The Bird Bath

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

• ACVR and ECVDI release their findings on AI
• Hill’s New Veterinary Leadership
• JustFoodForDogs on your shelf
• Apply for KC Animal Health Corridor Pitch Contest

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• AVMA - American College of Veterinary Radiology and European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging position statement on artificial intelligence
• KC Animal Health Corridor - 2025 Animal Health Summit Emerging Company Application

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

• Vetsource brings facts via Whitepaper
• Radimal launches Dental Teleconsultations
• JAB Dives deeper into Insurance
• Relief for K9 GI

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

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

• Instinct launches Standards of Care
• LoneTree’s $200M
• Small Door’s first COO
• Roch Dog funding
• Update on Pets at Home

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Roch Dog - Find The World's Best Dog Friendly Hotels

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

• Loyal’s Big Week
• Ellie Diagnostics new CEO
• Pets at Home murmers
• VPA movement in Colorado
• Viva Las Vegas

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• TBD - Veterinary - Written Comments - CVR, LTR

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

• Green Bay’s ER Desert
• Veritas Veterinary Partners’ Expansion
• VetVerifi Closes Seed Round
• PetSmart Charities Veterinary Scholarship 
• AI Survey Peer Reviewed
• See you in Vegas!

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• PetSmart Charities Veterinary Scholarship
• AVMA Publications - Familiarity with artificial intelligence drives optimism and adoption among veterinary professionals: 2024 survey

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

• blendVET goes International
• ASPCA’s outlet for veterinary voices
• Feather in Her Cap Winners
• myBalto Madness
• Mars saves Earth

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• blendVET - Let's Build the Next Generation of Vet Med — Together.
• blendVET x Jacksonville 2025 Pathway Event Volunteer Registration Form
• blendVET Pathway Event Volunteer Registration Form
• Join the ASPCA Veterinary Engagement Team (VET) to Help Shape Animal Welfare Policy
• March Veterinary Madness
• Mars Veterinary Health 2024 Environmental Sustainability Report
• Veterinary IT Services Podcast - Technology Generational Shifts and Consolidation in Veterinary Practice
• RSS Podcast - Splashing into 2025: Catching up with The Bird Bath podcast’s Ryan Leech

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

• Big Q4 and 2024 for Animal Health
• Growth for Hills, IDEXX, Phibro, Merck and more
• Global Bird Flu Updates
• Animal Supply Company Woes
• The Big Game!

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

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

• VCA shuttering Urgent Cares
• VetnCare brings in new CEO
• Italian consolidation
• Update on UK prices

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

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

• Live at VMX!
• REVAMP Launch
• The Bridge Club ICON
• PetSmart Charities Leadership Forum
• Consolidation news

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• REVAMP
• VIC - Welcome to the Access to Care Resource Hub
• AAHA - Resource Center

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

• Mashura, CUBEX parent co., bringing in $300M
• Serenity Vet offers a new relief
• Mixlab ramps their lab portfolio
• FDA and CBD
• Catch me at VMX!

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Use of Cannabis-Derived Products, Including Cannabidiol, in Veterinary Practice; Request for Information