VPN Plus+ ExclusiveManaging pet loss grief and sadnessAugust 19, 2021There are techniques we can use within the practice to help prevent euthanasia and pet deaths from harming or causing long-term fatigue in clients and ourselves. One of those ways is by helping join pet owners in their grief without internalizing their trauma for ourselves. We need to remember we are not grieving for that pet in that moment, but instead we are empathizing with that owner’s sadness.
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Campaign tackles feline elusiveness in clinicsAugust 17, 2021To help increase clinical visits of feline patients, Royal Canin has partnered with celebrity cat-lover Kat Dennings, reality show veterinarian Diarra Blue, DVM, and internet celebrity Hannah “Kitten Lady” Shaw for its annual Take Your Cat to the Vet campaign.
DVM students get $50K in scholarshipsAugust 16, 2021Fourteen third-year veterinary students from across the U.S. have received a financial boost from Aurora Pharmaceutical.
The pandemic's impact on veterinary medicine's most sacred responsibilityAugust 16, 2021Illness and death slam all of us with the realization we do not have full control over life. Lack of control breeds fear.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveNutrition: Why treading lightly is often the best approachAugust 12, 2021By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBANutrition has evolved into the one area I’ve learned to tread lightly. It’s the third rail of all exam room topics of conversation, second only to politics and religion for the fervor it inspires — especially should you accidentally trip on a stray word in the minefield of unmentionable ingredients or excesses.
VMX deems 2021 a success with live and virtual offeringsAugust 11, 2021As one of the first major conferences to go live after the pandemic, this year’s VMX (June 6-9), benefitted from advanced planning.
The more we give, the more we getAugust 10, 2021The most successful people in today’s uber-competitive world are givers. They tilt reciprocity in a way that benefits others more than themselves.
Dogs, cats, and COVIDAugust 10, 2021While there are still gaps in our knowledge about how SARS-CoV-2 can affect different species, we have steadily improved our understanding through the course of the pandemic.
Lymphocytosis: Not always a cancer diagnosisAugust 10, 2021Finding significant lymphocytosis in a patient typically sends veterinarians on a search for cancer. Although there are other diseases that can cause elevated lymphocyte counts, they are a distant second to many different types of hematopoietic cancer.
Nutritional influences in dermatological disordersAugust 10, 2021The skin is an important immune organ with functions including a barrier against foreign antigens, immunoregulation, vitamin D production, thermoregulation, nutrient storage, sensory perception, reproduction, and antimicrobial action.
