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, […]

It’s no secret – a veterinary blog can yield big benefits for your veterinary practice and website. As a marketing tool and educational asset, a vet 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 […]

Veterinary medicine is just as stressful as any other medical field, but a pair of recent studies – one from Australia and the other from Germany – that has some dour news regarding the personal lives of veterinarians.   First up, there’s the study published this month in the Australian Veterinary Journal, which reports that […]

You and your clients know that pets occupy an increasingly important place in the family, but in the legal realm, lawyers and judges view pets more like a car or refrigerator than a family member. Last year’s settlement for the 2007 Menu Foods pet food recall compensated pet owners for everything from medical treatment and […]

By way of DVM 360, we’re catching up on a recent story from CBS News, which reports that jobs for veterinary technicians and veterinarians may be among those highly-coveted “recession-proof” jobs. That’s good news in general, but the CBS News report tosses around some numbers that paint a slightly skewed picture of the earning potential […]

The CVC East Conference is fast approaching and we’re busy getting ready for this year’s conference in Baltimore from April 24-27. VetNetwork‘s owner, Dr. Mark Feltz, will be conducting four presentations on Monday, April 27 for veterinarians and practice managers, focusing on the marketing tools veterinary practices need to thrive in the current economy. We’ve […]

State legislators in Florida this week introduced a pair of sweeping (and surprisingly strict) bills that impact dog breeders and owners in a variety of different ways.  The two bills, HB 1249 and its companion, SB 2002,  call for regulations on nearly every aspect of dog breeding, from animal behavior to dimensions of crates and […]

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 […]