Making the most of 2023 trendsJanuary 10, 2023Most would agree that 2022 was a year like no other. With persistent staffing shortages, rising inflation, and a global pandemic that just won’t quit, the average veterinary professional has been pushed to their limit.
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Five need-to-know timesavers to help speed up surgical check-insJanuary 9, 2023Talk with your team about ways to streamline surgical admissions and set clear expectations for clients. You and your clients deserve smooth, efficient check-ins and procedures.
Senior-friendly pet care enhances human-animal bondJanuary 4, 2023Ensuring senior dogs and cats are happy, healthy, and sufficiently supported throughout their golden years requires an individualized, multifaceted approach.
From small animals to outer spaceJanuary 4, 2023Eager to explore new horizons, Dr. Richard Linnehan was selected by NASA in March 1992 and completed a year of astronaut candidate training, which qualified him for space shuttle flight assignments as a mission specialist.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveJanuary pet- and vet-related calendarJanuary 4, 2023Welcome to 2023, the Year of the Rabbit! January highlights dressing pets up and traveling with pets. VPN Plus+ created this marketing piece for you to use freely in your clinics to provide your staff with fun ideas for in-clinic mixers, photo contests, or social medial posts.
Lessons in forging a new path in vetmedJanuary 3, 2023Another year has wound down, and in the veterinary world, that means things are about to amp up. The holiday season went by fast, and most likely has increased the tension from people around us. The past year has been tough for most of us in the veterinary space.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveSelling to Corporate: But First Learn the LingoJanuary 3, 2023This session: Mary Mongioi, Esq, discusses the different options you have if you are thinking of selling your practice. She also covers the role of veterinary consolidators, how to calculate purchase price, and more.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveOur tacit pact with the purebred pet industryDecember 28, 2022By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBAAs one of our path professors used to say, “If you want to start a successful practice, try befriending some boxer and Shar-pei breeders.” Although I date myself with this reference to currently less fashionable breeds (today we might rely more on our über allergy-prone doodles and everything-prone Frenchies), the core truth remains: We rely on our purebreds for profitability.
My canine patient ate a grape—now what?December 23, 2022Despite our new suspicions, the scant, published evidence does not yet definitively identify the toxic principle, much less how many grapes or raisins it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop. That means I am stuck in the unenviable position of treating every single patient/event on a worst-case basis, right?
18,000-dog milestone achieved by service animal groupDecember 22, 2022A two-year-old Labrador retriever named Hugh is the 18,000th dog to be paired with a human through The Seeing Eye.
