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545 articles across pharmaceuticals, equipment, diagnostics, insurance, and practice management · showing 1–10.

Open paper folder, blank tablet and pen on a veterinary reception counter, with a calm golden retriever resting in the background

PracticeOctober 12, 2026 · 12 min read

An Error in Your Pet's Medical Record: How to Request a Correction

Request a factual correction in your pet's vet record, understand dated amendments and clinical judgement, and send the updated copy to care teams or an…

Ran Chen

A relaxed tabby cat rests on a blanket while a veterinary professional gently supports its chin in a quiet consultation room.

DiagnosticsOctober 11, 2026 · 18 min read

Can Your Cat Donate Blood? What Each Program Requires

See whether your cat could join a blood donor program. Compare named age and weight rules, screening, sedation, visit commitments and owner benefits.

Ran Chen

A glass microscope slide and tissue cassette beside a blank folder on a laboratory bench, with a microscope in the background

DiagnosticsOctober 10, 2026 · 15 min read

How to Request a Second Pathology Opinion on Your Pet's Biopsy

Ask your vet about a second biopsy review for your dog or cat: who holds the slides and blocks, what re-reading can change, and how requests and costs work.

Ran Chen

Tabby-and-white cat resting on a towel in the base of an open carrier while a veterinary professional gently touches its back.

DiagnosticsOctober 9, 2026 · 14 min read

Does Your Cat Need Sedation for a Blood Test?

Learn when cat-friendly handling, pre-visit medication or in-clinic sedation can help a blood draw, and how stress and some drugs affect results.

Ran Chen

Closed amber medication bottle with a blank label and folded blank card on a raised kitchen counter, with a calm dog resting on the floor in the background

PharmaceuticalsOctober 7, 2026 · 14 min read

Compounded Dog Medication: What the Beyond-Use Date Means

Understand the date on your dog’s compounded medication, its storage requirements, when to call the pharmacy, and how to handle refills and leftovers.

Ran Chen

Calm golden retriever on a veterinary exam table beside gloved hands holding a capped sample tube, with a plain wall clock in the background

DiagnosticsOctober 5, 2026 · 20 min read

Dog Urine Culture and Antibiotics: Timing Questions for Your Vet

Why the urine sample for culture should come before your dog's first antibiotic dose, what a culture can still show once treatment has started, and when a…

Ran Chen

A calm golden retriever beside a veterinary staff member holding a handheld microchip scanner near its shoulder, with a blank folder and leash on the clinic counter.

PracticeOctober 4, 2026 · 17 min read

Changing a Pet's Microchip Registration: Records the New Owner Needs

Transfer a dog's or cat's microchip registration after adoption or rehoming: check the registry, required proof, fees, and separate clinic and local records.

Ran Chen

A calm golden retriever lying on a mat in a veterinary exam room while a clinician rests both hands on two blank sheets of paper beside a stethoscope.

DiagnosticsOctober 3, 2026 · 24 min read

How to Compare a Dog's Bloodwork When Laboratory Ranges Differ

Compare each dog blood result with the range printed on that report. Check units and sample type, and repeat a trend at the same laboratory.

Ran Chen

Calm golden retriever resting on a veterinary examination table beside a sterile diagnostic sample swab and an unlabelled vaccine vial

DiagnosticsOctober 2, 2026 · 19 min read

A Positive PCR After a Dog's Vaccine: Test Type and Timing

Why a dog's PCR can be positive after vaccination, how live versus killed vaccines and documented shedding windows change the reading, and when a positive can…

Ran Chen

Pet owner at a kitchen table reviewing papers and prescription bottles with a pen, while a dog rests on a bed nearby

PracticeOctober 1, 2026 · 24 min read

After an Emergency Vet Visit: Reconciling the Discharge Instructions

How to reconcile your pet's emergency vet discharge instructions, check take-home prescriptions against existing medications, schedule the recheck, and know…

Ran Chen