August isn’t just about the dog days of summer. It’s a great month for cats, too, with National Bring Your Cat to the Vet Day, as well as a few other feline-centric days. Looking for social media post ideas or promotions for your clinic? How about National Check the Chip Day? Here are some more “out of the box” holidays to showcase!
For dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease, this kind of activity is likely the “good old days.” Bigstock/chrisukphoto
Ask any small animal veterinarians what they consider the “gold standard” approach for cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs, and you will most likely hear, the “TPLO.”1-7 From veterinary school forward, we hear from surgeons that the tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) delivers a more rapid recovery and return to normal function, even when compared …
In this session, attendees will review current statistics of obesity in dogs and cats including prevalence, contributing factors, and comorbidities. Sarah Wooten, DVM, CVJ, will review the endocrine and inflammatory components of obesity, as well as how to use tools to diagnose obesity. Attendees will also learn how to estimate ideal body weight, calculate RER and amount to feed to achieve ideal weight. We will also cover, important factors in weight loss diets, how to choose the right food, and how to prevent obesity in the first place. Lastly, attendees will be given a 6-step process to easily guide your clients through a successful weight loss program.
Spectrum of care is critical to expanding veterinary care accessibility and increasing client compliance.
This point was further focused on by the AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) during their recently concluded Veterinary Information Forum (VIF) in Denver, Colorado.
Educating veterinary students and professionals, establishing policies, and providing resources on spectrum of care are among the suggestions the AVMA HOD vote to be referred to the AVMA Board of Directors (BOD) for consideration, …
Encouraging veterinarians to take steps to ensure the future success of colleagues and the profession overall is the top priority of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA’s) new leader.
Providing more veterinary professionals across the U.S. access to standardized radiograph interpretation, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), is the driving force behind a newly announced industry partnership.
One more consideration could be a game changer when looking at the team, efficiencies, and effectiveness when it comes to staffing: creative scheduling. Effective scheduling and staffing don’t have to be rigid. Rigidity in staffing is a cultural norm within veterinary medicine that we have all come to adopt as gospel. As managers and owners, we can step “outside of the box” we have built for ourselves and approach hiring, job descriptions, and scheduling creatively to meet the needs of both the practice and team members.
Valerie Fadok, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVD, focuses on the keys to success in managing atopic dermatitis. They are developing a proactive treatment plan and providing tools to empower clients. Atopic dermatitis is a forever disease; while we can’t cure it, we can manage it well. We need to set realistic expectations with our clients, and partner with them to improve quality of life for themselves and their pets.
The Epicur Pharma-sponsored program enlisted over 270 diplomates from the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) to conduct free veterinary eye exams.
The California Veterinary Emergency Team (CVET) leads a statewide coordinated effort to aid animals during emergencies.
