Complimentary commercial content SimplyDONEsocial launches as a curated social media platform with a virtual party July 22nd. The new company is a collaboration between Eric Garcia, founder of Simply Done Tech, Jenise Walker with TheSociableVET, and Bruce L. Truman with BLT Consulting, SimplyDONEsocial will address social media management challenges for veterinary … [Read more...]
Infection prevention is everyone’s business
Complimentary commercial content Virox is hosting a free webinar, “Ask an Infection Prevention Expert”, Thursday, July 16 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Registration allows viewers to submit their questions about infection prevention and control. This topic is timely as people return to work with concerns about staff, animal owner and animal safety. The webinar will feature Nicole … [Read more...]
4 ways to reduce the online risk in your practice
Complimentary content provided by Clint Latham, Lucca Veterinary Data Security. Link. The web browser has become the new operating system says Clint Latham and with the expansion of browser options come security risks. This is especially important to veterinary practices that rely on cloud-based practice management systems which increase web presence and exposure to … [Read more...]
Finding happiness for veterinary professionals
Webinar invitation Join in as Talkatoo and petsapp collaborate to feature one of TED’s more popular speakers. Harvard Medical School professor Robert Waldinger is scheduled to deliver, “Finding Happiness: Lessons from the Longest Study on Adult Development and What it Means for Veterinary Professionals.” Webinar date, time: July 29, 2020. 2:00 p.m. EDT. Registration is … [Read more...]
We need sellers who sell, not take orders
Commentary David Brock shares he remains stunned by how few people who are in sales roles, truly sell. His article is clouded with somewhat of a rant BUT, he makes good points that are relevant in this current pandemic, WFH and changed contact methods environment. Customers need help, they want help. . . particularly in these times. They need to learn, to see new … [Read more...]
Autoship sales projected to help Chewy retain 1.6 million new customers
Commentary: includes complementary commercial content from VetSource® Chewy’s success is getting noticed by our industry. For veterinary hospitals, it is a definitive call to action to embrace, implement and optimize home delivery” - Kirk Augustine Like Amazon and other e-commerce retailers, Chewy has seen the kind of growth that was expected to take years to achieve, get … [Read more...]
TODAY! Webinar: Pandemics and Preparedness in the Anthropocene
Provided by Virox Animal Health™ The Virox team has been diligent in providing education for animal pros during the pandemic. Today, June 25th, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Virox will host Dr. Craig Stephen, who will explore how global changes, including climate change, globalization and urbanization will affect zoonotic disease risks and management. He will also propose general … [Read more...]
Friday, June 26th is National Take Your Dog to Work Day
Recognized for the first time in 1999, National Take Your Dog to Work Day celebrates our immense love for dogs. It was conceived to celebrate companion dogs and as a way to encourage adoptions. 2020 may be different this year as many are still WFH!” Source: National Today. Link. … [Read more...]
When chickens cuss like sailors
For those who have not heard a chicken spout profanity, their expletives are best described as loud, long, harsh whines proclaiming that something has perpetuated grievous wrongs against them, writes Bruce Ingram. He shares common causes of chicken cursing. Step wrong around your poultry and they’ll let loose a string of chicken cursing that’ll make you blush! Source: Hobby … [Read more...]
Smart dogs, dumb dogs by breed
There are lots of conflicting lists about intelligence by breed says Jackie Brown. Author Stanley Coren, PhD, DSc, FRSC, ranked dog breed by these three factors: Instinctive intelligence Adaptive intelligence Working and obedience intelligence Source: Dogster, December 2019. Link. Highest ranked dog breeds (top 3): Border Collie Poodle German … [Read more...]
Wildlife among us
Commentary A fecal deposit on my deck and a latrine under a tree recently are stark reminders that suburban backyards are frequented by an ever-increasing citified wildlife population. Animal health pros immediately think of rabies and ideally have been able to keep vaccinations current in pets that go outdoors. Beyond deer eating in our yards and predators like foxes, … [Read more...]
Why dog import legislation is important to animal health pros
Commentary Art Parola, a pet industry consultant, recently wrote the column, Why Cattleman Should Care About Dog Import Legislation, for Drovers. He highlights the real risk of Bont ticks being imported while attached to dogs coming into the U.S., especially those from the Caribbean region. It is highly infested with heartwater for which hont ticks are vectors. Heartwater … [Read more...]
Global Vet Link offers free regulatory compliance education
Content provided by Global Vet Link. Complicated animal health regulations and movement requirements are always changing. The GLV platform helps simplify these rules for veterinarians and helps ensure compliance. The company is expanding industry knowledge of animal health regulations and documentation to everyone with GVL University < link >. Source: GVL, June 3, … [Read more...]
TODAY! Free webinar: Covid-19 & Companion Animal Setting
Content provided by Virox Animal Health. Thursday, June 18th, 2020 at 2:00 PM EDT Practical measures for protecting your team and your clients when returning to business. This webinar is aimed at veterinarians, animal technicians, office managers, employees and volunteers in clinical or group animal settings. Dr. Jose Ramirez will review the latest … [Read more...]
The Bridge Club now engaging pet owners
Expanding their audience to pet owners, The Bridge Club has successfully launched TBC Pets. It is a virtual community where pet owners can gather in a casual conversation to gain insight and guidance directly from veterinary professionals. More than 5,000 pet owners have attended the five virtual events to date. “The feedback has been overwhelming with immediate survey … [Read more...]
The 4 parasites horses hate
Sponsored Content from Bimeda U.S.A. Take a look at how modern deworming approaches are preventing the evolution of super parasites and the techniques to employ to keep horses healthy. This special edition covers: The four worst parasites for a horse What’s the future of parasite control? Know the most effective deworming techniques The most effective deworming … [Read more...]
Doing the right thing, colorblind
As if the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t enough, the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has thrown gas on societal fires. Today’s commentaries and media coverage of riots are too reminiscent of days past. Source: Purpose Unlimited: Link. In the days of segregation, my mother, my father, and a young baseball player named Billy, provided me with a lesson in race relations that … [Read more...]
McKinsey: Beyond contactless operations: Human-centered customer experience
COMMENTARY Before you roll your eyes at the MBA speak or consider this item to be only for big companies, remember that every business serves people. Whether in B2B, B2C or S2S (stakeholder to stakeholder), servicing people and their priorities are common denominators and always have been. While Covid-19 risks have exacerbated customer service optimization efforts, the … [Read more...]
Some of the best advice, boiled down into one-liners
Condensing truths into pithy aphorisms, Jessica Wildfire quips, “Why quote other people, when you can quote yourself?” Three we like are: Emotions are criminals you have to interrogate for the truth. You should have a sense of how you matter to someone besides yourself. Brooding over what you deserve but didn’t get is the most effective and most lethal form of … [Read more...]
Arthritis in senior horses
SPONSORED CONTENT May is National Arthritis Month and horses are no stranger to damaging inflammation the disease causes. While there is no cure, there are ways to keep aging horses more comfortable. With proper diagnosis and treatment, all but the worst cases of arthritis can be managed well enough to preserve soundness” – Susan Kaufman Source: EQUUS Extra, Volume 24. … [Read more...]
Rescue dog and trainer amaze football crowd
You will enjoy this video from a 2014 halftime performance. Source: Samantha Valle and her amazing dogs, I love dogs. Link. INSIGHTS: How many of you could toss a Frisbee that consistently? … [Read more...]
Good heavens, May 14, 2020!
COMMENTARY Prepping this AHD Bulletin, I looked for inspiration to underscore the objectives of curating for the animal health industry. Urgency and the need to adapt are strong points of inspiration now, along with biosecurity. One third of 2020 is gone. Two hundred thirty-two days remain until 2021 begins. For society, much remains in limbo. As an industry, animal … [Read more...]
The pandemic beard quest explained
Growing a beard while homebound and avoiding coronavirus may seem like a silly choice, but it is an act that has powerful psychological and social effects. In both history and Hollywood, beards stand for toughness, strength, adventurousness and even aggression writes Jacqueline Detwiler. Source: Forge, March 31, 2020. Link. Men grow quest beards as a way to mark a period of … [Read more...]
This one made me laugh
While we are dealing with a global pandemic, nomenclature fanatics are working to name all the colors. Yes, all 16.7 million of them. To date, about 1.1 million have been named. For those working from home with children, this is a fun activity to share as a family. Or, invent a new Zoom game to replace geocaching. . . color caching. Why laugh? We once painted a farmhouse … [Read more...]
It is fly season again!
EQUUS Extra sponsored content Nothing can ruin a nice ride or antagonize a horse quite like the multitude of flying pests that emerge this time of year. More than an annoyance, they can also cause a host of health issues, including allergic reactions, skin infections and viral diseases. This article reviews the insects most likely to pester horses and how to stop … [Read more...]
Avian egg size trivia quiz
This click-bait quiz is fun. Check out the answer. Which bird lays the largest egg relative to its body size? Eagle? Kiwi? Ostrich? Emu? The ostrich is the largest bird in the world and it lays the largest egg of any bird species. If you look at egg size relative to the size of the bird that lays it, however, a different feathered, flightless creature comes … [Read more...]
Never miss the office when you WFH
For fun! If you’re cross-eyed from video calls and ear buds are now natural extension, take a break and go back to the office. The folks at Kids Creative Agency created a virtual office with sights and sounds of office machines, quiet and noisy coworkers. No elevator needed. Source: I Miss the Office. Link. The copier. The hummer. The smacker. The whistler. They’re all here. … [Read more...]
Yes, dogs really watch TV
Newer TV technologies are more likely to make couch potatoes out of dogs. They react to light and sound with older technologies but truly watch given the speed of the newer digital screens. Dog owners will appreciate this information. Share it on social media and in newsletters. Source: Animal Wellness, April 13, 2020. Link. Three things that effect television watching for … [Read more...]
Getting outside from inside and more
Explore is a unique multimedia curator and home of the world’s largest live nature network. In addition to more than 250 original films and 30,000 photographs, there are countless live feeds. We can see puppies in a whelping room in Maryland, cat rescues in Los Angeles and eagles on their nest in northeast Iowa. You will find these feeds interesting, a welcome distraction or … [Read more...]
Calculus was invented during a school break
Unless you hated advanced mathematics, Cal Newport’s post about a productive school break is good news. He shares the history of a 23-year-old Isaac Newton retreating from school in 1666 due to the black plague. It was during that break that Newton invented calculus. Who knows what kids and parents at home might create together? Source: Cal Newton, March 23, 2020. Link. … [Read more...]