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

• Education Galore
• Lincoln Memorial Sues the AVMA
• New dean at Texas A&M
• Royal Canin funds new endowment
• New vet school in Nevada
• Partners Group expands animal health portfolio

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

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

• Bond Vet hits some snags
• WSAVA released Wellness Principles
• Open Door guides on Heartworm
• Innovative Pet Labs lands Seed round
• Felix Pharma gets $175M
• The Farmer’s Dog invests in Education

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• WSAVA - Principles of Wellness
• Open Door School - A Spectrum of Care Approach to Canine Heartworm Disease
• Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine - Internships and Residencies

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

• 100th Episode!
• Zoetis and IDEXX’s new launches
• Pieper now COVE
• AcutePet turns One
• $35M Investment in REIT
• BSAVA Congress Retires

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack

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