Saving your pharmacy from e-bizSeptember 12, 2019If you’re not nervous about your hospital’s pharmacy, you should be. As if running a small business isn’t hard enough, now e-commerce giants and mega-retailers want to steal your veterinary hospital’s pharmacy business.
Education Center - SponsoredBringing specialist level interpretation in-clinicby • Zoetis DiagnosticsImagine a busy weekday morning in a typical small animal clinic. The appointments are fully booked, the phones are ringing, and in comes Yogi, a five year old terrier mix whose owners are clearly worried.
Improving your emotional intelligenceSeptember 12, 2019Emotional intelligence (EI) is about recognizing your own emotions and those of people around you, it is in your hands to develop over your lifetime.
Banfield training focuses on suicide awareness, preventionSeptember 12, 2019The veterinary suicide crisis is top of mind for many in the animal health industry, and the latest initiative from Banfield Pet Hospital hopes to combat this issue head-on.
Hospira recalls bacteriostatic water for injectionSeptember 12, 2019Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, has issued a voluntary recall on one lot of sterile, nonpyrogenic preparation of water for injection due concerns over sterilization.
One-third of owners prefer their pet over their kidsSeptember 11, 2019Americans certainly love their pets—in some cases, even more than their own flesh and blood.
Owners should consider animals when disaster planningSeptember 11, 2019September marks National Disaster Preparedness Month, and Hill’s Pet Nutrition is doing its part to ensure the safety of America’s furry family members.
A sit-down with Jane GoodallSeptember 10, 2019At 85 years of age, Dame Jane Goodall is as observant as ever. She instantly spots the gorilla motif on my tie, a souvenir from a trip to see the mountain gorillas in Rwanda. She also observes I’m writing a story for a veterinary publication.
Game of phonesSeptember 10, 2019Last spring, I attended one of those drug company-run boondoggles designed to “thank veterinarians” for their support and impart practice leadership skills.
Not all supplements are created equalSeptember 10, 2019Unfortunately, with the majority of these products, marketing overrides science. Owners spend money on products that may or may not be effective.
Boehringer offers tips for Lyme disease preventionSeptember 10, 2019As summer shifts to fall, Boehringer Ingelheim wants to remind owners to remain vigilant in protecting their pets against Lyme disease.
