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Exotic pet care is not for the faint of heart. But for passionate veterinarians and their teams, it can offer challenges and rewards as unique as the animals themselves.

it’s time to retire. What do you do? Sell to a corporation, an associate, or an outside veterinarian?

Now more than ever, a business needs to understand and regularly measure the metrics that define financial success. Get started with the these valuable financial resources. 

AAHA board member Cheryl Smith, CVPM, discusses the essential nature of keeping track of inventory. New section, “Next Up for AAHA” alerts members to recent and upcoming changes in the association, a reminder to plan your Connexity experience, and Dear AAHA answers the question of how to dispose of an old X-ray unit.

Not everyone loves inventory management. The work requires people who enjoy the never-ending puzzle of keeping enough of everything—but not too much—on hand. Step one is finding that person on your team.

Taking time to explore what is working best in a successful situation helps to identify the team’s strengths, best practices, and peak performances. Then, those strengths can be applied to designing a strategy to improve what is not working well elsewhere in the practice.

Myofascial trigger points can generate pain and dysfunction. This results in localized hypoxia and ischemia and the release of inflammatory mediators, which sensitize afferent nerve fibers accounting for the tenderness of the area.

Katie Verrill, CVT, of Briargate Boulevard Animal Hospital in Colorado Springs, worked up until two days before she went into labor and returned to work just six weeks later.

News briefs from across the industry and beyond. This month’s articles include: Feline hypertension toolkit; pet industry reaches milestone by exceeding $100B in annual sales; JVME ’s new editor-in-chief makes history; researchers study dogs for clues about cancer treatment side effects; cats are just as disloyal as you suspected, new study suggests; Kentucky boy working to get rescue animals recognized as state pet; researchers discover three deep-sea sharks glow in the dark; AVMA Spanish-language resources available; backyard chickens risk pathogen spread; new data on the prevalence of anal sac disorders in dogs.

Advice from practice leaders about how to effectively communicate with clients, from extending compassion when appropriate to setting boundaries and knowing when to terminate a relationship.