The Bird Bath

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

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

• Amazon launches Pet Pharmacy
• Koala raises $20M
• Radimal and Petfolk announce partnership
• RevDoc starts RevPet

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• NOMV - Race Around the World

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

• MOVES launches Franchise Model
• Feline HCM ready to go down
• Rover’s next acquisition
• Purina 2026 Grants
• NOMV Race Around the World

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• NOMV - Race Around the World
• HCM - The HALT Study

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

• Florida passes Pet Insurance Bill
• Pumpkin launches instant payments
• Veterinary Innovation Council on AI
• Patterson complete sale
• CVS Group divests crematorium business
• Events Galore

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• VIC – What Do Veterinary Professionals Need to Know about Artificial Intelligence in 2025?
• Flourish Academy Masterclasses
• Animal Health, Nutrition & Technology Innovation – Shaping the Future of Animal Health in the USA
• College of Veterinary Medicine – Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine (SAVY 2.0)

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

• My Pets Wellness Collapse
• Home Delivery Updates
• Royal Veterinary College CoE Troubles
• Geese and Chong

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

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

• Research shows pets bring £70k of satisfaction
• Loyal’s trials hit new milestone
• Nebraska seeking rural DVMs

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• The Value of Pets: The Quantifiable Impact of Pets on Life Satisfaction

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

• APPA’s State of the Industry
• Hill’s World of the Cat
• Dr. Elsey’s stops Scented Litter
• Animal AgTech Innovation Summit

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

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

• Thrive brings in $350M
• Banfield covers final year Tuition
• Evette brings on a DVM
• IVP looks at $2M more

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Ready, Vet, Go Mentorship Program