Expert Interviews

Turn down the bad vibes and get on with your life.

When Immovable Weight-Loss Diet meets Unstoppable Frightened Pet in the veterinary exam room, this young associate worries about calm before calories.

You don't have to go out on a limb to minimize stress during orthopedic exams.

Dr. Garret Pachtinger has a way to take the edge of stress in the ER waiting room.

Were betting youve at least heard of CVC. But how do you think the hours and hours of brilliant clinical information and killer practice management content come together?

Theres a bully whos really wrecking my life at my veterinary practice. How do I broach the B word to my bossand when is it time to move on to another hospital? The answer lies in another B word: Showing your boss how the bully affects the business.

Real world practice advice from your peers in action

Watch this video. Your feline patients will thank you.

I'm pregnant, and I'm afraid to tell my coworkers. But there are a few tasks as a veterinary technician I can't safely perform. How can I protect my baby without seeming like I'm slacking at work?

As a veterinary small animal practitioner, you may be unsure when clients come in with questions about this increasingly popular pet. Try this for starters.

Confess: Do you stand behind the veterinary exam table and blah, blah, blah, hairball, blah, blah blah, litter box" at clients? Jane Brunt, DVM, CATalyst Council Executive Director, offers the purrfect words to connect with cat owners. (P.S. There are kittens here. Playing. Its really cute, we promise.)

dvm360 is filled with advice on how to properly treat pets. But do our own editors and team members practice what we preach? Get the confessions here.

Listen to the expert's opinion on settling soil if you're experiencing this problem.

If your spontaneous reaction to the thought of practicing Fear-Free medicine is that it costs too much and takes too much time, listen to what the folks at Bigger Road Veterinary Center in Springboro, Ohio have to say.

Are you ready for the 12-year-old Yorkie that needs 24 teeth extracted? Theres no cookie-cutter approach in veterinary medicine! Heres help.

To kick off National Veterinary Technician Week, Oct. 11 through 17, were serving up tons of thanks and freebies all week long. Note: This week is for technicians only. No daleks, companions, weeping angels or cybermen allowed. If youre still looking for a great way to recognize your out-of-this-world technicians, nominate them for our All Stars Technician Photo Gallery. (Just for fun: Count the number of Dr. Who references in this episode.)

Drs. David Bruyette and Karen Felsted face off on how to charge-or not charge-clients for consultations.

Watch this 51-second video to see how a pheromone station can work to calm visiting cats at your veterinary clinic.

Client with submissive, peeing Dachschund, proceed straight to exam room 1 Dr. Earhart and technician Lisa, you are clear to depart to cat dental in treatment 2 Whoa, whoa! Assistant with the Great Dane, you are getting too close to feline boarding. Abort! Abort!"

Navigating the often tricky owner-manager relationship

One of the veterinary technicians is super territorial and bossy, and Im so sick of her Im ready to quit! What can I say to my boss to help her see this Super Tech is ruining our team?

Officials hope to quell the transmission of disease by limiting transport of flocks.

We asked veterinary dermatologist Dr. Rudayna Ghubash how to match the right treatment to the right patient.

We caught up with the winner of the General Practice Hospital of the Year at CVC Kansas City and spoke about her practice's philosophy.

Pass these tips on to your clients, and enhance the well-being of your feline patients.

Our editors went live on the showroom floor to check out the newest things at CVC.

A little trick plus lots of patience equals success.

September 2015 marks the first ever Animal Pain Awareness Month and Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds founder Tasha McNerney, CVT, is psyched.