Dr. Catherine Barnette, DVM

Previous Next Discover the crucial steps for safe and successful blood transfusions in veterinary practice. If you’re like many general practitioners, you might scratch your head a bit when the need for a blood transfusion arises. Emergency and critical care veterinarians perform transfusions on a regular basis, but the inconsistent demand for transfusions in general … [Continue Reading]

Veterinary conferences have featured lectures on the topic of telemedicine for years. Five to ten years ago, however, these lectures were primarily attended by veterinary innovators. Telemedicine was largely seen as something “for the future,” and not as a topic of relevance to practicing veterinarians. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, a shift occurred. As many … [Continue Reading]

If you are like many veterinarians, it is not your patients or the medical workups that cause the majority of your work-related stress. Instead, it is probably client interactions. In this article, we will give you 8 tips for veterinary teams when you need to interact with difficult clients. According to a 2020 study, the … [Continue Reading]

Veterinarians have long advocated for early spay/neuter in small animal patients. Not only does this reduce pet overpopulation, it can also offer behavioral and medical benefits. In recent years, however, many have begun to question whether universal early spay/neuter is truly the best approach. Yes, there are clearly benefits… but are there hidden costs? The … [Continue Reading]

Although dental radiographs are becoming increasingly common in general veterinary practices, there are still many practices that perform dental cleanings without the assistance of dental radiography. Is this a justifiable way to keep costs low for clients, or does it mean that your practice is falling below the standard of care? Read on to learn … [Continue Reading]

In some areas of the country, pet owners are solicited with advertisements for anesthesia-free dentistry on a nearly daily basis. This service is increasingly being marketed by groomers, pet stores, and even veterinary clinics as a safe, affordable alternative to traditional veterinary dentistry. When clients elect anesthesia-free dentistry over traditional veterinary dentistry, however, they may … [Continue Reading]

Understanding Possible Outcomes Although a feline SNAP® test or other in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) seems simple enough, obtaining a positive result for feline leukemia (FeLV) or feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) on a client’s new kitten in the middle of a busy day can present a challenge. Do you tell the client that her new … [Continue Reading]

How to improve employee retention in 4 easy steps Employee turnover is a constant struggle in veterinary medicine. In fact, the American Animal Hospital Association’s 2020 Compensation and Benefits Study estimates that the average turnover in veterinary practices is 23% per year.1 That means that in a small animal practice, employing eight to twelve individuals, … [Continue Reading]

Antibiotic resistance has been recognized by the World Health Organization as “one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today.”1 As of 2013, antibiotic-resistant infections were estimated to account for approximately 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths every year among human patients in the United States.2 Antibiotic resistance has become an … [Continue Reading]

While efficiency has long been an area of discussion in veterinary medicine, it has become even more important in recent months, as veterinary practices deal with growing client demand and staff shortages. If you are feeling overwhelmed, you are not alone! The media is full of stories about overwhelmed veterinary practices, all of which are … [Continue Reading]