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🤗 Retention Always Beats Replacement. How the best do it.

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Your coffee is freshly brewed, the lint roller is topped up and ready for the next onslaught, and that barking Shih Tzu has finally decided it's nap time. Now is the perfect moment for this week’s Veterinary News, Snip-Pets, and Jobs. And as always...please take care of yourself; you deserve it, and if you can, someone else too 🤗

📰 Story Of The Week

🤗 Retention Always Beats Replacement. How the best do it.

There are practices where veterinarians, nurses and technicians just stay. Quality care and team happiness stay in harmony. They've figured out something strategic: retention isn't one big-idea fix, it lives in everyday systems that make talented professionals think "This is my fur-ever home". Here's how to start building yours...

🩺 Job Of The Week

Feline Veterinarian

  • East Hartford🔹CT🔹USA

  • Committed to practicing quality medicine with the consent of our patients

  • Offering the best medicine and outcomes possible for our patients and clients

  • Practice with one species so that you have great depth of knowledge

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🩺 USA + Canada Featured Jobs

Equine Veterinarian

  • Concord🔹MA🔹USA

  • Engaged clients who value your expertise & see you as part of their team

  • True teamwork with regular rounds, constant communication, genuine collaboration

  • Sustainable practice with work-life balance that's actually real, not just talk

Medical Director - Dental

  • Atlanta🔹GA🔹USA

  • Lead a thriving dental-only veterinary practice and shape our future growth

  • Clear track to partnership and ownership for a GP with a passion for dentistry

  • Growth-Focused Environment - We invest in our people, technology and facilities

Small Animal Veterinarian

  • Kittery🔹ME🔹USA

  • Join our warm, welcoming team and live where coastal Maine meets vibrant culture

  • Bring your surgical interest and passion for the best small animal medicine

  • Help us to place pets into perfect homes through our shelter adoption program.

Emergency Veterinarian

  • Bakersfield🔹CA🔹USA

  • Let your passion for pets and best practice Emergency Veterinary Care shine

  • Join our welcoming, capable and highly talented ECC team

  • Great team dynamic with leadership closely attuned to work-life balance

📰 More Stories…

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Like most, you are curious about AI but aren't sure how to get started. The good news? Building confidence with AI doesn't require formal training or expensive tools. Experiment with these five AI approaches and within a week you will be ahead of the curve. Discover what to focus on now and how to start learning today...

📈 Four Simple Ways to Fill Your Schedule and Protect Profits

A 2.8% decline in appointments can feel like a small dip, but it quickly impacts your bottom line. Experts advise an 85% fill rate to ensure healthy profits and support employee wages. Discover four proven strategies, from forward booking to schedule optimization, that will help you close those empty slots and secure your practice's financial health...

⚙️ AI Scribing: The End of Administrative Overload?

For decades, practice management systems have focused on storing data, not helping you use it. But a new wave of AI-native scribe software is fundamentally changing how veterinary teams work. A market-leading veterinary PMS just acquired an AI scribing platform, marking a defining moment in the evolution of veterinary practice management software.

Veterinarian

  • Whangarei🔹Northland🔹New Zealand

  • Committed to best practice veterinary medicine with compassion

  • Join our warm, welcoming, talented and highly supportive team

  • Striving for clinical excellence in a fun and collaborative environment

Veterinarian

  • Greater Newcastle🔹NSW🔹Australia

  • Join a trusted, modern practice with a 50-year legacy of community care

  • Master advanced surgery with mentorship from an onsite orthopedic specialist

  • Experience a coastal sea change with a flexible roster and zero on-call duties

Veterinary Director

  • Diamond Creek🔹VIC🔹Australia

  • Lead a talented team in a leafy, village-style community just outside Melbourne

  • Enjoy a flexible roster with zero after-hours or Sunday shifts for true balance

  • Drive clinical growth with AI tools, leadership training, and full HQ support

Clinical Lead Veterinarian

  • Shepparton🔹VIC🔹Australia

  • Lead and practice excellence in a modern, purpose-built companion animal clinic

  • Enjoy flexible full or part-time rosters in a supportive, fun-loving culture

  • Advance your skills with diverse cases and mentorship in a vibrant regional hub

Snip-Pets Worth Your Time...

🐾 Telemedicine is closing the access gap, providing essential care for the 52% of pets who currently receive no medical attention.

💰 Phoenix is leading the nation in veterinarian and radiologist salaries, signaling a major shift in regional compensation trends.

⚖️ New York’s proposed law to review veterinary practice sale transactions could set a national precedent for regulating corporate consolidation.

😤 Catabolic energy, the draining state of being reactive and contracted, is a primary driver of burnout beyond simple workload.

📚 Mars Veterinary Health’s 2025 Science Impact Report highlights new genetic discoveries and sustainability efforts across its network.

💡 Leap Venture Studio is accepting applications for its 10th cohort, focusing on funding startups that advance pet longevity and wellness.

🛡️ Clinic websites and social media bios can be a goldmine for hackers; teams must be cautious about oversharing personal details.

💔 Client finances are the top barrier to care, with 94% of veterinarians reporting it limits their ability to provide recommended treatment.

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🩺 UK + Europe + Global Featured Jobs

Lead Veterinary Surgeon

  • Greater London🔹England🔹UK

  • Enjoy clinical autonomy while guiding and inspiring your team

  • A leadership role with clinical freedom, mentorship, and a rewarding lifestyle

  • A role offering a genuine career opportunity plus work-life balance

ECC Veterinary Surgeon

  • Birmingham🔹England🔹UK

  • A dynamic, fast paced, satisfying and supportive team environment

  • Be challenged, in a good way, in a collaborative and encouraging workplace

  • Great team dynamic with leadership closely attuned to work-life balance

Veterinary Surgeon

  • Scarborough🔹England🔹UK

  • Enjoy true work-life balance with No OOH and flexible rota patterns

  • Access excellent facilities including cardiac ultrasound & orthopaedic equipment

  • Live and work in a stunning coastal location on the edge of the National Park

Senior Veterinary Surgeon

  • Barnet🔹England🔹UK

  • Lead and inspire a high-performing ECC team to excellence

  • Drive clinical standards with protected time for leadership

  • Enjoy a balanced roster with maximum three consecutive nights

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