Urethral obstruction is a life threatening emergency in cats. It is mostly seen in young to middle-aged obese male neutered cats, but any cat can be affected. It is important to know and recognize symptoms of this disease. Male cats that have cystitis (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease or Feline Urologic Syndrome) are at a greater risk for obstruction.
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Job Outlook for Veterinary Technicians
Have you been working on your veterinary technician degree? Or are you thinking about becoming a vet tech? Well, there is good news for you!
Read MoreICYMI: Twitter Chat Summary on Reducing Anxiety in Pets During Vet Visits!
In case you missed the Twitter Chat on Reducing Anxiety in Pets During Vet Visits, you can read it now! Lots of fantastic tips and information were shared by our participants and special guest and trainer Mikkel Becker. We hope you will join in the discussion at our next chat!
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Join the Fear Free Veterinary Movement!
If you haven't noticed, almost every major veterinary magazine and blog in the past year has published a piece on stress reduction for our pet patients. It seems an obvious concept, but is one that I hadn't thought much about before now! Study on Pets' Fear of Visiting the Vet
As our profession embraces this new #FearFree movement, headed by America's veterinarian Dr. Marty Becker and his daughter and professional trainer Mikkel Becker, we have a lot to change in the veterinary world for the benefit of our pet patients and clients!
Read MoreJoin us for a Twitter Chat With Special Guest Mikkel Becker!
This month we will be hosting a Twitter Chat on Reducing Anxiety In Pets During Vet Visits!
We are excited to have special guest Mikkel Becker join us! Mikkel is a certified animal trainer for vetstreet.com.
Mikkel’s on a mission along with her father, Dr. Marty Becker, to create Fear Free Veterinary Visits and speaks on various platforms on how to help animals feel less anxious and more calm at the vet.
Read MoreMy Vet Tech Story: Cindi Israel, CVT
In honor of veterinary technicians, and in celebration of veterinary technician week coming up this month, I am very happy to present our first "My Vet Tech Story" for the month of October which is our new monthly feature!
Cindi Israel is passionate about helping others! In addition to being a computer programmer, she is now a newly registered Certified Veterinary Technician!
I was very honored to interview Cindi and learn her unique story about why she decided to become a vet tech at the age of 53.
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