Despite Odd Requests, The Client Is Always Right

BY PHIL ZELTZMAN, DVM, DIPL. ACVS 04/26/2010 – Is Palliative Surgery Ethical? 04/12/2010 – Reflections of a Modern Dinosaur 03/29/2010 – I Don’t Want to Put Him Through This Ultrasound revealed a hepatic mass in Colson, an 11-year-old male golden retriever.  Surgery was recommended to...

Do You Want To Retire Someday?

BY PHIL ZELTZMAN, DVM, DIPL. ACVS 05/11/2010 – Despite Odd Requests, the Client Is Always Right 04/26/2010 – Is Palliative Surgery Ethical? 04/12/2010 – Reflections of a Modern Dinosaur Today, I would like to take a step away from medicine and surgery and focus on...

New Revenue Source Just Under The Surface

Veterinarians interested in adding a modality to boost practice revenue may want to consider aquatic medicine. Aquatics is the fastest-growing discipline in veterinary medicine, says David Scarfe, DVM, Ph.D., assistant director of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Scientific Activities...

Aquamedicine Slideshow

Why Heartworm Preventive Sales Should Not Go Over The Counter

The current monthly oral and topical heartworm preventives, as well as ProHeart6, the injectable six-month formulation for dogs, are all members of the same pharmaceutical class: the macrocyclic lactones. These are compounds or chemical derivatives of compounds produced by...