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by Tom Seeko, CExP™ | Mar 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
Perfectionism earns admiration throughout Veterinary medicine for understandable reasons. High standards protect patients and strengthen client trust daily. Years of training reinforce discipline, control, and careful execution under pressure. Clinical environments... read more
by William (Will) Lindus | Mar 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
Veterinary care has gone digital. Your practice management and imaging live in the cloud, your team consults from exam rooms and home offices, doctors move between locations, and client communication happens on mobile devices. That old, hardware-centric security... read more
by Debbie Boone | Mar 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
I have been thinking a lot about the things we miss measuring in Veterinary practices. Since most of my focus is on the client experience, I was pondering how we can do a better job seeing into the client experience and then doing something about plugging the holes.... read more
by Catherine Haskins | Mar 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
Each year brings a natural reset for the Veterinary profession. Now that the new fiscal year is in full swing—and with two of our largest industry gatherings, Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX) and Western Veterinary Conference (WVC), behind us—a consistent theme has... read more
by Dr. Keith True, DVM | Mar 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
Veterinary medicine was built on a foundation of passion. The bond between a family and their pet is personal, and the best Veterinary care has always been personal too, rooted in trust, relationships, and a deep commitment to the community. As our industry evolves,... read more
by Stith Keiser | Mar 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
For many Veterinary practice owners, the idea of exit planning feels distant—something to address “later,” perhaps a few years before retirement. Unfortunately, that mindset is one of the most expensive mistakes an owner can make. In reality, exit planning is not a... read more
by Stith Keiser | Feb 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
I’m writing this article sitting at a coffee shop preparing to kick-off our Spring Semester of Professional Development and Practice Management at one of the Veterinary schools at which I have the opportunity to teach. This topic is on the docket for lecture today and... read more
by William (Will) Lindus | Feb 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
Veterinary practices are built on trust—between clients and clinicians, between managers and staff, and often between family members who help run the business. Unfortunately, today’s cybercriminals are exploiting that trust with tools that look and sound alarmingly... read more
by Shannon Nowak | Feb 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
As the new year begins, many Veterinary technicians find themselves in familiar territory—credential and association renewals to track, continuing education (CE) hours to plan for, and budgets that already feel stretched. For some, CE feels like just another box to... read more
by Dr. Keith True, DVM | Feb 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
After selling my minority partnerships in my previous hospitals and finishing business school, I genuinely believed I was prepared for the startup-practice world. I knew it would be hard, but I thought experience plus an MBA meant I would launch with confidence and a... read more
by Dr. Joel Parker, DVM | Feb 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
In a well-run Veterinary practice, most staff genuinely want to contribute and thrive. They perform willingly when the environment offers clear policies and procedures (SOPs), a structured gradient training approach (via the Gradient Training Check Sheet, or GTC),... read more
by Tom Seeko, CExP™ | Jan 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
While working in Veterinary medicine for the past decade, there is a phrase that we hear often: “I didn’t get into Veterinary medicine for the money.” You might have said this phrase yesterday or when graduating from vet school with hundreds of thousands of dollars in... read more
by Stith Keiser | Jan 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
For much of the past decade, growth has been the defining goal in Veterinary medicine. More appointments. More services. More locations. More revenue. For many practices, especially coming out of the COVID years, growth felt not just desirable but necessary—an... read more
by William (Will) Lindus | Jan 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
The beginning of a new year also marks the beginning of a new season of Veterinary conferences. With VMX and WVC Las Vegas right around the corner—and countless state, regional, and specialty conferences waiting in the wings—you may already be thinking about what new... read more
by Shannon Nowak | Jan 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
A new year has a way of arriving with expectations attached. Fresh calendars. New CE cycles. Clean planners waiting to be filled with goals and good intentions. In Veterinary medicine, January often comes with a quiet hope that this will be the year things finally... read more
by Dr. Jason Epstein, DVM | Jan 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
In November 2024, Colorado voters approved Proposition 129, creating a new mid-level Veterinary role, the Veterinary Professional Associate or VPA. In concept, this role is intended to be the Veterinary version of a physician assistant, trained to manage clinical... read more
by Dr. Joel Parker, DVM | Jan 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
Team morale in a Veterinary practice thrives when a small, tight-knit group (typically 3–12 people) works together with complementary skills, strong mutual accountability, and a shared purpose. Picture a busy day: triple-booked appointments, urgent care interruptions,... read more
by Mark Cushing | Jan 1, 2026 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
(Editor’s note: Sam Geiling, CVT is co-author of this article. Her bio can be found at the bottom of the page.) Credentialed vet techs are leaving in droves. Retention is a symptom and causes are plentiful. Let’s take a moment to consider one of the biggest... read more
by Tom Seeko, CExP™ | Dec 1, 2025 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
There are generally three kinds of people when it comes to navigating money. First, the DIYer who is determined to figure everything out alone, often because they’ve been burned before or simply don’t know where to turn. Second, the person who works with an advisor... read more
by Dr. Keith True, DVM | Dec 1, 2025 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views
Over the past year and a half, while looking for a hospital acquisition, I cannot help but notice the number of one-doctor practices that sit on brokerage websites for far too long, unable to find a new owner to take the reins. Revenue starts to shrink, the building... read more
