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Your Dog Etiquette Guide: How to Help Your Dog Be a Good House Guest

Is your dog accompanying you on a visit to friends or family? These simple tips from trainer Mikkel Becker will help him be on his best behavior.

5 Tips to Handle a Pet Poison Emergency

Video: Camp Canine Explains How To Walk Dogs Safely In The Cold

What dog owners need to know about walking their dogs when temperatures drop.

How pets are helping advance cancer care

Pet owners in the US and Canada are part of research involving experimental cancer therapies that could one day also help humans with cancer. In one study, scientists are using the transplant-rejection drug rapamycin in an effort to prevent recurrence of osteosarcoma, a disease that commonly strikes dogs but also affects people, usually children, teens or young adults.

Striving for imprefection: Life lessons from a sick/healthy cat

Even though we live with three cats and a dog, my wife and I don’t refer to ourselves as “pet owners,” opting rather for the moniker, “pet guardians.” You are now thinking either: 1) “Meh, so wh…

Veterinary Technicians: Our Unsung Heroes

By Dr. Alan Green For anyone who has been in a hospital setting, it is no secret that the nursing staff usually sets the tone of the patient care and overall patient experience. In veterinary medicine, this truth also holds true. The veterinary technician is the analog of the nurse and technologist in the medical … Continue reading »

13 Very Important Dog Questions, Answered With Science

Making Veterinary Visits Less Scary

One of my goals as a veterinarian is to make visits to the hospital enjoyable for pets. That is no small task. Read more

Don't Commit These Fails in the Veterinary Clinic Waiting Room

Ever walked into a vet’s waiting room only to run smack into an aggressive dog straining against the full length of his Flexi-leash?

AAHA Accredited Means Better Care

AAHA Accredited Means Better Care for Your Dog AAHA is the American Animal Hospital Association they are the only organization that offers Accreditation to Animal Hospitals and Clinic in the US. He…

My Calls to the Vet Since Getting My First Pet

This is Hallie Cantor, calling about my dog, Robbie. She’s fine, but she hasn’t peed in two hours. Could she have a U.T.I.?

Why Fido needs his teeth cleaned, too

Does your dog's breath knock you over? Can you see the tartar buildup on his teeth? If so, you may have waited too long to take your best friend to the doggie dentist - and that could hurt his health.

Top 5 "Need-to-Know" Tips from a Veterinary Assisting MVP

Sandy Moore is Carrington’s Veterinary Assisting [1] Program Director at the Phoenix North campus. Sandy was recently chosen as the 2016 MVP Community Leader by the Veterinary Health Care Team of Arizona [2] (VHCTAz).You don’t win awards without knowing your stuff, so we picked Sandy’s...

Tips for Choosing a Vet

Having a dog is a big responsibility. Not only do you have to make sure your dog is fed, exercised, and happy, but you also need ...

What ER Veterinarians Want Pet Owners to Know Part I

Bringing your pet to the emergency clinic can be very scary, stressful, inconvenient, and expensive. While an emergency visit is...

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Veterinary technicians play an important role in animal care

Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine veterinary technician D'Lisa Whaley explains how veterinary technicians assist veterinarians with exams, diagnostic tests, medication administration, anesthesia, surgery and more. Veterinarians are increasingly seeking technicians trained in programs accredited by the AVMA, and technicians can then pursue examinations to become licensed or registered veterinary technicians.