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

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

• Screwworm reaches a New Mexico horse
• Coming in 2027: new VCPR rules in California and Washington
• ASPCA flags the migraine cap killing dogs
• Pet owners say vet care is the last thing they'd cut
• UMES clears the way for the first public HBCU vet school

Helpful links:

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

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

• Covetrus and MWI offer the FTC remedies
• Piper Sandler sees visits sliding into 2027
• Class of 2026 graduates with record debt
• Chewy+ gets cheaper

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• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack

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

• FDA hits Neogen over HYCOAT
• Maryland vets can say the word "cannabis" now
• Digital Empathy goes from marketing to AI business
• Pet benefits keep piling on perks
• Veterinary Hope Foundation "Gives a Crap"

Helpful links:

• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• Veterinary Hope Foundation – Community Groups
• Not One More Vet
• 988 Lifeline – If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here.

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

• GoodVets acquires WellHaven Pet Health
• UK CMA final orders are now law
• General Mills see shrinking dogs
• Clarus launches Access to Care Tool
• Rabid Baby Goats

Helpful links:

• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack
• HappyDoc - The World's Most Accurate Veterinary AI Scribe and Insights Engine

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

• IDEXX acquires CoVet
• Patterson joins the AI Assistant world
• Duffield Big Bet for Pets
• VIEW: Radiology competency framework

Helpful links:

• Explore The Bird Bath Terminal’s live veterinary market data
• The Bird Bath Substack