Expert Interviews

Kristen Cooley, BA, CVT, VTS (Anes/Analgesia), instructional specialist at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, says the most predictive successor of failure factors when adding a pain management program to your veterinary hospital is keeping everyone on the same page.

Elizabeth Colleran, DVM, MS, DABVP (Feline), owner of the Cat Hospital of Portland and chair of the Cat Friendly Practice Program, talks about why feline interstitial cystitis is now often called Pandora syndrome.

Ellen Lindell, VMD, DACVB, owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in Bethel, Connecticut, says when treating behavior problems, you want to understand the target behavior.

Dr. Barden Greenfield can help you turn the tragedy of this particularly difficult extraction into a triumphant victory.

Heather Wilson-Robles, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), associate professor in the veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences department at Texas A&M University, explains why there are so many more canine cancer clinical trials than there are for feline.

The dream-into-reality moment of your veterinary design project explained.

Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline), owner of Bytown Cat Hospital in Ontario, Canada, explains how placing urinary catheters in cats is still important.

Many people believe that veterinarians who work in animal shelters or for animal welfare have a higher risk compassion fatigue. Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, veterinary industry liaison, speaker, and consultant, says this is a misconception that she has found to be quite the opposite.

Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA, and director of shelter medicine in the clinical sciences department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, talks about why she thinks there has been an increase in awareness and interest in animal shelter medicine.

Kristen Cooley, BA, CVT, VTS (Anes/Analgesia), instructional specialist at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, discusses what you need to do when designing a pain management program in your veterinary hospital or practice.

Brian DiGangi, DVM, MS, DABVP, immediate past president of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, discusses how the understanding of compassion fatigue in veterinary medicine has stemmed from the work that has been done in human medicine on the topic.

Ellen Lindell, VMD, DACVB, owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in Bethel, Connecticut, expresses the importance of getting an accurate diagnosis or reason for a specific behavior in a pet before prescribing any medication.

Elizabeth Thomovsky, DVM, MS, DACVECC, associate professor of small animal emergency and critical care at Purdue University, gives advice on how to quickly stabilize cats in acute respiratory distress.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, veterinary industry liaison, speaker, and consultant, talks about how forward scheduling is gaining momentum in the veterinary field.

Heather Wilson-Robles, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), associate professor in the veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences department at Texas A&M University, explains how canine lymphoma and human lymphoma are very similar.

Ellen Lindell, VMD, DACVB, owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in Bethel, Connecticut, hints on the importance of always thinking about potential side effects when prescribing medications for pets with behavioral concerns.

Brian DiGangi, DVM, MS, DABVP, immediate past president of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, explains the differences between burnout and compassion fatigue.

Your veterinary practice being bought by a corporation could be a great thing.

As members of a giving profession, veterinarians sometimes struggle to learn that dirty little word: no.

Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline), owner of Bytown Cat Hospital in Ontario, Canada, discusses the changes she has seen in recent years when it comes to the way veterinarians approach first-time obstructed cats.

Sometimes you have to blow up the veterinary hospital floor plan to get what you need.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, veterinary industry liaison, speaker, and consultant, explains the new ways that specialists are engaging with their clients by using technology.

Foster client awareness and provide community service

Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA, director of shelter medicine in the clinical sciences department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, explains how in certain parts of the country there has actually been a decrease in animal shelter intake.

Elizabeth Colleran, DVM, MS, DABVP (Feline), practice owner of the Cat Hospital of Portland, chair of the Cat Friendly Program, expresses why it is important to muscle condition score every cat that comes into your practice rather than body condition score them.

Doug Mader, MS, DVM, DABVP (C/F, R/A), DECZM (Herpetology), owner of Marathon Veterinary Hospital in Florida, notes that the oceans are a good indication of the world health.

Richard Marconi, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, explains why there has been a holdup in the development of a new human Lyme disease vaccine.

Two veterinary parasitology experts present their arguments for and against the routine use of this antibiotic in these cases.