Fourth week of July, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Live from AVMA in Washington DC
• New AVMA Leaders Step into their Roles
• SVP+MVP = Mission Pet Health
• Cubex Launches IoT device
• Wag! Goes Bankrupt and Sells Furscription

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• VetValue Connect Pre-Registration

Third week of July, what’d you miss in vet med?

• VetValue Connect Launch
• Archway Pets’ Acquisition
• Annual Bravecto Approval
• Hill’s new President
• Ohio approves eVCPR

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• VetValue Connect Pre-Registration
• VVCA - Virtual Veterinary Care In The USA: Interactive Telemedicine Map

Second week of July, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Nibbles automatic payment pet insurance
• Immertec launches animal health channel
• Morris Animal Foundation announces new CEO
• Ban on Pet Brokers in CA

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• ASPCA - CA AB 519 Veterinary Support Letter

First week of July, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Exclusive: Gallant’s $18M Series B
• FDA on CBD and Medetomidine
• Classroom Pets Good for All
• Relief Burnout Survey
• My what big teeth!

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Serenity Vet - Relief Burnout Survey
• Pets In The Classroom grant program

Last week of June, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Education Galore
• Lincoln Memorial Sues the AVMA
• New dean at Texas A&M
• Royal Canin funds new endowment
• New vet school in Nevada
• Partners Group expands animal health portfolio

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

Third week of June, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Bond Vet hits some snags
• WSAVA released Wellness Principles
• Open Door guides on Heartworm
• Innovative Pet Labs lands Seed round
• Felix Pharma gets $175M
• The Farmer’s Dog invests in Education

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• WSAVA - Principles of Wellness
• Open Door School - A Spectrum of Care Approach to Canine Heartworm Disease
• Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine - Internships and Residencies

Second week of June, what’d you miss in vet med?

• 100th Episode!
• Zoetis and IDEXX’s new launches
• Pieper now COVE
• AcutePet turns One
• $35M Investment in REIT
• BSAVA Congress Retires

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

First week of June, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Hill’s launches Microbiome Portal with Harvard
• Oklahoma State OK’s $250M for new hospital
• Chewy pledges $1M to LMU
• Mars studies patient safety events
• A call for more independence
• Synchrony reports on Lifetime Costs of Pets

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Frontiers - Making the case for a resurgent U.S. independent veterinary practice segment: a SWOT analysis
• The One Health Microbiome Resource
• AVMA Journals - Patient safety events cause harm across a variety of veterinary care settings: a global retrospective analysis
• Synchrony - Pet Lifetime of Care 2025

Last week of May, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Multiple bills to ban puppy mills
• Target Reintroduces pet brand
• Petfolk’s 11th new location for 2025
• CityVet’s 59th location

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

Third week of May, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Mars and Calm put numbers to our pet love
• Researchers warn against stressing your dog
• Acupuncture and Embryo Transfer seek Specialty Designation
• Interns’ lawsuit surrounding Matching
• A look back on a busy week

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• AVMA - American Board of Veterinary Specialties
• NOMV - Race Around the World