banfield Pet Hospitals, and VCA Animal Hospitals happened a little over a year ago, veterinary practices were concerned about what this partnership would mean for their businesses.

Khursheed Mama, DVM, DACVAA, professor of veterinary anesthesiology at Colorado State University, says this complication is common even in healthy patients.

As a house-call veterinarian, you should still have relationships with brick-and-mortar veterinary hospitals for referrals.

When getting started with using video at your veterinary practice, Bill Schroeder, senior vice president of InTouch Practice Communications, suggests a few things.

Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, director of finance and operations for Shepherd Software, talks about the benefits and drawbacks of being a relief veterinarian.

Owners oftentimes notice a subtle change in the behavior of their pets that could actually be indicators of pain, explains Amy L. Pike, DVM, DACVB, chief of the Behavior Medicine Division at the Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia.

For a veterinarian to initiate mediation, Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton, Esq, principal at Hamilton Law & Mediation, says all they need to do is find an independent mediator or community mediation center.

The system is designed for private veterinary practices and hospitals that have a high volume of patients and complete upwards of 10 chemistries per day.

Mark Zuckerberg and friends are changing data collection practices on the social media giant. Find out what that means for your veterinary hospital online presence and marketing.

While annual exams are one of the key communication points for veterinary clinics, there are many ways veterinarians can keep in contact with clients outside of that appointment.

One of the main challenges veterinary practices may face when managing illness in senior pets is getting to the problem early.

A brand isn't a logo or a sign — it's essentially a feeling about a business.

Gregg M. Griffenhagen, DVM, MS, DACVAA, anesthesiologist and clinical instructor at Colorado State University, gives a simple, 3-step approach to better understand an electrocardiogram.

James Gaynor, DVM, DACVA, DACVPM, pain specialist at Peak Performance Veterinary Group in Frisco, Colorado, talks about the gold standard for managing osteoarthritis in dogs.

MightyVet allows veterinarians to scaffold and help each other out, whether as a sounding board, support network or simply someone to vent to.

When you're gone, can your team function on its own? Does your practice have a high employee turnover rate?

There's a thing called the veterinary myth, Alan Robinson, BVSc, MRCVS, DMS, director of VetDynamics UK Ltd, says.

An exam room advocate is essentially a concierge for your veterinary practice.

This veterinary orthopedic surgeon says he stopped using tramadol for his canine patients about 5 years ago.

The Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference is a special conference for Nancy Shaffran, CVT, VTS (ECC), who gave her first lecture there about 17 years ago.

Back in the day it was acceptable to be very hard on your veterinary teams. But millennials will not stand for that type of communication.

Martha Cline, DVM, DACVN, clinical veterinary nutritionist at Red Bank Hospital in New Jersey, explains that some of the best advice veterinarians and veterinary team members can give pet owners is feeding instructions and guidance.

David Bartram, BVetMed, FRCVS, director of outcomes research for Zoetis, explores the main findings from his study about introducing new veterinary students to the concept of mental wellbeing.