The Ultimate Guide to Understanding and Using a Feline Dental Chart

By |2024-08-27T15:31:50+00:00August 26th, 2024|

Understanding your cat's dental health is crucial for ensuring their overall well-being. A feline dental chart is an essential tool that helps veterinarians, pet owners, and pet care professionals monitor and manage cats' dental health. This comprehensive guide will explore what a feline dental chart is, how to read it, and why it is vital for your cat’s

​​Helping You to Be Prepared: 5 Benefits of Pet Insurance

By |2021-09-15T14:47:10+00:00August 20th, 2021|

While you can’t put a price on the remarkable bonds people have with their pets, the financial reality is that many pet owners can’t afford the cost of veterinary care. In the United States, the average cost of caring for a dog throughout its lifetime can be anywhere from $17,650 a year to a staggering $93,520. For this

The Care and Nurturing of New Hires

By |2021-07-20T15:47:30+00:00July 20th, 2021|

If you are one of the lucky hospitals to have hired a newly graduated veterinarian - good for you! As a hospital administrator I always loved hiring brand new veterinarians. These newly graduated doctors came with little to no bad habits and a lot of enthusiasm. Sure, they took some time to mentor, but the time was well

5 Easy Steps Towards Building a Strong Veterinary Practice Culture

By |2021-02-05T15:15:17+00:00February 5th, 2021|

Long hours, isolation, unhappy customers, surly staff, and grumpy pets are just some of the things that can keep veterinary practice managers up at night. Add to that increased competition and a dwindling bottom line and your passion for veterinary medicine or practice ownership may come under serious pressure. However, these problems don't have to be chronic for your

New Year, New Vet Appointments

By |2021-01-26T18:00:04+00:00January 26th, 2021|

Every year when January 1st rolls around, we as a society tend to make resolutions based around our health. Whether we want to eat more veggies, kick that 4-cup-of-coffee-a-day habit, or run a marathon, our physical wellbeing is top of mind. What about our pets? This new year, make a resolution to schedule your pet’s annual wellness checkup! It’s

It’s Never Over

By |2021-01-12T19:07:23+00:00January 12th, 2021|

I have been thinking a lot about the 2021 New Year’s celebrations. By all rights we should be very excited to start a new year. However, as much as we would like to put an end to all of our 2020 issues, just because the date changed did not mean the problems stopped. I have been through a lot

SEO For Vets: How Your Practice Can Rank Higher on Google

By |2021-01-08T19:31:59+00:00January 8th, 2021|

So, you’ve tried getting the word out in your local area, you’re posting on social media, but you’re still struggling to make your veterinary practice or animal hospital grow? It’s time you considered veterinary SEO. If you dedicate the sufficient time and resources, it’s a sure-fire way to generate more traffic to your veterinary practice website, and potentially more

The truth behind some of the most misleading cat information

By |2021-01-05T17:29:16+00:00January 5th, 2021|

Compared to dogs, cats can often be mysterious and aloof. A dog lets you know they’re happy to see you with a wag of a tail while a cat may just walk away from you with passing indifference. It’s easy to tell when a dog is sick –– lethargy, lack of eating, inability to play. It’s a lot harder for

6 Tips For a Successful Veterinary Marketing Strategy

By |2020-12-29T14:13:51+00:00December 29th, 2020|

Securing more business as a veterinary hospital or practice can, at times, feel like an impossible task. Why? Because just like our pets, pet owners can be creatures of habit. Given the choice of returning to the practice they’ve been visiting for years, or trying out a new alternative (your practice), they are likely to stick to what

What’s Next

By |2020-12-28T14:20:23+00:00December 28th, 2020|

I think we all can agree that 2020 has been the year from hell. We will not regret saying goodbye! Even though it has been rough we have learned some lessons that will help us be better moving forward. One of my favorite Winnie the Pooh quotes is, “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and

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