As the days grow longer and the weather finally warms up, springtime brings with it a sense of renewal and revitalization. It's not just our homes and gardens that could use a good cleaning—it's also an opportune moment for veterinary professionals to refresh their communication strategies. Effective communication is the cornerstone of a successful veterinary [...]
When you dreamed of being a veterinarian, you never imagined you’d spend so much time talking to people. Instead of snuggling puppies and kittens all day, you actually spend the majority of your work hours—and after-work hours—educating and counseling pet owners. To help you step up your game and cater to what your clients really [...]
Early days as a veterinary content writer When I first began writing for Rumpus in 2018, I was a full-time RVT in a small animal practice in rural Indiana. I was always looking for ways to bring in extra cash, especially if I could work from the comfort of my own home, after 10-plus hours [...]
Now that you know why your veterinary practice should have a blog, you may be stuck deciding what to actually write about. Writing is tough, and determining the topic is much more difficult when you’re faced with a blank page and incessantly blinking cursor. We understand that deciding which topics to cover, and delivering the [...]
The first of an occasional series about the Rumpus team Melissa’s entire life history Where to begin? I could start with being an avid reader and the fastest Dewey Decimal-cracker my local library had ever seen—that’s right, they were highly impressed when I applied for the page position and they tested my skills on reshelving [...]
Do you have your new puppy spiel down to a fine-tuned speech you can deliver in under a minute? You’ve no doubt given the same lecture hundreds of times during your years of practicing veterinary medicine, but this is your client’s first puppy, and they may be overwhelmed. That 30-minute wellness visit can turn into [...]
