# RSS Show Notes

## The Inventory Cash Trap: Why Your Veterinary Practice Can Be Busy and Still Cash-Starved

A busy veterinary practice can have strong revenue and still feel short on cash. One often-overlooked reason is inventory: cash goes out before the item is used, sold, charged, collected, and reflected accurately in the financial statements.

In this episode, Anthony “Marlo” Barge explains how to trace inventory through the full cash chain: cash paid, item received, item stored, item used or sold, charge captured, invoice collected, and margin reported.

We look at practical examples involving pharmacy items, preventives, diets, laboratory supplies, and clinical supplies. We also walk through a four-view diagnostic that compares purchases, counts or valuation, practice-management-system usage and charges, and the gene ...