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Chiropractic Care for Companion Animals

Chiropractic Care for Companion Animals

Veterinarians and staff have many tools at their disposal these days for treating pain. One perhaps leser-known modality is chiropractic care for your animal patients. Read on to learn more about this technique and its value to patients and your practice.

Shining a Light on Canine Heroes

Shining a Light on Canine Heroes

Unlike family pets, working dogs require a different level of veterinary care with a particular urgency. If a working dog becomes injured or ill, it often cannot effectively perform its job and may have to be temporarily taken out of service or even retired. That leaves a gap in the service they provide to a community. Photobiomodulation therapy, which includes laser therapy, can help accelerate healing and reduce pain and inflammation helping to speed their return to service.

Inside AAHA: December 2021

Inside AAHA: December 2021

New AAHA president Adam Hechko, DVM, looks back at 2021, and urges us all to celebrate all our successes, no matter how small. Also in Inside AAHA, how one accredited practice used the AAHA standards to bring awareness to their accreditation; Dear AAHA answers a question on circuit tubing; and all about AAHA’s new cloud storage system for evaluations.

The Growing Role of Teletriage

The Growing Role of Teletriage

Teletriage is a process in telehealth, where the severity of a patient’s condition is determined via phone call, video meeting, or even text chat. Using teletriage methods can help improve care and ease the burden on your staff and practice.

Dermatology: When to Refer

Dermatology: When to Refer

Allergic skin disease, recurrent pyoderma, and otitis externa are among the most common conditions seen by primary care veterinarians (PC DVMs). But interestingly, veterinary dermatology has one of the lowest referral rates in specialty medicine. Why is that?

Coping with Board Complaints

Coping with Board Complaints

During the pandemic, clients are increasingly filing complaints with state veterinary boards against veterinarians. This article explores ways to protect both your license and your mental health, including documentation, veterinary license defense, and wellness resources.

How Accreditation Will Change End-of-Life Veterinary Care

How Accreditation Will Change End-of-Life Veterinary Care

The first veterinary practice to seek and receive AAHA end-of-life care accreditation is Colorado-based Caring Pathways, which specializes in mobile euthanasia services and hospice consulting in the Denver area.

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