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		<title>Treat it Like a Bird</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I find birds fascinating, both as pets and as patients. They’re different from cats and dogs in so many ways, plus, the fact that they’ve mastered flight is just so cool! These differences are great to appreciate, but they can &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/02/22/treat-it-like-a-bird/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Value Communication and the Client-Veterinarian-Patient Relationship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Various doctors have been advising me to get a mammogram ever since I turned 40. They warn that breast cancer risk increases with age, and for me, the odds over the next five years are 1 in 100. They say &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/02/13/value-communication-and-the-client-veterinarian-patient-relationship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/02/13/value-communication-and-the-client-veterinarian-patient-relationship/</link>
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		<title>Partnering with the Veterinary Business Management Association</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Banfield is a proud and long-standing sponsor of the student Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA). The VBMA is a student-driven organization dedicated to advancing the profession through increasing business knowledge, creating networking opportunities, and empowering students to achieve their personal &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/02/01/partnering-with-the-veterinary-business-management-association/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/02/01/partnering-with-the-veterinary-business-management-association/</link>
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		<title>When Alzheimer&#8217;s Affects Your Clients/Patients/Practice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, one of our longtime and dearest clients (Ms. W) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The news has been very upsetting to all of us at the clinic, as we’re concerned not just for Ms. W, but also for her &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/01/25/when-alzheimer-affects-your-clientspatientspractice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/01/25/when-alzheimer-affects-your-clientspatientspractice/</link>
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		<title>Veterinary Medicine Needs a Dr. Oz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the arrival of the New Year, come resolutions and renewed commitments to health and fitness.  How many of us have made resolutions to “get in shape” and “eat healthy” in 2012? These behavior modifications are exactly what preventive health &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/01/10/veterinary-medicine-needs-a-dr-oz/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2012/01/10/veterinary-medicine-needs-a-dr-oz/</link>
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		<title>Common Diagnoses for Geriatric Dogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition to my geriatric cat, Sami, which I talked about in my last blog, I have another old girl named Bailey.  Bailey is my 11-year-old Labrador-something that I acquired when I married her owner. Along with being a lumpy &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2011/12/07/common-diagnoses-for-geriatric-dogs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2011/12/07/common-diagnoses-for-geriatric-dogs/</link>
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		<title>Compassionate Client Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In regards to compassion fatigue, Our teams may become dispirited and increasingly cynical at work, make clinical errors, lose a respectful stance towards their clients and patients, and contribute to a toxic work environment. ~ Mathieu, 2007 When we have &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2011/11/30/compassionate-client-communication/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2011/11/30/compassionate-client-communication/</link>
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		<title>How Banfield Has Helped With Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just started back to school a few weeks ago, and already feeling the effects of lack of sleep and over-exertion.  Where did my carefree summer go?  Right now, my class is stuck right in between times of excitement: Fourth years &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2011/11/08/how-banfield-has-helped-with-classes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2011/11/08/how-banfield-has-helped-with-classes/</link>
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		<title>Preventive Care Through Out My Cat&#8217;s Life Stages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sami was a flea ridden, parasite infested, malnourished kitten when I adopted her in the summer of 1995.  With good preventive care and good nutrition she grew into a beautiful cat with a sleek, soft coat and a tendency to &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2011/11/01/preventive-care-through-out-my-cats-life-stages/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Should Care About Declining Vet Visits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately, the veterinary profession has voiced concern about the decline in the number of patients we’ve been seeing over the past 2 years or so.1  This is in response to a the Bayer Veterinary Care Usage Study,2 which revealed that &#8230; <a href="http://waggingtail.banfield.net/2011/10/17/why-we-should-care-about-declining-vet-visits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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