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Your old Labrador thumped his tail as you came in, and his owner told the whole story in the right order. Someone had already returned the call at the top of your list. Nora the practice cat is sitting on the big dog scales, daring anyone to read the number. Before the phone rings again, here are this week's Veterinary Stories, Snip-Pets, and Jobs. And as always...please take care of yourself; you deserve it, and if you can, someone else too 🤗
This week we explore...
You got the job. Welcome to Day 1. Now what?
Small fixes, real results: what thriving practices are doing today
Vet school loans changed in July, and federal may no longer be the best deal
...and so much more...
 | Story of the week |
| You got the job. Welcome to Day 1. Now what? |
Someone read your resume, met you and decided they wanted you on their team. For the next little while you'll also be a fully qualified professional who has to ask where the bathroom is. Some practices have a plan for all this, with a buddy and a welcome lunch. Others will hand you scrubs and a full schedule by 9:00. Either way, the first 90 days are yours, and a handful of small moves will let you decide who you're going to be in this place…
| Job of the week |
Registered Veterinary Technician
Los Angeles ◆ CA ◆ USA
Keep building your skills with a friendly crew who share what they know
See each patient through from first hello to going home, with time to care
Enjoy LA life with coworkers who love escape rooms, bowling and zoo days
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| USA+Canada featured jobs |
Small Animal Veterinarian
Winona ◆ MN ◆ USA
Thrive in a warm, welcoming team where everyone looks out for each other
Treat every pet and their people with care that keeps them coming back
Make Winona home, with river weekends and Bluff Country all around
Registered Veterinary Technician
Los Angeles ◆ CA ◆ USA
Provide paramedical treatment to animals in our LA County animal care centers
Delivering to animals and residents high quality, effective, and caring services
Join us and discover one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages
Small Animal Veterinarian
Greater St Louis ◆ MO ◆ USA
Build your niche in rehab, acupuncture, sports medicine & integrative care
Grow with our privately owned practice and new state-of-the-art hospital
No on-call + flexible scheduling and a supportive, collaborative team
Veterinarian
Gastonia ◆ NC ◆ USA
Committed to best practice veterinary medicine and surgical care
Strong community bonds, community outreach & assistance with client transport
Great place to live and raise a family or simply 2 live. Great climate/weather
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 | Small fixes, real results: what thriving practices are doing today |
A Los Angeles owner mapped every step of the client experience, acted on what they found and watched satisfaction scores jump. A Singapore owner stopped adding new technology and got more from what they already had. Both came out ahead. Their stories sit among 18 moves that have worked for savvy practice owners in our global community, each with a first step small enough to begin this month. Which would you try first? Here's the full menu…
 | Ontario techs earn $30.35 an hour, yet 30% still need a second job |
Pay surveys usually stop at the hourly rate. Ontario's 2026 RVT survey goes further: average pay rose to $30.35 an hour, but 30% hold a second job and most of them say they need it, while 71% get 15 or fewer vacation days. With wages by experience, setting and region, it's a useful yardstick for your next pay talk...
 | Vet school loans changed in July, and federal may no longer be the best deal |
The old advice was simple: use up federal loans first. Since July 1, new borrowers lose Grad PLUS, federal borrowing is capped at $50,000 a year at 8.07%, and some private lenders advertise rates from about 2% to 3%. Yet the cheaper loan can give up protections like income-based repayment and PSLF. Here's how to weigh the choice...
| Australia+NZ+Asia featured jobs |
Veterinarian
Bunbury ◆ WA ◆ Australia
Feel at home in a fun, friendly team that makes a difference every day
Win your clients' trust and give every patient the care it deserves
Trade city traffic for pristine beaches, dolphins and an easy coastal pace
Veterinarian
Sydney ◆ NSW ◆ Australia
Join an easy-going team that backs each other and learns together every day
Practise caring, down-to-earth medicine for loyal clients and their pets
Work among the bush, minutes from Sydney's Northern Beaches and the coast
Emergency Veterinarian
Sydney ◆ NSW ◆ Australia
Shape Critical Care in a growing multidisciplinary specialist hospital
Four-day week with flexible full-time or part-time permanent options
Advanced facilities, potential equity and a Western Sydney lifestyle
Veterinarian - Small Animal
Albury ◆ NSW ◆ Australia
Swap ideas and talk cases through with colleagues who love working together
Offer every pet and owner the quality of care you'd want for your own pet
Live by the Murray River, with wineries and snowfields within easy reach
| Latest veterinary Snip-Pets |
 | US clinic visits fell 3% in the first nine months of 2026, and Zoetis is planning for 2027 assuming no rebound in what pet owners spend. |
 | About 36% of owners now use AI for pet care, and 69% of those with a vet say it has improved their relationship with that vet. |
 | After buying five dental, skin, eye and cancer brands, AOSN says it now has more than 300 specialists and residents in outpatient care. |
 | The AVMA will move vet school accreditation into a separate nonprofit by July 2027, and schools may end up paying more of its costs. |
 | A final-year vet student tells future employers that wanting steady hours isn't wanting easy, so ask new grads what they fear instead. |
 | Buyers get a practice's building, equipment and contracts, but not its culture, as one vet learned when his staff left after he sold. |
 | Guelph researchers say vet school's hidden curriculum, from gold-standard habits to fear of peer judgment, holds back spectrum of care. |
 | If more than half your net wealth sits in a practice with no firm buyer, one adviser says to start sale planning three to five years out. |
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| UK+Europe + Global featured jobs |
Veterinary Surgeon
Marlborough ◆ England ◆ UK
Join a friendly, easy-going team where everyone has a say in the practice
Practise honest, unhurried medicine with no sales targets to chase
Call a beautiful market town home, with fields and forest to explore
Veterinary Surgeon
Rumney ◆ Wales ◆ UK
Join vets and veterinary physios who work as one team focused on patient success
Grow your skills alongside colleagues who lecture around the world
Watch pets walk out way happier and more comfortable than they came in
Veterinary Surgeon Team Leader
Cliftonville ◆ England ◆ UK
Lead a surgically biased caseload with scope to shape clinical standards
Work with a collaborative team that values case discussion and shared learning
Build a long-term career in Margate, with relocation support available
Lead Veterinary Surgeon
Melton Mowbray ◆ England ◆ UK
Combine a varied caseload with protected leadership and mentoring time
Lead an experienced clinical team within a modern hospital equipped with CT
Develop towards Clinical Director with structured support and opportunity
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