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Today, we are excited to announce our $4.4M seed round of funding to accelerate our mission of empowering veterinary teams! 💪 🐕

Would you rather discuss an employee’s performance and behavior at work or be the one assigned to restrain the hissing, spitting fractious cat? Many veterinary employers may prefer the feral cat—we’ve got protective equipment and drugs that can help manage that. When it comes to giving employee feedback, we don’t have the same protection. It can be awkward, uncomfortable, and emotional. But feedback is essential to maintain an engaged, productive team.

There's a hiring crunch across the United States and beyond - it's all anyone in veterinary seems to be talking about right now. Practice managers and clinic directors are struggling to source - and in some cases, even retain - veterinary talent leaving teams overstretched, overworked and headed for catastrophe. Dr Andrew Moffat wants to explore how effective mentoring in the veterinary profession can be one cog in the machine to combat this growing problem, and how we can build a more sustainable future for young veterinarians for the benefit of our workforce and our patients.

The veterinary nursing team is always critical to smooth clinic operations, but their experience, knowledge, and support can be an especially large asset to early career veterinarians. Kate Boatright takes us through some of the many ways your nursing team can help to mentor young veterinarians!

Are you a student with an idea for a piece of work that demonstrates the future of veterinary medicine?

In this webinar, Seth (through online radiology rounds) will be demonstrating simple and easy tips you can implement to make this flow work for you and your patients - introducing some concepts involving artificial intelligence.

Cyber security has become a bit of a buzzword in 2021. The high profile cyber attacks on businesses like The Colonial Pipeline, CNA, Kasyea & JBS have raised a lot of concerns amongst larger organizations. Veterinary medicine has yet to make moves to protect their huge amounts of data - and 228 veterinary hospitals are hit by an attack per week!

This webinar removes the "fluff" on osteoarthritis management, and replaces it with science - giving the attendee the confidence to tackle these game changing conversations within the clinic.

It’s become increasingly clear that the most important stakeholder to serve is your veterinary team. A lot of strategic initiatives are greeted with skepticism by practice teams - what new reason has been invented for us to miss lunch or not to get out on time? To overcome this skepticism, we should better communicate the “what’s in it for me” to veterinary team members - a question they have every right to ask and still don’t ask often enough.

If you're a practice manager looking to help locums acclimatise to your veterinary practice and provide you with the best service possible, then this guide - written by All Scrubbed Up's Laura Sullivan - is for you.

Skin disease can be severely debilitating and can affect the quality of life of both the pet and the owner. However, what an owner perceives as an emergency is not always the same as a true emergency. This presentation will discuss how to triage dermatology cases to differentiate between those that are concerning for the owner but where virtual help and advice can be beneficial versus the true dermatological emergencies that need urgent attention.

With the veterinary recruitment shortage reaching an all time high, new mother Kate Cavanagh explains how flexible working could be the key to longer term staff retention.

With hundreds of clinics using the telephone as their main source of pet owner communications, there’s a worrying trend of anxious phone users that ignore a pet’s health issue out of fear of contacting their local veterinarian.

The veterinary profession is facing an unprecedented recruitment crisis, whilst the number of pets across the world grows. It's a tough story to tell - but one that digital solutions can help with.

While many people consider the ethical reasons for improving the wellbeing of your veterinary team, there are also huge financial considerations for your practice too.

This week, Thom is joined by senior vet, locum and wellness writer Allisdhair McNaull. In this episode, they discuss Allisdhair's personal journey towards discovering wellness, and how mentoring can supercharge someone's veterinary career.

PetsApp and The Webinar Vet have announced a new collaboration to empower veterinary teams - with special offers and educational content for The Webinar Vet and PetsApp customers in the UK

All Scrubbed Up's Laura Sullivan is on hand to kickstart your sustainability journey at your practice. Get to grips with these handy hacks and resources to make your clinic as green and friendly as possible.

Data, big data, AI, machine learning – we’re bombarded with the constant promise of how data will continue to transform pet health and the veterinary industry. Join two data-savvy industry veterinarians as they talk about their understanding of the current state of data in veterinary medicine, what we might expect to see, and the actions we, as an industry and as a profession, must take.

In this session, Justin will highlight the five most common mistakes made by veterinary practice websites right now. He’ll explain how these issues conspire to load more stress onto your already overstretched team, damaging the client experience and shattering productivity.

Register for our free webinar for veterinary professionals, with Veterinary Virtual Care Association's Ali McIntyre.

How do we create a culture that feeds self-confidence and brings teams together, rather than individuals feeling like they don't deserve to be there?

Investigating the hundreds of veterinary practice management systems (PMS) to find the best one for your clinic is time consuming. We're here to help.

In this episode of the PetsApp Podcast, Thom is joined by Vet Stay Go Diversify's Ebony Escalona to discuss careers, retention and the skills needed to thrive in the profession.

PetsApp are proud to be supporting Pride 2021 by working with Rhammel Afflick to provide a free webinar on the importance of inclusivity and intersectionality in your veterinary clinic.

Fold Hill Foods is taking the precautionary action of recalling several hypoallergenic cat food products because of safety concerns.

June is Pride month, and a great time for your veterinary team to show ongoing support for - and to celebrate - LGBTQ+ colleagues and pet owners.

This live, interactive webinar (delivered in association with The London Vet Show) starts with an overview of Glaucoma, and will include specific case examples to work through.

To offer best patient service and stay competitive, it’s essential to know how to prime your clinic to evolve and adapt. Fortunately, you're never in it alone - and this time, our expert panel will be investigating how to remould your business transformation efforts through sound team leadership.

The road to opening a new practice can be one laiden with obstacles, so PetsApp and our panel of veterinary experts are on hand to answer burning questions you might have about launching a new commercial enterprise.