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What Is a Relief Veterinarian?

What Is a Relief Veterinarian?

Not all veterinarians work regular hours at a single clinic. There are relief veterinarians, for instance, who provide on-demand veterinary services. If a veterinary clinic needs help, for instance, it may contact a relief veterinarian. Relief veterinarians don’t work regular hours but, instead, offer on-demand services to clinics with which they are partnered. To learn […] Read More

What Is a Veterinary Assistant?

What Is a Veterinary Assistant?

When exploring the different professions in the veterinary industry, you’ll probably come across veterinary assistants. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) there are about 120,000 licensed veterinarians in the United States. Like doctors, these veterinarians often require assistance when treating their patients. To learn more about veterinary assistants, including their education requirements, responsibilities […] Read More

How to Handle Aggressive Pets at Your Veterinary Clinic

How to Handle Aggressive Pets at Your Veterinary Clinic

You’ll likely encounter aggressive pets when running a veterinary clinic. Research, in fact, shows only one in three pets remain calm at veterinary clinics. Because it’s an unfamiliar environment with new signs and new smells, many pets experience anxiety at veterinary clinics. Of course, it’s difficult to diagnose and treat a sick or injured pet […] Read More

6 Ways to Improve Client Loyalty in the Veterinarian Industry

6 Ways to Improve Client Loyalty in the Veterinarian Industry

How many returning clients does your veterinary clinic have? If most of your clients only make a single appointment, after which they are never to be seen or heard from again, you may struggle to keep your veterinary clinic afloat. Like with other service-oriented businesses, veterinary clinics rely heavily on repeat clients. The good news […] Read More

7 Reasons to Start a Career in Veterinary Medicine

7 Reasons to Start a Career in Veterinary Medicine

Are you considering a career in veterinary medicine? Because it’s a field of medicine, it requires a fairly extensive amount of education. For a doctoral degree, for instance, you’ll typically have to complete a four-year program at one of 30 schools throughout the United States that have been accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association […] Read More

The Backstory About VCA

Having been in the industry and seen a lot change in my thirty plus years working in our market, I decided that I’d put my current thoughts on here for our members’ perusal.  It’s pretty interesting to just put pen to paper on how much has changed in that relatively short time. When I first […] Read More

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