September 2022

AAHA board member Scott Driever, DVM, talks about supporting mental health in the practice. Log in to the AAHA Community to join the conversation with other AAHA practice team members.

News briefs from across the industry and beyond. This month’s articles include:

• Harbor Seal Aided by Noninvasive Kidney Stone Treatment
• USDA Adds $400M for Avian Influenza Response
• FDA Conditionally Approves First Drug to Delay Onset of Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs

and more!

You’ve got more business than you can handle but it’s taking a long time to find veterinarians to join your crew. You’re not alone. Between veterinarians wanting to retire or reduce hours and competition from others offering an array of sign-on bonuses and other incentives, veterinary hospitals are being forced to get creative in facing new operational challenges.

In addition to following recommendations from the 2021 AAHA Nutrition and Weight Management Guidelines, here’s how pet nutrition conversations look today.

With all the stressors in play against veterinary staff, it is more important than ever to take care of your team, and implement strategies that can lead to successully improving everyon’e mental health.

Sometimes when I talk to other veterinary people, either doctors or nurses, I get the impression that they fall into one of two categories: people who love diagnosing and managing feline endocrine cases, and people who would rather undergo an invasive medical procedure.

Patty Casebolt, chief operating officer at the Medical Eye Center, was introduced to us by our friends at CareCredit, who generously made it possible for us to have a conversation about how mindfulness can be worked into our busy days and why even skeptics should consider making meditation a habit.

Stefany Hutchinson, receptionist at Village Veterinary Hospital in Canastota, New York is the September 2022 EOTM Winner!