What to tell clients when you raise pricesApril 8, 2022Clients will be more comfortable with small, steady increments instead of large fee hikes. Most pet owners will anticipate increased costs in the future.
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Can you solve this puzzle?April 8, 2022An eight-year-old standard poodle presents after being found with a distended abdomen at a boarding facility.
Coping with shockingly bad client behaviorMarch 28, 2022Everything has changed. Whether we are still curbside or taking clients in one at a time, most of us are still laboring under the pandemified conditions we have been forced to adopt.
Re-earning client trust by leading down the chain of commandMarch 28, 2022Nothing builds or destroys a client’s trust like a veterinary team available (or not available) when a pet is in crisis.
How molecular testing is reshaping the way parasites can be detectedMarch 28, 2022Seventy percent of American households have a pet, which studies show keep people happy, healthy, bring families closer together, and even lowers healthcare costs.
Exploring surgical site infectionsMarch 22, 2022Surgical site infections (SSI) are a risk for any surgical endeavor. They are defined as an infection occurring anywhere in the operative field after a surgical procedure.
Notable developmental defects of the mandibular first molar in dogsMarch 22, 2022Chelsey, a seven-year-old spayed cockapoo, recently presented for extraction of her left mandibular first molar tooth (tooth 309) that was diagnosed with endodontic disease on dental radiographs that were taken by her primary care veterinarian.
The why and when to compound medicationsMarch 22, 2022Do your doctors freeze when you say, “Why don’t you have it compounded?”
The future of canine cancer treatmentMarch 15, 2022The use of immunotherapies to treat cancers has become increasingly widespread in human medicine, with some of these promising therapeutics producing remarkable outcomes.
The team's role in the human-animal bondMarch 15, 2022The human-animal bond is at the center of all our medical interactions with clients. The bond is built through the relationship between a pet and the people within its family.
