Parasite parlance: How "Eww, gross! What's that?" wins the day

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Reach out to a veterinary client's curious inner child to maintain attention during flea, tick and heartworm prevention talks.

Curiosity might SAVE the cat when it comes to parasite prevention. Client curiosity, that is. Here is how veterinary parasitologist Dr. Richard Gerhold keeps his veterinary students interested when discussing parasites in the classroom, which has lessons for your exam room lectures.

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