Getting your clients to opt for treatment every timeNovember 25, 2020You chose the correct workup. You determined the proper diagnosis. You laid out the treatment plan. Yet, your client declined to move forward. How could they do that to you?
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Being too busy: A blessing or curse?November 25, 2020While the suffering of COVID is far from over, this columnist predicts veterinary medicine is going to continue to flourish as never before.
Turmeric: Golden spice or fool's gold?November 24, 2020Turmeric has long been employed for a wide range of health conditions in traditional folk medicine, particularly in Indian Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Check in with new owners to prevent surrendersNovember 23, 2020A Merck survey reveals 73 percent of those who adopted a dog amidst the pandemic are considering rehoming it.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveHoliday hazards infographic downloadNovember 19, 2020This marketing infographic is for VPN Plus+ members to use in your clinics reminding clients what foods and items are dangerous to pets during the holidays.
In-home hospice care, euthanasia expanded via acquisitionNovember 19, 2020BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospita has entered the end-of-life market with the purchase of California-based PetHospice.
MCT intratumoral injectable gets green lightNovember 19, 2020Dogs afflicted with non-metastatic mast cell tumors (MCTs) can now benefit from a new and novel treatment method.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveVeterinary chiropractic: A friend or foe to your patients?November 18, 2020By Brennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD, cVMAChiropractic is primarily the manipulation of bones in the spine in an effort to treat or prevent disease or to reduce discomfort. Though therapeutic manipulation of bones in the spine has a long history, chiropractic—as it is understood today—was invented in the late 19th century by Daniel David Palmer. He conceived the notion that all disease results from vertebrae in the spine being out of place (so-called "subluxations"), and that their forceful manipulation (an "adjustment") can prevent or treat disease. He gave varying explanations for this idea over time, often claiming nerves carried a spiritual energy called "innate intelligence," and that obstruction of the flow of this energy by vertebral subluxations caused medical symptoms.1,2 Few chiropractors today still adhere to the notion of a mystical energy such as innate intelligence as the source of disease or the focus of chiropractic treatment. However, there is a split in the field with respect to the subluxation concept.3,4 Most chiropractors still view subluxation, or the vertebral subluxation complex (VSC), as a real entity causing illness and that can be corrected by chiropractic manipulation. These practitioners also sometimes reject modern scientific explanations of illness, such as germ theory, and may recommend their patients avoid …
Cats can give other cats COVID quite easilyNovember 18, 2020Feline-to-feline transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is possible, even if an animal is not showing any symptoms of the virus.
Is your practice in Charleston, W.Va.? Watch out for roundwormsNovember 17, 2020Charleston, W.Va., is the number one city for roundworm in October, the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) reports.
