The Bird Bath

Wrapping up August, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Live from Kansas City
• Inspire’s birthday to forget
• Leap ready for new Startups
• Companion Protect pulls in more funding
• Highlights from Veterinary Innovation Summit

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• Leap Venture Studio 2025 Program Information Session

August slipped away, what’d you miss in vet med?

• PetIQ back with more news
• Mars to Devour Kellogg’s snack business
• QSM takes off
• Big plans for KC

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August is hot, what’d you miss in vet med?

• PetIQ agrees to go private
• Exclusive interview with Hill’s US CVO
• SAVMA Issues Guidelines for Working Hours

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Helpful links:

• Hill's Shelter Program For Pet Adoption
• SAVMA Duty Hours Guidelines
• Veterinary Innovation Summit Pre-Show: Get a Sneak Peek into AI Trends and Implementation Strategies

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

• Inflexion partners with TPP
• JustFoodForDogs new exec
• Find your dog with their noseprint
• A Special Pre-VIS Webinar

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• Webinar: Veterinary Innovation Summit Pre-Show

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

• Cats rule Europe
• Radimal expands services
• Sylvester brings in Funding
• Franchise Opportunities
• Cornell tackles H5N1

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

• Celebrating our 1 year anniversary
• Cambridge genome sequencing
• Petco new CEO
• E-Scripting
• Provet Cloud and CVS Group
• Don’t miss KC Animal Health Corridor Summit

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Helpful links:

• Exonic Short Interspersed Nuclear Element Insertion in FAM161A Is Associated with Autosomal Recessive Progressive Retinal Atrophy in the English Shepherd
• 2024 Animal Health Summit

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

• Capital is BACK!
• Peloton Capital Invests in Lakefield
• CareVet secures Credit
• VIP acquires Valley Vet
• Inspire growing?
• US Vet REIT Strategic Partner
• VetForum USA

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

• FTC’s Noncompete Ban hits a Snag
• Mintel’s report on Changing Pet Ownership
• FDA Invite

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• Mintel - How Changing Pet Ownership Trends Are Affecting The Pet Industry
• Animal Drug User Fee Educational Conference

Kicking off July, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Chewy enters the world of Meme Stocks
• MedVet finds a new investor
• Veterinary CPR updates
• Saving puppies

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• The RECOVER Initiative has published the updated 2024 guidelines

A special interview with AVMA Leadership

This special Friday episode features an interview with the AVMA’s Dr. Rena Carlson, Immediate Past President, and Dr. Paula Parker, Chief of Professional Relationships and Strategic Initiatives.

Join us to hear the AVMA’s view on Workforce Shortage and Telehealth.

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Helpful links:

• AVMA | Straight talk about veterinary workforce issues
• US veterinary groups clash over need for more practitioners
• Demand for and Supply of Veterinarians in the U.S. to 2032
• AVMA | Survey: Pet owners prefer seeing their veterinarian in person
• Pet Healthcare in the U.S.: Another Look at the Veterinarian Workforce
• 2023 Pet Owner Attitude Survey: Key Findings
• 2024 Veterinary Virtual Care Industry Report