Pandemic practices worth holding ontoSeptember 20, 2021Our collective veterinary COVID chapter may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we will be throwing out everything we have learned and starting anew with a long backward loop that pretends 2020 never happened.
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Free at last! How I finally paid off my student loansAugust 9, 2021Student loans can put new graduates in debt for decades. Maintaining your payments, spending less than you earn, and making wise investments can make the process less painful.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveBehavior in motion and what it means for the professionJune 11, 2021By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBASetting our sights on how animals outwardly behave is a fundamental concession to the fact we keep pets for our pleasure, as well as for our own emotional needs. However, that does not mean veterinarians should disregard emotion, as we have done.
Is our profession really serious about pet obesity?June 2, 2021When was the last time you looked at the side of a bag of pet food? Have you ever examined the recommended portion section?
Stoking the flames of your love affair with veterinary medicineMay 21, 2021When you're down in the veterinary doldrums, what do you do to refresh your commitment to animal medicine?
It's always sunny in veterinary medicineMay 4, 2021If David Bowie’s eponymous song says anything about changes, it’s that they’re good for you.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveWhy does no one want to be a practice owner anymore?March 18, 2021By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBABeing a practice owner is hard. But being a veterinarian is way harder than being a practice owner. Which makes me wonder why so many people willing to put in tireless hours to crown themselves animal doctor are subsequently unwilling to take this extra step?
Four ways we can stay healthy (so we can die with our boots on... if we want to)March 16, 2021Being a veterinary professional in a clinical setting is more physically demanding than we tend to think, regardless of our species of choice.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveCurbside dilemmas: nine tips for troubleshooting the dreaded COVID protocolFebruary 11, 2021By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBAClient communication has taken a hit during COVID. Here are nine troubleshooting tips to help get your teams through the pandemic.
How our profession went viral: COVID-related changes in client behaviorFebruary 9, 2021Last March, when COVID-19 initiated its first round of shutdowns, most of us wrung our hands and wondered whether our profession could weather this.