Every year, parts of the country are plagued by extreme heat. This year is no different. This infographic helps clients recognize the signs of heatstroke and gives tips on how to prevent it, detailing specifics that put certain pets at higher risk. Finally, it gives a look at what might happen at your practice once a pet is brought in.
In this session: This presentation helps explain why families choose euthanasia over natural death. Faith Banks, DVM, CHPV, CCRT, looks at setting expectations and how to communicate the process to pet owners. The presentation covers pre-euthanasia sedation, euthanasia injection techniques, and aftercare, including memorialization options. Lastly, it discusses supporting pet owners through grief with resources and ongoing emotional support. This presentation helps the veterinarian and practice team perform in-home pet euthanasia compassionately and professionally.
In this session: This presentation helps explain why families choose euthanasia over natural death. Faith Banks, DVM, CHPV, CCRT, looks at setting expectations and how to communicate the process to pet owners. The presentation covers pre-euthanasia sedation, euthanasia injection techniques, and aftercare, including memorialization options. Lastly, it discusses supporting pet owners through grief with resources and ongoing emotional support. This presentation helps the veterinarian and practice team perform in-home pet euthanasia compassionately and professionally.
The People and Animal Well-being (PAW) Act aims to support pet owners by making veterinary care more affordable under Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
How often have you heard the tibial plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO) called the ‘gold standard’ for cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD)? Have you wondered how it earned that title? ‘Gold standard’ treatments face criticism in human medicine, and veterinarians should do the same.
How often have you heard the tibial plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO) called the ‘gold standard’ for cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD)? Have you wondered how it earned that title? ‘Gold standard’ treatments face criticism in human medicine, and veterinarians should do the same.
Moving mandibular canine teeth to a more acceptable position usually involves creation of a passive orthodontic device, such as an inclined plane or composite extensions. These options work well for mild and severe cases of mandibular distoclusion.
Each year, five veterinary students will receive $5,000 grants, amounting to ten students receiving scholarships over the two-year program.
At a time in veterinary medicine when it is hard to hire a warm body, much less a devoted doctor willing to join forces and stay on permanently, it is worth asking what it takes to be a more successful mentor.
I’m still getting used to this strange bedfellow of ours. What’s more, I’m not quite sure what to make of the fact I can’t manage to despise it yet. Never in a million years would I have predicted the relative equanimity I’ve experienced throughout this process. After all, as anyone who has caught any part of my decades-long writing career can attest, I’ve carefully nurtured a poisonous aversion to corporate takeovers in veterinary medicine.
