When managing a veterinary business, what you don’t know can hurt you. This applies to treating a patient, providing great client services, and having a high-performing team. The problem is that we are sometimes afraid to find out what we don’t know because it means we may have to change things, and change can be difficult. Stop being afraid and take steps to create a team survey that provides feedback you can act on.
Stem cell therapy is a robust option in veterinary medicine for treating painful conditions like osteoarthritis, and public interest continues to grow. But some products enter the market without scientific backing. This article examines what we know about stem cell therapy for pets and where it might be going by featuring interviews with some of the top experts in the field, including researchers at UC Davis, Cornell University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Georgia.
News briefs from across the industry this month include these headlines: study reveals how the canine gut microbiome interacts with GI diseases; strep throat? don’t blame your dog; study suggests risk factors for surgical site infections in dogs; top five business trends for 2020; a newly discovered virus linked to liver cancer in cats; technology news small businesses can use; yes! Cats do bond with people; and success story at UGA: Bacon.
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February 06, 2020
This week: A frostbitten cat gets 3D-printed paws, a con man peddling canine-cancer cures gets caught, and a veterinary school that admits rejected candidates . . . for a price.
February 06, 2020
Has your hospital ever turned away a patient because, as much as you wanted to help, you simply couldn’t cover the expense? The AVMA has a solution that's like having your own in-house 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.
February 06, 2020
Banfield Pet Hospital’s 2020 Veterinary Emerging Topics (VET) Report reveals that more than half of all adult dogs seen at Banfield hospitals in 2019 were considered overweight or obese.
February 04, 2020
Sometimes, a huge gap exists between what a veterinarian tells a client and what the client actually hears. For example: 73% of practices assess dogs for pain but only 45% of clients believe they do.
February 11, 2020
Thomas Mather, PhD, believes everyone should be better educated about ticks and able to identify the small number of tick species in the United States that threaten human health. “Different ticks carry different diseases in different parts of the country,” he explained.
February 12, 2020
This week: FDA approves new source for rescues, golden retrievers shut out of Westminster winner’s circle again , and Denver City Council says “yes” to pit bulls.
