Earnings week in vet med, so who actually grew?

• IDEXX, Zoetis, Elanco and Merck report Q3: fewer visits, very different results
• AOSN buys a portfolio of Thrive's outpatient specialty practices
• Dechra agrees to buy Gallant, the pet stem cell company
• COVE Animal Health enters Delaware with five Windcrest hospitals
• Reuters: pet insurance is becoming the fastest-growing P&C line
• Hill's says small dogs aren't just small big dogs

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath Substack
• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Terminal: Veterinary Telehealth Laws by State

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

• Guelph says spectrum of care is a culture problem
• Doubtless says pets are driving big life decisions
• CareCredit and Clarus put coverage and financing on one screen
• Pumpkin pays clinics to talk about cost
• The Pet Variable launches to get pets into public health policy
• Parasight and B&L team up for IAHA

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath Substack
• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Terminal: Veterinary Telehealth Laws by State

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

• Moichor shuts its doors
• Wedgewood recalls nearly 4,000 compounded products
• Duffield's Big Bet puts $3M into Emancipet's mobile clinics
• Techs say they could run their own visits
• Warhound raises $200M to build gene-edited military dogs

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath Substack
• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Terminal: Veterinary Telehealth Laws by State