Pandemic in Perspective: A Veterinarian’s Role in COVID-19 and How to Keep Pet Owners Informed
On December 31st, 2019, a pneumonia of unknown cause was reported to the World Health Organization Office in China. In a few short months, the world was united in the…
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Cracking the Shell on the Benefits of Green Lipped Mussel
Green Lipped Mussel has become increasingly popular as a natural support for managing osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs in the United States and around the world. But what it is, how…
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Dr. Lisa Radosta: Behaviorist, Perfectionist & Fashionista
We’ve all heard of type A personalities, but veterinary behaviorist Dr. Lisa Radosta is in her own category—Type AAA. She is passionate about what she does and has more energy…
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All That Glitters Is Not Gold: The Long-Term Service Contract Dilemma
Imagine this…after many, many years of practice, you’ve sold your busy three-doctor animal hospital, Four-Legged Friends Veterinary Hospital, to an associate who had been with you for several years. Meanwhile,…
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The Veterinary Trap (And How to Get Out)
Veterinarians are a different lot. We are driven, yet empathetic. We feel things deeply and we tend to be motivated by things other than finances—but we all have to pay…
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Healing Those Who Heal Us
Pets have a tremendous impact on people’s lives. One way that pets affect clients’ lives is by providing unconditional love. It is essential to retain veterinary clients in this increasingly…
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Competitor or Collaborator?
Veterinary medicine can be both competitive as well as collaborative, but can our competitors also be our greatest assets? I’ve been thinking about this question a lot lately as I…
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Veterinarian Life Advice
“As my father told me about life applies here: ‘Just leave it a little better than when you found it…’ If we realize that our jobs are not about momentous,…
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In Sickness and in Health: The Human-Animal Bond and New and Emerging Pathogens
“When Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) returns to Minnesota from a Hong Kong business trip, she attributes the malaise she feels to jet lag. However, two days later, Beth is dead,…
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How Dr. Jill López Stays at the Top of Her Game
It’s challenging to have a conversation with Dr. Jill López without hearing the words, “I have a great idea.” Her mind works faster than Elon Musk’s and she has as…
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