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