The Bird Bath – Details, episodes & analysis

Kicking off September, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Chewy on a roll
• Veterinary Professional Associate on the Ballot
• Inspire swings for Vetsie.ai
• Wrapping up Kansas City

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:

• Keep Our Pets Safe

Wrapping up August, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Live from Kansas City
• Inspire’s birthday to forget
• Leap ready for new Startups
• Companion Protect pulls in more funding
• Highlights from Veterinary Innovation Summit

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:

• Leap Venture Studio 2025 Program Information Session

A special interview with AVMA Leadership

This special Friday episode features an interview with the AVMA’s Dr. Rena Carlson, Immediate Past President, and Dr. Paula Parker, Chief of Professional Relationships and Strategic Initiatives.

Join us to hear the AVMA’s view on Workforce Shortage and Telehealth.

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:

• AVMA | Straight talk about veterinary workforce issues
• US veterinary groups clash over need for more practitioners
• Demand for and Supply of Veterinarians in the U.S. to 2032
• AVMA | Survey: Pet owners prefer seeing their veterinarian in person
• Pet Healthcare in the U.S.: Another Look at the Veterinarian Workforce
• 2023 Pet Owner Attitude Survey: Key Findings
• 2024 Veterinary Virtual Care Industry Report

Wrapping up June, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Exclusive interview with Zoetis Global CMO
• NYT Pipes Up about Vet Med
• Hot stories from AVMA 2024
• Teaser for a special Friday episode

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:

• The New York Times: Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Much

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

• Covetrus cuts jobs
• $10M for Dr. Dolittle
• Slimming down your Feline
• NAVC and Michelson’s new Conference
• Upcoming work with Zoetis and AVMA

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:

• Learn more about the Coller-Dolittle Prize
• Compass event by NAVC + MFA

Welcome to June, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Florida Vets off the Hook?
• PIMS and Insurance Intertwined
• IPH grabs another insurance provider
• Ellie Diagnostics levels up
• Scholarships for Vets

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:

• HSVMA: Compassionate Care Veterinary Student Scholarships
• Ellie Diagnostics

Welcome to June, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Chewy’s Big Q1
• Nationwide axes 100k clients
• Petco shakes up the C Suite
• NAVTA+BI Scholarship

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:

• NAVTA: Tuition for Techs

Wrapping up May, what’d you miss in vet med?

• CVS Group offloads NL and IE practices
• Petfolk ranks with Newsweek
• Mixlab expanding
• Modern Animal enters the AI discussion
• Trupanion gets thumbs up to hike rates

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

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

• Antelligence’s Updated Enterprise Practice Directory
• Dechra’s New CEO
• New rules for foreign dogs
• Grey market Feline Drugs
• TAMU Survey

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:
Lifetime prevalence of owner-reported medical conditions in the 25 most common dog breeds in the Dog Aging Project pack

May flowers, what’d you miss in vet med?

• AVMA says No to AAVMC
• H5N1 Bird Flu continues to spread
• Well-Being Buddy Membership Launch
• Most Dog-Obsessed Cities

Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz

Helpful links:

• Well-Being Buddies Membership
• BARK and Zillow Announce America’s Most Dog-Obsessed Cities for Renters