For many pet parents, a road trip isn’t the same without the four-legged family members along. Some pets love riding in the car and traveling with them is a joy. Others find the experience stressful and can make the trip miserable. Fortunately, with careful planning, a little elbow grease, and a healthy dose of love and compassion, car

No one likes thinking about potential disasters and emergencies, but those who have put thought and planning into emergency preparedness benefit when the worst happens. Whether you reside in tornado alley or along a hurricane rife coastline, chances are you have experienced some sort of natural disaster in your life. And most of have witnessed or experienced an

One of the biggest complaints from those with feline companions is the challenge of litter box training. You may be training a new kitten and want to do it right, or you’ve adopted an adult cat who needs to be re-trained. Even your longtime companion may suddenly begin preferring your plants to his or her litter box, or

Beyond storing and organizing all of your pet’s medical records – and creating a user-friendly experience – VitusVet is part of a growing industry aimed at serving pet owners online. Prescriptions? Filled. Appointments? Set up. Specialist referrals? Streamlined...All with a decisive swipe of your index finger. With the explosion of mobile technology, VitusVet joins other terrific mobile applications – all

As a pet owner, you have the ability to help your pet enjoy a longer life. Like us, some animals are taken relatively early, while others live well into old age. With the proper overall care, plus three especially important wellness care essentials, many pets can live a longer life and beat the averages. The great thing is,

I recently returned from the AVMA headquarters in Schaumburg, IL after attending the most recent Veterinary Economic Strategy Committee meeting. We had two days of discussions about the future of veterinary medicine and, as always, it was very enlightening. While I can’t summarize the entire conference in one blog post, a few things stood out. From the supply

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I’ve written about veterinary excess capacity before, namely that there are too many veterinarians chasing not enough clients. So how do we fix that? Well, there are two broad possibilities: reduce supply and increase demand. As I’ve alluded to before, the former is far easier said than done. Whatever we as a profession will be able to do about veterinary

I recently went to my 20 year veterinary school reunion at Cornell University. There is absolutely nowhere prettier than upstate New York in June, and it was so great to catch up with friends and colleagues, many of whom I had not seen since graduation. As I drove home, I thought about some of the things I’ve learned

Your pet may have a lurking condition that could spell big trouble if they go to the ER without their full medical records. The pets in this video will tell you all about it.