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		<title>Ten Signs It&#8217;s Time To Leave Your Veterinary Practice: Part II</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2011/07/ten-signs-its-time-to-leave-your-veterinary-practice-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten Signs It&#8217;s Time To Leave Your Veterinary Practice: Part I I&#8217;ve listed  the first 5 signs it&#8217;s time to leave your veterinary practice in Part 1. The remaining 5 signs below are equally important. Feel free to list more signs or relate personal experiences! 6. Compromised Patient Care Do patients sit in their filthy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Signs It&#8217;s Time To Leave Your Veterinary Practice: Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deciding to quit requires great consideration and, in many cases, should only occur following exhaustive attempts at improving your workplace. For tips on how to cope and avoid quitting, check out the first half of this article from US News and World Report!  If you think you are at the end of your rope, quitting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it broken? Nah, it&#8217;s just fractured.</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2011/04/is-it-broken-nah-its-just-fractured/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A colleague&#8217;s recent appointment went hysterically awry when the owner misunderstood the explanation of the dog&#8217;s illness.  Upon presenting to our clinic with a &#8220;swollen nipple&#8221;, my colleague diagnosed the dog with mastitis, a painful infection of mammary tissue.  Her owners recounted the treatment plan, consented to labwork, and waited while the diagnostics were performed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OTC Flea Preventatives: Friend or Foe?</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2010/10/otc-flea-preventatives-friend-or-foe/</link>
		<comments>http://vmdiva.com/2010/10/otc-flea-preventatives-friend-or-foe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Months ago the previously prescription-only flea preventatives Advantage and Frontline became available over-the-counter at pet stores and large chains. Veterinarians were, for obvious reasons, not happy to have to compete with discount giants like Walmart. A recent trip to Petsmart reminded me we veterinary practices are still in a competitive market when I saw our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shortest Distance Between Two Owners Is a Straight Talk</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2010/06/the-shortest-distance-between-two-owners-is-a-straight-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The diversity of my appointment schedule never ceases to amaze me. From the blissfully smooth to the guilt-inducing no-money client, I fluctuate between joy and stress throughout my day. One hair-pulling situation involves the disabled pet owner of two small fluffy dogs who routinely appoints her caregiver the task of bringing the aging beasts to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Crutch: Internships vs. Employment for New Veterinary Graduates</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2010/06/the-crutch-internships-vs-employment-for-new-veterinary-graduates/</link>
		<comments>http://vmdiva.com/2010/06/the-crutch-internships-vs-employment-for-new-veterinary-graduates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s internship season which always makes me wonder: Is life after an internship so radically different from spending your first year in private practice? I decided to forgo an internship, mostly for financial and marital reasons. Kudos to my husband who tolerated my indebtedness for four years of vet school. This year&#8217;s new veterinary graduates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hope for Cats with Snots, Snuffles, and Snorks</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2010/04/hope-for-cats-with-snots-snuffles-and-snorks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you remove dried snot from painted walls without damaging the paint? You can&#8217;t. At least that&#8217;s my experience with my chronic snotting, snuffling, sneezing, snorking cat. Winston has successfully plastered my walls with copious amounts of mucous with a holding power rivaling the largest tube of gorilla glue. If you have one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Many Times Do I Have To Ask?</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2010/01/how-many-times-do-i-have-to-ask/</link>
		<comments>http://vmdiva.com/2010/01/how-many-times-do-i-have-to-ask/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently only one. At least that&#8217;s what the civil court said in a recent civil complaint against my practice. Let me give you some history. Mrs. Notesta brought her young cats to our clinic years ago, well before I worked there. At the time, she declined Felv/FIV testing saying, in what typically amounts to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Burnout</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2010/01/dealing-with-burnout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent comments on my posts have touched on one of the most pervasive yet least talked about subjects in veterinary medicine: Burnout. There were no courses in vet school on how to deal with this topic. I suppose we are expected to suck it up and deal with it. That doesn&#8217;t sit well with me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Puppy Socialization Classes: Risks vs. Benefits</title>
		<link>http://vmdiva.com/2009/12/early-puppy-socialization-classes-risks-vs-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://vmdiva.com/2009/12/early-puppy-socialization-classes-risks-vs-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Veterinary Medicine magazine article provides some good insights on approaches to puppy socialization. From the article&#8230; The American Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) recently released a position paper outlining the importance of early puppy socialization, preferably before the puppy reaches 12 to 16 weeks old. Four veterinarians with extensive experience discuss early puppy socialization [...]]]></description>
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