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To discount or not to discount - that is the question. But what is the answer?

Your practice may have the highest prices around, but if discounts aren't logical and controlled, all the fee increases in the world won't help cash flow.

Dr. Karl Salzsieder explains the pros and cons of alternative methods of client payments. 

"That's not my job." "The boss likes her better." "I do all the work." Sound familiar?

Whether you're planning on building new or renovating an existing space, be aware of potential restrictions, so be prepared.

You can accomplish a lot with a little investment and boost your client traffic up to 30 percent. Here are some creative ways to spiff things up.  Tame wayward extension cords, tend to neglected landscaping, rebuild the porch, de-clutter countertops are just a few suggestions!

The Lost Dogs’ Home has been providing care for lost, stray, injured and abandoned dogs since 1910.

In 1986, the Home first started providing shelter and adoption services for cats. Now, more than 20 years on, The Lost Dogs’ Home takes in more cats than dogs, approximately 11,000 cats every year, and has begun plans to build a new state of the art Cat Shelter.

Environmental design, green building, LEED and sustainability are the current buzz words in the construction industry. What do these terms mean? How do they get included in the design process for a new building? And how do these considerations fit with the overall costs of a project?

We will address how these events effect Veterinary Practice, in particular from the physical plant perspective.

The Hospital Machine

Today's veterinary hospitals are so technologically complex that they can be considered machines. Unfortunately, just like a computer, these hospital ‘machines' become obsolete more quickly than they wear out. In fact, medical technology changes so fast that some predict the useful life of equipment in human medical facilities may soon contract to as little as three years. (Richard L Miller, AIA, Ear S Swensson, AIA, New Directions in Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995, pp34-35.) How do you make smart choices about equipment allowing your building to have a long and useful life?

What Your Clients Want

• Better environment for animals
• Well-designed housing
• Familiar environments
• Noise control
• Companionship
• Reduction of the spread of disease

The way you house animals speaks volumes to your clients about how their companions are being treated in all aspects of their care. First impressions do matter!