The Bird Bath

We survived Tax Day, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Zoetis’ response to WSJ
• Pet Insurance’s Big Year
• Plug and Play Topeka
• BarkAir (seriously)

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Helpful links:

• Zoetis Webinar: Librela Facts with Dr. Richard Goldstein
• Plug and Play in Topeka
• BARK Air

The sun is back, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Banfield Survey on Heartworm
• Layoffs in the UK
• Expanding Tech Roles in Colorado
• VetCT Founder Award

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Helpful links:

• Decreasing the prevalence of heartworm infection in pets

Don’t be a Fool, what’d you miss in vet med?

• PetIQ Shutters Half of Practices
• Pet Industry Hits $147B
• CatGPT
• Goldie’s Act
• New Funds for Loyal and VetVerifi

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Helpful links:

• USA: Support Goldie’s Act to Protect Dogs in Puppy Mills

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

• AAVMC says “We need vets”
• Leptospirosis on the rise
• Pet Trends to Watch
• Major Dates coming up

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Helpful links:

• Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine (SAVY)
• AAVMC Statement on U.S. Veterinary Workforce
• Demand for and Supply of Veterinarians in the U.S. to 2032

St. Patty is gone, what’d you miss in vet med?

• UK launches a formal investigation
• Interoperability Survey Request
• Mars’ New Team
• Help for Domestic Violence Victims

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Helpful links:

• Interoperability Survey 2024
• AVMA: A novel corporate-community partnership model provides safe housing for pets of domestic violence victims

Almost Spring, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Independence Pet Holdings Completed Pets Best Acquisition
• Florida ready to pass Telemed Bill
• CBD Data to Stand Behind
• MySimplePetLab Clinics

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Helpful links:

• Safety study of cannabidiol products in healthy dogs
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on TikTok

Welcome to March, what’d you miss in vet med?

• VVCA Reports on Telemed
• Wedgewood’s Latest Addition
• Rough Road for Elanco
• Leap’s 2024 Cohort
• Sexism in Vet Med

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Helpful links:

• 2024 Veterinary Virtual Care Industry Report
• Most veterinarians are women, but they still face sexism in rural areas where they’re most needed

An extra day of February, what’d you miss in vet med?

• The Bridge Club Winners
• Inspire is Fearless
• JustFoodForCEOs
• Innovation in Kansas City

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Helpful links:

• 2024 Animal Health Summit Emerging Company Application

Live from Vegas, what’d you miss in vet med?

• AI in Vet Med
• OpenAI Video
• Canine Respiratory Illness Declines
• Covetrus Pays Up
• Independence Pet Holdings’ New CEO

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Helpful links:

• Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine: The Next Paradigm Shift
• AI Generated Videos Just Changed Forever

Love is in the air 💙, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Enterprise Practice Report
• Quebec Bans Cosmetic Procedures
• IDEXX Number Questions
• PetDx Breakthrough
• Viva Las Vegas

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Helpful links:

• Veterinary Enterprise Practice Report by Antelligence
• IDEXX Q4 & Full Year 2023 Earnings Highlights