The Bird Bath

Third week of October, what'd you miss in vet med?

• Screwworm reaches a New Mexico horse
• Coming in 2027: new VCPR rules in California and Washington
• ASPCA flags the migraine cap killing dogs
• Pet owners say vet care is the last thing they'd cut
• UMES clears the way for the first public HBCU vet school

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• The Bird Bath Terminal: Veterinary Telehealth Laws by State

Second week of October, what'd you miss in vet med?

• Covetrus and MWI offer the FTC remedies
• Piper Sandler sees visits sliding into 2027
• Class of 2026 graduates with record debt
• Chewy+ gets cheaper

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
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First week of October, what’d you miss in vet med?

• FDA hits Neogen over HYCOAT
• Maryland vets can say the word "cannabis" now
• Digital Empathy goes from marketing to AI business
• Pet benefits keep piling on perks
• Veterinary Hope Foundation "Gives a Crap"

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• Veterinary Hope Foundation – Community Groups
• Not One More Vet
• 988 Lifeline – If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here.

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

• GoodVets acquires WellHaven Pet Health
• UK CMA final orders are now law
• General Mills see shrinking dogs
• Clarus launches Access to Care Tool
• Rabid Baby Goats

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• HappyDoc - The World's Most Accurate Veterinary AI Scribe and Insights Engine

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

• IDEXX acquires CoVet
• Patterson joins the AI Assistant world
• Duffield Big Bet for Pets
• VIEW: Radiology competency framework

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack

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

• Rood & Riddle partners with Equine Care Group
• Instinct launches Attending
• OpenVet launches OpenAnimal
• APPA's 2026 Cat Report: Gen Z and Cat Dads

Helpful links:

• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• HappyDoc - The World's Most Accurate Veterinary AI Scribe and Insights Engine

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

• Leap Venture Studio’s newest Cohort
• Pawlicy Advisor and AAHA State of the Industry
• AVMA COE gets dismissal against LMU

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• AHNTI US 2026

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

• Will the COE be forced out of the AVMA?
• BiomEdit buys CRISPR business
• UK vet org mad at CMA

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• AHNTI US 2026

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

• Roo launches massive Free CE
• Vet College Deans are shuffling all around
• New World Screwworm, Zoetis, ASPCA, and Drones

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• Roo - Continuing Education at the Top of its Class

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

• Live from WVC Nashville
• Vetspire acquired by Battery Ventures
• PetVet365 Earns Certified Autism Center Designation
• Nom Nom comes frozen and scoopable
• Pawsibile Ventures opens next Cohort

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack