Not all pets are cute and cuddly and sit in your lap, but pet owners love them just the same. Snakes, iguanas, birds, hamsters, fish and others are all popular pet choices, even though they can’t go for a walk in the park or come when you call. However, exotic pets may soon be scarce [...]

Reports began surfacing over the weekend of a potentially alarming trend in the mid-west: teen girls using veterinary medications to perform abortions on themselves.
We say ‘potentially’ because the reports, so far, are fuzzy at best. The story broke after the American Animal Hospital Association issued an advisory to members, warning them that pregnant teen girls [...]

Clients are more concerned about fees than ever before. In fact, you may be finding even some of your best clients are putting off non-emergency treatments for things like chronic conditions until they’ve got more cash in their coffers. Ignoring chronic conditions may end up costing them more in the long-run, though. Veterinary Pet Insurance [...]

It’s the first day of spring and many of your clients’ thoughts are turning toward planting gardens and sprucing up their yard now that all the snow is gone. That means you may start getting more questions from clients about how dangerous cocoa mulch is for their dog. Around this time each year, various email [...]

As Oprah goes, so goes the nation, and veterinarians may start getting a lot more questions from clients about parvovirus. Why’s that? News broke yesterday that Ivan, one of the two golden Cocker Spaniel puppies Oprah Winfrey adopted from the PAWS Chicago animal shelter, died over the weekend from parvovirus.
Winfrey introduced Ivan and his littermate, Sadie, [...]

It’s no secret – a blog can yield big benefits for your veterinary practice. As a marketing tool and educational asset, a blog can keep you in touch with your existing clients while directing new clients to your door. For a look at some of the realities of veterinary blogging, we turned to Dr. Patty [...]

Amidst all the gloomy economic news from across the world, there’s at least one silver lining: people are still spending a lot of money on their pets.
In a report from the Global Pet Expo in February, Dr. Marty Becker and Keith Turner from Pet Connection wrote that consumers spent more than $43 billion on pet [...]

Cats

This month in Cat Fancy Magazine, your clients are reading about kidney transplants and hyperthyroidism. If you are not familiar with the medical articles in Cat Fancy, they are usually based around an actual medical case. Through the article, you get personally involved with the cat, the owner and the staff at the veterinary hospital.

Kidney [...]