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Learn to cope with anesthetic loss The death of a veterinary patient can lead to guilt, grief and even secondary trauma. Fetch dvm360 conference speakers Tasha McNerney and Dr. Hilal Dogan offer support to reduce the clinical risks and manage the repercussions when a patient dies under anesthesia.

Human trends pawing their way into pet foods
Have you noticed that pet foods are starting to look and sound like your own favorite cuisine? There’s a reason for that.

When the groomer becomes the dentist
Your veterinary client opted for “dental treatment” at the groomers. Say what?

Fearless rehab for recuperating pets
Fear, anxiety and stress walk into any veterinary setting alongside pets. Here’s how to reduce pets’ stress during rehabilitation.

Up your anesthesia game as a veterinary technician
An original Veterinary Anesthesia Nerd says 'that's just the way we've always done it' is a bad basis for anesthetic protocols.

Three paths to calmer pets
Experiencing fear and stress while you’re trying to figure out how to relieve your veterinary patient’s fear and stress is … redundant. Don’t sweat. We have three places to start on your path to calming pets.

How to: Enter an exam room
Veterinary team—there's more to it than "open door, walk through." Learn the benefits of the nonverbal messages you could be sending.

A journey to talking money without ticking pet owners off
If your hospital is like most, it’s not full of mercenary pirates looking to swindle pet owners. My pitch? Take the veterinarians out of these money chats and empower the nonmedical team to step up.

Ask Katie: How many pets is too many?

Whom should I ask? A dvm360 flowchart

The dvm360 cardiology toolkit

Let's get to the heart of the matter: Veterinary teams need the most up-to-date information on diagnostics and communication techniques to protect pets' delicate hearts. This toolkit provides the resources you need. (With an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim)

> Cough! Gasp! 'Is it my heart or my lungs, doc?'

> Thoracic imaging tips!

> Dilated cardiomyopathy: When having a big heart is a bad thing

> Get to the heart of congestive heart failure

> One more fright, one less heartbeat

> How owners can help monitor heart disease in their pets

> Meet the top 10 most common arrhythmias in veterinary patients

> The ‘thrill’ of arrhythmias

> Murmurs: Loud and clear

> Unclog your congestive heart failure protocols using dvm360 hacks

> Posts and tweets on: Heart disease