--- title: Blog - Read tips, guidelines and latest news | Provet Cloud | Cathy Barnette, DVM description: Cathy Barnette, DVM is a veterinarian and freelance writer based in Florida. After 14 years as a small animal general practitioner, Dr. Barnette now focuses on creating educational content for veterinary teams and their clients. She shares her home with her husband, daughter, one dog, two cats, and a rescued white dove. --- # Cathy Barnette, DVM ![https://www.provet.cloud/hubfs/AI%20Launch%20Banner_blog%20image%20%281%29-1.png](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/hubfs/AI%20Launch%20Banner_blog%20image%20(1)-1.png) August 18, 2025 #### [ Why AI in Provet Cloud is different](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/why-ai-in-provet-cloud-is-different) It’s the first appointment of the day, and already the phone is ringing, the inbox is filling, and your patient list is growing. You move between... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/why-ai-in-provet-cloud-is-different) ### Cathy Barnette, DVM Cathy Barnette, DVM is a veterinarian and freelance writer based in Florida. After 14 years as a small animal general practitioner, Dr. Barnette now focuses on creating educational content for veterinary teams and their clients. She shares her home with her husband, daughter, one dog, two cats, and a rescued white dove. ## Blog Post by Cathy Barnette, DVM 28 Oct 2023 ## [What causes moral stress in the veterinary practice?](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/veterinary-moral-stress-causes) Most veterinary professionals recognize the feeling: when you're faced with the inability to provide the best care possible for your patients. ... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/veterinary-moral-stress-causes) 11 Apr 2023 ## [Automating veterinary tasks: 10 ways to save time and reduce burnout](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/10-tasks-to-automate-in-your-veterinary-practice) Consider everything that must happen in your practice on a daily basis. Many of those tasks, such as building client relationships, diagnosing... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/10-tasks-to-automate-in-your-veterinary-practice) 28 Feb 2023 ## [Veterinary client education text templates to help you save time](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/veterinary-client-education-text-templates) There are two truths about veterinary medicine: 1. There’s never enough time in a day.2. If it isn’t in the medical record, it didn’t happen. Given... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/veterinary-client-education-text-templates) 9 Feb 2023 ## [What should pet parent apps actually do?](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/what-should-pet-parent-apps-actually-do) Pet owners increasingly prefer and expect online access to their pet’s medical records and their veterinary team. Many veterinary practices are... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/what-should-pet-parent-apps-actually-do) 26 Jan 2023 ## [5 team-building activities for busy veterinary practices](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/5-team-building-activities-for-busy-veterinary-practices) You probably don’t need to be reminded that, according to many people, the veterinary profession is “in crisis.” Not a day goes by that we don’t hear... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/5-team-building-activities-for-busy-veterinary-practices) 14 Nov 2022 ## [Keys to maximizing the potential of the veterinary practice manager](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/keys-to-maximizing-the-potential-of-the-veterinary-practice-manager) There are many pathways to practice management, but practice managers tend to fall into one of two categories. Most commonly, at least in private... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/keys-to-maximizing-the-potential-of-the-veterinary-practice-manager) 13 Oct 2022 ## [Can some veterinary staff work from home? Consider these dos and don'ts.](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/can-some-veterinary-staff-work-from-home-consider-these-dos-and-donts) At first glance, veterinary medicine doesn’t seem like a field that would lend itself to remote work. After all, how can you restrain pets, draw... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/can-some-veterinary-staff-work-from-home-consider-these-dos-and-donts) 16 Sep 2022 ## [What technologies do new veterinary graduates expect in a practice?](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/what-technologies-do-new-veterinary-graduates-expect-in-a-practice) As newly minted veterinarians and veterinary technicians enter practice, they're increasingly expecting their employers to adopt technology that... [ Read more ](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/what-technologies-do-new-veterinary-graduates-expect-in-a-practice) 8 Sep 2022 ## [4 assumptions about veterinary practice that need to be challenged](https://5923252.hs-sites.com/blog/common-assumptions-about-veterinary-practice) If you feel like you’re working in a pressure cooker everyday, you’re not alone. Internal pressure, pressure of the veterinary oath, pressure to see... 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