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

• Digitail closes $23M Series B
• Cencora moves MWI to Other
• Medivet embraces Partners
• Chewy Claus is ready
• A New Study of Perception of Access to Care

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Pearl: Hybrid Intelligence - Veterinary AI platform
• Сhewy Сlaus
• Frontiers - U.S. residents’ self-reported access to veterinary care and implications for care-seeking decisions

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

• Western Vet Partners sticks with TDP and adds new Partner
• Secret Shoppers, “No trouble getting vet appointments”
• Chewy Acquires SmartEquine from Covetrus
• SKU’s CPG Accelerator

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Pearl: Hybrid Intelligence - Veterinary AI platform
• AVMA Publications - Secret shopper survey
• SKU Spring '26 Track Application
• SKU Mentor Interest Form

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

• Mars Petcare Biobank pays off
• HT Vista and Clinician’s Brief Lumps Study
• Royal Veterinary College back in Good Graces
• Live at VetTogether!

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Snout Demo
• HT Vista - Clinician's Brief 2025 Survey Results: What's Your Approach to Lumps & Bumps?

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

• UK CMA’s Tame Report
• The Farmer’s Dog and Cornell put data behind fresh food
• Fresh Food Expansion
• AWS Outage

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Snout Demo

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

• Happy Vet Tech Week!
• California passes two bills to elevate RVTs
• OpenVet AI Aces NAVLE
• Skiptown introduces Franchise Model
• Ready, Vet, Go hits 200th mentee
• Akston files IPO

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• [email protected]

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

• Chewy Health and HABRI release study on The Bond
• Lupa pulls in $20M Series A
• Cornell selects Radimal
• Zoetis tackles New World Screwworm
• FTC Backtracks on Non-Competes
• NAVTA gets a seat at the table

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• NVA - Associate Veterinarian Humber Veterinary Clinic: Job Description
• Chewy Health & HABRI - The Bond Factor: Elevating Veterinary Care Through the Human-Animal Bond
• Request for Information Regarding Employee Noncompete Agreements
• MSD Veterinary Manual - New World Screwworm

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

• APPA’s 2025 Fish and Reptile Report
• Smalls’ new COO
• MaRS (not that one) Agritech Push

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• NVA - Associate Veterinarian Humber Veterinary Clinic: Job Description
• MaRS Discovery District

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

• Modern Animal closes $47M Series D
• Medivet appoints former CVS deputy CEO
• Gallant passes FDA hurdle
• UC Davis huge fundraising
• Tuskegee breaks ground on $18M facility
• Live at VetForum!

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• NVA - Associate Veterinarian Humber Veterinary Clinic: Job Description

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

• NY Lawmakers propose AG Oversight on Acquistions
• LMU Orange Park receives COE Accreditation
• Gallant brings education to Practioners
• Embrace Pet Insurance Scholarship
• Tribute to my dog Walter

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• NVA: Associate Veterinarian Humber Veterinary Clinic - Job Description

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

• IDEXX snaps up Ellie Diagnostics
• CoVet partners with Off Leash Capital
• NVA’s new CEO
• CVBC stays afloat
• CRISPR on the polo field

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack