by Vickie Byard | Apr 16, 2015 | Pet Dentistry
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ This young, male Boxer was admitted this morning to be neutered. Fortunately, we have been taught and value counting teeth of pets, even if the patient is not in the hospital for any dental services. Now, in this case, we...
by Vickie Byard | Mar 24, 2015 | Pet Dentistry
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ Just another installment of “Hidden in Plain Sight” (key the soap opera music). This case was a Yorkie-Poo whose pet parent brushes his teeth and provides regular dental care. There was, as many practices call,...
by Vickie Byard | Mar 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ A while back, I had been asked by the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association to write an article addressing 5 of my challenges as a technician. In an attempt to cheat on my assignment, I asked a new employee of the...
by Vickie Byard | Nov 8, 2014 | Pet Dentistry
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ On November 2nd, 2014, I posted a poll on the PetED Facebook page and the Vet Techs United!! Facebook page asking veterinary technicians to vote on whether or not they are brushing their own pet’s teeth every day. I...
by Vickie Byard | Nov 1, 2014 | Pet Dentistry, Uncategorized
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ I recently saw a screenshot that made its way to a vet tech focused Facebook page. Unfortunately, it brought back an old blog that I once posted on an old blog site I used to use. I thought I would revisit the topic, which...
