International Cat Day: Honoring Our Tiny, Purring, Occasionally Murderous Overlords
International Cat Day: Honoring Our Tiny, Purring, Occasionally Murderous OverlordsAugust 8 is International Cat Day, and if you work in vet med, you already know: Cats aren't just pets. They're puzzles. Personalities. Pint-sized panthers with very specific rules....
Stronger Together: How to Build a Strong Veterinary Referral Network
Stronger Together: How to Build a Strong Veterinary Referral NetworkBecause no clinic can do it all - and that's okay. In a perfect world, we'd have every specialist under one roof. But in reality, most general practices can't provide every advanced service...
Between a Rock and a Rude Place: The Practice Manager’s Dilemma
Between a Rock and a Rude Place: The Practice Manager's DilemmaWhen protecting your team means risking a client - and keeping a client means risking your team. If you've managed a veterinary clinic for more than 5 minutes, you've probably found yourself stuck in one...
When Vet Med Levels Up: What Advanced Care Means for Practice Managers
When Vet Med Levels Up: What Advanced Care Means for Practice ManagersPurdue's first canine cardiac ablation is more than a medical milestone - it's a management wake-up call. Big news from Purdue University's College of Veterinary Medicine: they've successfully...
Inflation is Up – Now What? A Practice Manager’s Guide to Staying Sane and Smart
Inflation is Up - Now What?A Practice Manager's Guide to Staying Sane and SmartHow to Keep Your Clinic Running Smoothly When Everything Costs More Than it Did Last Week You're not imagining it - gloves cost more, medications cost more, dog food costs more, and yes,...
How to Get the Most Out of a Veterinary Convention
How to Get the Most Out of a Veterinary Convention (Without Needing a Post-Trip Nap That Lasts Three Days)AVMA Washington, D.C. | July 18-22, 2025 Whether it's your first big vet med conference or you're a seasoned swag-collector with a lanyard full of name tags,...
Triage: Where Medicine Meets Mayhem (and You’re the Traffic Controller)
Triage: Where Medicine Meets Mayhem (and You're the Traffic Controller)Working in vet med means you wear a lot of hats - diagnostician, counselor, detective, animal whisperer. But one of the most underrated (and most stressful) roles? Triage Officer of Chaos. Whether...
Bloat in the Building: What Every Veterinary Team Member Should Know About GDV
Bloat in the Building: What Every Veterinary Team Member Should Know About GDVWhen a GDV case hits the clinic, the whole atmosphere changes. The clock ticks louder and the pace quickens. Everyone - from reception to recovery - has a role to play. Gastric...
Fourth of July: Celebrating our Vet Med Dependence
Fourth of July: Celebrating our Vet Med DependenceThis Independence Day, let's be honest: We're not exactly off the grid grilling hot dogs in flag shorts. Some of us are working. Some of us are on call. Some of us are pretending to enjoy fireworks while...
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