Personal/Professional Development
Perspectives on the Creation of Advanced Veterinary Nurse Degrees
Could an advanced veterinary nurse credential be on the horizon?
Practice Management
Cutting Through the Noise: Client Interaction During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic created a laundry list of challenges for veterinary teams, but some of these challenges could turn into opportunities for improved client support moving forward.
Parasitology
Heartworm Disease in Dogs
The American Heartworm Society recommends that dogs be given heartworm preventives year-round and tested annually.
Personal/Professional Development
History and Science of the Human-Animal Bond
Veterinary nurses can improve patient care by leveraging their knowledge of the human-animal bond and elevating pet owners as part of the pet health team.
Infectious Disease
Rabies Vaccination for Dogs
State and city guidelines, hospital policy, and species all affect timing of the first rabies vaccination.
Nutrition
Osteoarthritis: Getting Patients Moving Through Nutrition
Clinical nutrition plays a critical role in successful long-term management of patients with osteoarthritis.
Personal/Professional Development
Repairing a Broken Human-Animal Bond
By the time a behavior specialist gets involved, the relationship between owner and pet may be hanging by a thread. But with the right approach, veterinary nurses can play a part in restoring relationships and potentially saving lives.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Concurrent Immune-Mediated Anemia and Thrombocytopenia in a Dog
This case report describes a young dog who's immune system was destroying its own red blood cells due to a rare autoimmune disease called Evans syndrome.