In a session at the 2026 Fetch National Harbor conference, Nathanael Oster, VMD, MBA, walked attendees through the biology, diagnosis, and treatment of the flea tapeworm in dogs and cats, including why cats are affected more often than dogs.
|Articles|February 10, 2016
Team tool: Coach clients to weight loss success (for their pets, of course)
You and your fellow veterinary team members are basically Oprah for overweight pets.
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Veterinary team members make perfect partners for pet owners who need to help their pets lose weight. Why? Well, chances are your clients are lost in a sea of information when it comes to pet nutrition-and maybe don't know how vital the pet's weight loss actually is. Here's where you come in: Guide pet owners through each step of this handy checklist, created by Kim Fish, practice manager of Seville Animal Hospital in Seville, Ohio. Pet owners will be grateful for the step-by-step process, and you KNOW pets will be healthier because of it.
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