The things I do for my dogs and cats | Boulder Vet Clinic
The things I do for my dogs and cats | Boulder Vet Clinic This post offers a brief description of the routine things I do for my own critters. At Rise Vet, I always want to offer options, but hopefully it's helpful to know what I feel is a good foundation for...
Sick Pets | Boulder Small Animal Veterinarian |
Sick Pets | Boulder Small Animal Veterinarian | My son’s parakeet has been very sick. About three weeks ago he vomited a bunch of dark red stuff and became very weak. For my son and our entire family, this was a big deal. He’s made some progress but it’s dicey....
Dogs are funny | Boulder Colorado veterinarian
Dogs are funny | Boulder Colorado veterinarian Dogs are funny. I have two of them. One is what we lovingly call an “Oklahoma Terrier”. He’s a mutt from said state and looks part Jack Russell and part Whippet (basically a long-legged Jack Russell). We got him from...
dentals please | Boulder veterinarian
dentals please | Boulder veterinarian | Some thoughts about dental work for your dog or cat: If you’ve ever had gingivitis, you know it’s a little uncomfortable. It’s that sting when brushing followed by a dull ache…maybe a little blood. That’s about the time to go...
My two-cents on heartworm prevention | Boulder veterinarian
My two-cents on heartworm prevention | Boulder veterinarian I find that most dog and cat owners on the Front Range fall into three categories when it relates to heartworm prevention and testing; 1) those who are all in, 2) those who are a bit skeptical and may only...
Resurrecting the personal model of veterinary medicine | Boulder veterinary clinic
Resurrecting the personal model of veterinary medicine | Boulder veterinary clinic | You can break business practice models in veterinary general practice down into “low cost, high volume” and something I’d call “standard general practice”. There are also specialty...
Animal souls? | Boulder veterinarian for dogs and cats
Do animals have souls? Who knows? I think they probably do. There is no evidence pointing to the region where the soul lies. There’s no blood test, diagnostic image, or surgical procedure that can go in and extract the soul for closer examination. We like to see...
Profit Sharing | Boulder Vet Clinic
Profit Sharing | Boulder Vet Clinic | Rise Vet will be sharing profits with the staff. The percentage of that profit will be around 20%. As a start-up practice, becoming profitable will likely take several years, and with COVID-19 who knows what else the future will...
What We’re About | Boulder Vet Hospital
What We’re About | Boulder Vet Hospital | Over the years I’ve worked at three different boulder veterinary practices and was a 50% owner in a fourth. Each had its own flavor of management. Each had an influence on employees which spilled over into customer service...