Beware of boilerplate employment contractsDecember 6, 2018If you are a practice owner in need of an employment contract for a new associate, you may reflexively turn to the internet to see if you can find a “model” document. Or you may obtain one from a colleague or veterinary association. But adopting “boilerplate” employment contracts without the assistance of counsel can be deleterious to the health of your business.
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"Nutrition Essentials" e-book available for free downloadDecember 6, 2018Nutrition Essentials is a four-part e-book exploring the role of nutrition in keeping dogs and cats healthy in the areas of chronic kidney disease, dermatology, obesity, and oncology.
Six tips to keep pets safe during the holidaysDecember 5, 2018To ensure pets remain healthy and safe during the holidays, Leni Kaplan, DVM, MS, from Cornell University’s (CU’s) College of Veterinary Medicine, shares six tips for veterinarians to pass along to clients.
Merck Animal Health, AAEP celebrate 10 years of helping rescue horsesDecember 5, 2018The Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC), which helps protect the health of horses in rescue, celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month.
FDA approves noise aversion tablets for dogsDecember 4, 2018The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a tablet to treat noise aversion in dogs. Manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Pexion (imepitoin) is administered twice daily starting two days before an expected noise and continued through the event. The tablets will be available by prescription only.
A thriving relevant veterinary profession must include "roots" and "shoots"December 4, 2018While we stand “tall and sturdy” with a great root system of respect, trust, and relevance holding up the profession in general, and most practices specifically (given the small number of closures), we risk withering unless we also push out shoots in the form of new growth.
Product add-on helps detect canine bladder and prostate cancersDecember 4, 2018Sentinel Biomedical has released Cadet Braf-Plus, a new add-on for its Cadet Braf product, which together helps detect more than 95 percent of canine bladder and prostate cancers.
Independent retailers to sell hemp oil pet productsDecember 3, 2018Phyto Animal Health has signed an agreement with distribution company Mr. Checkout to sell its line of cannabidiol (CBD) hemp oil pet products to members of the Independent Pet Retailer Association (IPRA).
Oregon veterinarian arrested for allegedly threatening employee with a handgunDecember 3, 2018An Oregon-based veterinarian is facing charges of coercion and menacing for allegedly pointing a handgun at an employee in the parking lot of his practice and sending threatening text messages to a former employee.
What is screening and is it beneficial?November 30, 2018Screening is the use of diagnostic tests in apparently healthy individuals with no clinical symptoms.1-2 Its purpose is to detect asymptomatic disease with the presumption that this can allow earlier, more effective intervention and will reduce suffering and delay or prevent death.
