Join Jessica Benoit as she explores how stress, handling techniques, and feline behaviour can influence the care of diabetic patients. Managing feline diabetes involves far more than monitoring blood glucose and administering insulin. The emotional and behavioural experience of the diabetic cat can have a significant impact on treatment compliance, patient welfare, and the success of the veterinary-client-patient relationship. This presentation explores how stress, handling techniques, and...

Join Dr. Kelly St. Denis as she explores new options for treatment, monitoring and management, focusing on the role of the veterinary technician in caregiver support and patient care. Management options for feline diabetes mellitus have never looked so promising! Medical care for diabetic cats has moved from the limited options of insulin and a low carbohydrate diet to insulin, SGLT-2 inhibitors and/or novel diets targeted to safely treat obesity and diabetes concurrently. Monitoring and...

Join Jolene Watson as she explores the interpersonal skills RVTs can use to help clients feel heard, supported, and confident in managing their cat’s care. Supporting a diabetic feline patient goes beyond clinical knowledge. In this practical session, Jolene explores the interpersonal skills RVTs can use to help clients feel heard, supported, and confident in managing their cat’s care. Drawing from neuroscience, body language, personality, stress management, and emotional regulation,...

Join Dr. Caitlin Grant as she provides attendees with practical, evidence-based approaches to nutritional management of diabetic cats, including diet selection, feeding strategies, weight management, and client communication. Nutrition is a cornerstone of feline diabetes management, but translating nutritional recommendations into successful feeding plans can be challenging. This session will provide attendees with practical, evidence-based approaches to nutritional management of diabetic...

Finding it challenging to help pet parents commit to daily toothbrushing? In this Top Tips for RVTs video, Alyssa Gauthier, RVT, walks through a step-by-step approach to introducing toothbrushing in a way that is gentle, realistic, and stress-free for pets. She covers key concepts such as positive reinforcement, desensitization to facial handling, choosing the right tools, and the importance of a healthy oral cavity before starting this routine. These practical tips will help you empower pet...

Do you address pet obesity with your clients in a professional, respectful, and clear way? Part of the Top Tips for RVTs series, this video features Becky Hunt, RVT, VTS (Nutrition), who shares practical strategies for framing obesity as a medical condition. Learn how to use clear, respectful clinical language, define body condition score categories, and guide conversations toward health outcomes rather than appearance. An essential resource for reducing resistance, building trust, and...

How should you respond when a client says “no”? In this video from the Top Tips for RVTs series, Becky Taylor, RVT, MA, guides you through simple and effective strategies to better understand and manage client objections in a veterinary practice. This capsule helps you learn how to acknowledge a refusal, how to ask the right questions, and how to understand what matters most to the client so you can tailor your recommendations. Becky also explains how to show empathy using the right words and...

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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....