Practice Management

There is something magical about cat-only clinics. Many of them have very highly trained doctors and staff who are true cat lovers and who know what it takes to keep cats at their healthiest and cat owners willing to keep coming back for regular care.

Everyone from the client service representatives to the veterinary assistants and technicians can play a vital role in providing the best care to feline patients, especially in cases of dermatological problems.

Is lack of compliance bugging you?

It’s a stressful time at many veterinary hospitals as they struggle with shortages of veterinarians and professional staff. Making the most of their credentialed technicians can go a long way to easing the stress and helping the bottom line.

Once a credentialed veterinary technician has years of experience, many often wonder, what’s next? Enter the Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS).

Before opening Four Seasons Veterinary Specialists in Loveland, Colorado, Tara Britt, VMD, DACVS, and Jennifer Lowry, DVM, MS, DACVR, each had their own veterinary businesses in the area.

Ten million pets go missing each year, but only one in ten is found. Checking the chip can improve the odds.

Despite being busy than ever, AAHA-member practices managed to take time out on July 22, AAHA-Accredited Practice Day, to celebrate their AAHA-accreditation in person and on social media.

Step into any veterinary clinic post-COVID, and you will notice a theme: long wait times, overextended staff, and more patients and appointments than ever before. While we aren’t dealing with the annoyance of curbside as much, we are still trying to wrestle with the sheer increase in patients needing to be seen. In larger cities such as Philadelphia and Boston, the number of patients needing to be seen has increased beyond the demand of staff.

Pet owners spend more time researching payment information than they do researching pet care provider information, according to a recent study.