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  • Poor Communication Is Costing Your Veterinary Clinic More Than You Think

    In 2026, running a veterinary clinic feels harder than it did just a few years ago. Schedules are harder to keep full, teams are stretched thin, and every missed follow-up or unbooked appointment carries more weight.  Pet owners still love their animals and want the best care for them, but many are under more financial…
  • How Covina Animal Hospital Switched Practice Management Software Without Losing Its Mind

    Covina Animal Hospital in Southern California is known for delivering exceptional pet care. In a recent episode of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association Manager to Manager podcast, Heidi Traylor, CVPM, PHR—practice manager at Covina Animal Hospital—shared her journey of evaluating, selecting, and implementing a new PIMS. For clinics considering a similar transition, her clinic’s approach,…
  • The Complete Veterinary Equipment Checklist for 2026: Tools, Tech & What’s Worth the Investment

    Running a high-performing clinic in 2026 isn’t just about having the latest tech; it’s about having a toolkit that protects your time, your team’s sanity, and your bottom line. Whether you’re building a new practice from scratch, planning a renovation, or just doing an honest audit of what you have, a structured equipment list helps….
  • 6 Ways Veterinary Software Improves Clinic Profitability

    Most veterinary practice owners think about profitability in terms of appointment volume and fee schedules. Add more clients, raise prices, and see more patients per day. That math makes sense on the surface. But many clinics that increase appointment volume still struggle to improve their margins. The reason is often the same: the operational infrastructure…

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Automated patient intake

Automated Patient Intake Is the New Veterinary Standard

How much time does your front desk spend chasing down paperwork, deciphering handwriting, and manually re-typing client information into your PIMS? Ten minutes per patient? Twenty? Now multiply that by the number of appointments you have each day. The number gets big, fast. That’s not just lost time, it’s a hidden tax on your clinic’s…
Hefner Road Animal Hospital

How Hefner Road Animal Hospital Saved 70+ Minutes Per Doctor Daily with Digitail

For more than 25 years, Hefner Road Animal Hospital has been a trusted part of the Oklahoma City community. Known for its compassionate team, full-service medical offerings, and commitment to strengthening the human–animal bond, the clinic has long prided itself on providing personalized, high-quality care to pets at every stage of life. But success brought…
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Why Vet Clients Leave and How to Win Them Back

Here’s something every veterinary practice owner knows but doesn’t always want to admit: acquiring a new client costs five times more than keeping an existing one. Yet many clinics pour resources into marketing and new client promotions while their loyal pet parents quietly slip away, often without saying goodbye. The math is simple. Sustainable growth…
Digitail Raises $23M USD Series B

Digitail Raises $23M Series B Led by Five Elms Capital

Digitail, a leading provider of AI-powered practice management software for veterinary clinics, today announced a $23 million USD Series B investment led by Five Elms Capital with participation from existing investors Atomico, Partech, Byfounders, Gradient, and others. This investment will accelerate Digitail’s expansion across the veterinary industry and further advance its AI capabilities for both…
Veterinary Inventory Management

You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Track: A Better Way to Handle Inventory

Let’s be honest, “inventory management” is probably not the phrase that gets your heart racing when you think about veterinary medicine. It’s often a thankless, time-consuming task that feels like a necessary evil. The endless cycle of counting, ordering, and tracking products can feel like a chaotic mess of spreadsheets, clipboards, and last-minute scrambles. But…
6 Proven Ways to Cut No-Shows in Your Vet Clinic

6 Proven Ways to Cut Missed Appointments in Your Vet Clinic

Every veterinary team has felt it: the waiting room is quiet, the exam room is prepped, and the clock ticks past the scheduled time. Another no-show. It seems like a small, isolated frustration, but across weeks and months, the impact compounds. A 10% no-show rate in a busy practice can result in hundreds of lost…
4 Profit Killers in Your Vet Practice

Stop Losing Revenue in Your Vet Practice: 4 Profit Killers to Fix Now

It’s a tough truth that most veterinary practice owners don’t want to face: your clinic is leaking revenue every single day. These aren’t dramatic, catastrophic losses that show up in monthly reports with flashing red flags. Instead, they’re small, seemingly insignificant drips that silently siphon money from your bottom line — day after day, week…
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From Apps to AI: The New Playbook for Veterinary Practice Growth

The North American veterinary landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. Today, a new breed of veterinary practice is emerging – one that’s powered by integrated technology, driven by data, and relentlessly focused on the client experience. Appointment books and paper files are giving way to cloud-based PIMS that keep everything connected – from scheduling and…