RVTips


Expand your RVT expertise with our diverse array of videos, articles, quizzes, and more, created to empower you on your journey to unlocking your full potential.

2025-10-28
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Missed the live sessions or want a refresher? The RVT PWR 2025 recordings are now available to watch on-demand! Catch up on inspiring insights and practical advice from our amazing speakers and panelists that can help you tap into your RVT power and turn it ALL the way up! RVT PWR 2025 is held in partnership with RVTips section contest alert! Throughout November 2025, watch a video, read an article, or complete a learning module in the RVTips section—then answer a quiz question for your...
2025-10-06
05:22 min
Content presented by Becky Hunt, RVT, VTS (Nutrition)
How can you help your clients overcome the obstacles to their pet’s weight loss? In this video from the Top Tips for RVTs series, Becky Hunt, RVT, VTS (Nutrition), shares practical strategies to support pet owners facing challenges in weight management. She discusses time constraints, lack of owner recognition of obesity, client hesitations, and solutions even after previous challenges. A valuable resource to enhance your client conversations and improve the success of weight loss programs....
2025-09-15
06:54 min
Content presented by Robin Saar, RVT, VTS (nutrition)
Wondering how to better support caregivers of dogs with CKD through nutrition? Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in aging dogs, and nutritional management plays a critical role in slowing its progression. In this practical Top tips for RVTs video, Robin Saar shares key insights tailored for veterinary technicians and RVTs. You'll learn how to support hydration effectively, choose and transition the right diet based on IRIS stages, avoid common feeding pitfalls, and balance phosphorus and...
2025-08-18
06:53 min
Content presented by Jennie Tait, AHT, RVT, VTS (Dermatology) Charter Member
Wondering how to better support itchy pets and their pet parents? In this practical video, Jennie Tait, AHT, RVT, VTS (Dermatology), and member of the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology (CAVD), walks RVTs through key tools and strategies to approach pruritus cases with Empathy for Itch (EFI) tools. You'll discover client education tips and CAVD resources like dermatology history form, itch scale, journey map, cytology scale, diet trial handout, and topical therapy guides. Awesome...
2025-08-13
10:00 min
Tick season presents a challenge in clinics, especially when raising client awareness about prevention. As an RVT, you play a key role in client education—but first, you need to feel confident in the topic! Identifying different tick species can be tricky—and sometimes even make our skin crawl. Feeling itchy yet? We’ve put together a short 10-question quiz to help you sharpen your knowledge! As you go through the quiz, we’ll also point you toward carefully selected, reliable resources to help...
2025-08-05
45:00 min
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Wrap up the RVTips module series on monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with this final 45-minute module dedicated to feline arthritis. As an animal health technician or RVT*, you play a key role in a collaborative approach to care. This module emphasizes your vital role in promoting a team-based approach to care - uniting around a shared goal to help more cats live their best life. Module objectives:✔ Differentiate feline arthritis from canine arthritis.✔ Describe your key role as an AHT/RVT*...
2025-07-22
03:54 min
Content presented by Becky Taylor, RVT, MA
Looking to strengthen your client relationships through more effective communication? In this video from our Top Tips for RVTs series, Becky Taylor, RVT, shares three simple yet powerful techniques to help you build trust with pet owners through communication. You'll learn how to assess what the client already knows, show that you've listened and understood, and tailor your message to their specific needs.Whether you're offering support during a diagnosis or guiding a treatment plan, these...
2025-06-16
06:06 min
Content presented by Robin Saar, RVT, VTS (nutrition)
Looking to better help new cat parents in supporting urinary health of their animal from day one? In this video from our Top Tips for RVTs series, Robin Saar, RVT (nutrition), shares practical tips to help better manage urinary health in cats from the first day of adoption. Robin discusses key nutritional considerations, highlights the impact of stress on urinary well-being, and provides simple, actionable tips RVTs can share with pet parents to help reduce the risk of urinary issues....
2025-05-12
04:46 min
Content presented by Jessica Benoit, RVT, VTS (behaviour), KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA, Elite FFCP
Looking to strengthen your feeding recommendations to make mealtimes calmer and more stimulating for young pets? In this video from our Top Tips for RVTs series, Jessica Benoit, RVT, VTS (Behaviour), shares essential strategies to support stress-free feeding for puppies and kittens. She highlights the importance of setting up calm feeding spaces to help young pets feel safe and relaxed. Jessica also explores simple food enrichment ideas to share with new pet owners to engage natural behaviours...