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Chewy Checks In, Midlevel Practitioners, Fun in KC03 Sep 202400:16:45

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

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Live in KC! IVP Birthday, Leap Registration, More in Insurance27 Aug 202400:12:12

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

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SPECIAL: AVMA Interview28 Jun 202400:22:20

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.

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Zoetis Workforce Initiative, NYT Chimes In, AVMA Convention25 Jun 202400:13:52

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

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Covetrus Layoffs, Dolittle Prize, Fat Cats, and Upcoming Events18 Jun 202400:13:16

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

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JAB Pet Growing, Funny Florida, and Ellie gets Special11 Jun 202400:12:03

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

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Chewy’s Big Q1, Nationwide Axed, Petco Shakeup04 Jun 202400:08:13

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

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Trupanion Hikes, CVS $2 Deal, Petfolk Tops Charts, and More28 May 202400:13:47

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

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Dechra’s New Capt., Grey Market Feline Drugs, Purebred Clarity21 May 202400:10:07

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

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

AVMA Says No, H5N1 Spread, and Good News14 May 202400:12:06

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

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IDXX, ZTS, CL, and More Q1 Numbers, Plus Genomics with the FDA07 May 202400:11:46

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

  • Finance is in the Air
  • Quarterly reports from some Big Guys
  • Inspire’s Reverse Stock Split
  • Intentional Genomic Alterations

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FTC Ban, Zoetis’ Sale, Mentoring, and More30 Apr 202400:14:40

Bye bye April, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Non-competes hit the bricks
  • Zoetis unloads MFAs
  • CityVet prepares new grads
  • Thank a Vet!

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The American Veterinary Medical Law Association

PetIQ Deux, Mars, and Big KC20 Aug 202400:09:24

August slipped away, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • PetIQ back with more news
  • Mars to Devour Kellogg’s snack business
  • QSM takes off
  • Big plans for KC

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BI’s Big Year, What’s Happening with Insurance, AI Mania, Wag! Rx23 Apr 202400:08:23

Nearing the end of April, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • BI’s 2023 Annual Report
  • Ups and Downs in Pet Insurance
  • All you need in AI
  • Wag! Furscription

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A Guide to AI Tools for Veterinary Medicine

Zoetis and WSJ, Insurance Up, Airlines for Dogs16 Apr 202400:10:42

We survived Tax Day, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Zoetis’ response to WSJ
  • Pet Insurance’s Big Year
  • Plug and Play Topeka
  • BarkAir (seriously)

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Banfield Survey, Linnaeus Layoffs, and CO’s New Law09 Apr 202400:13:28

The sun is back, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Banfield Survey on Heartworm
  • Layoffs in the UK
  • Expanding Tech Roles in Colorado
  • VetCT Founder Award

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PetIQ Closures, ASPCA Progress, $147B, and New Funding02 Apr 202400:11:11

Don’t be a Fool, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • PetIQ Shutters Half of Practices
  • Pet Industry Hits $147B
  • CatGPT
  • Goldie’s Act
  • New Funds for Loyal and VetVerifi

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AAVMC Sees Shortage, Pet Trends, Vaccine Updates, Major Dates26 Mar 202400:12:23

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

  • AAVMC says “We need vets”
  • Leptospirosis on the rise
  • Pet Trends to Watch
  • Major Dates coming up

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Mars’ New Team, Interoperability, UK Costs, and Much Needed Help19 Mar 202400:10:16

St. Patty is gone, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • UK launches a formal investigation
  • Interoperability Survey Request
  • Mars’ New Team
  • Help for Domestic Violence Victims

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Synchrony Shifts, Florida Passes, CBD Green Lights, and Testing for All12 Mar 202400:10:46

Almost Spring, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Independence Pet Holdings Completed Pets Best Acquisition
  • Florida ready to pass Telemed Bill
  • CBD Data to Stand Behind
  • MySimplePetLab Clinics

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Elanco Turbulence, Virtual Care Results, and Leap 202405 Mar 202400:12:55

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

  • VVCA Reports on Telemed
  • Wedgewood’s Latest Addition
  • Rough Road for Elanco
  • Leap’s 2024 Cohort
  • Sexism in Vet Med

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Fear Freed, Bright Minds, KC Animal Health27 Feb 202400:08:20

An extra day of February, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • The Bridge Club Winners
  • Inspire is Fearless
  • JustFoodForCEOs
  • Innovation in Kansas City

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Live from WVC! Covetrus Fined, AI, and Insurance CEO20 Feb 202400:12:12

Live from Vegas, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • AI in Vet Med
  • OpenAI Video
  • Canine Respiratory Illness Declines
  • Covetrus Pays Up
  • Independence Pet Holdings’ New CEO

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PetIQ to go Private, Hill’s State of Shelter, SAVMA Speaks Up13 Aug 202400:21:48

August is hot, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • PetIQ agrees to go private
  • Exclusive interview with Hill’s US CVO
  • SAVMA Issues Guidelines for Working Hours

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IDEXX Number Confusion, Enterprise Reports, and Cancer Screening13 Feb 202400:11:54

Love is in the air 💙, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Enterprise Practice Report
  • Quebec Bans Cosmetic Procedures
  • IDEXX Number Questions
  • PetDx Breakthrough
  • Viva Las Vegas

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Merck Dives In, Alliance 200 Strong, and Bow Wow Wow06 Feb 202400:09:48

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

  • Elanco’s $1.3B Aqua Sale
  • Alliance Hits 200 Practices
  • Pet Franchise News
  • The AAVMC Dozen

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Instinct Exclusive, NAVLE Uh Oh, CPA Benchmark, VEG Scribes30 Jan 202400:13:45

January is in the rearview🪞 what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Great Instincts
  • NAVLE Snafu
  • Financial Benchmarking
  • Write this down, VEG

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Instinct and VetMedux are Joining Forces
Benchmark Your Veterinary Practice
Career Opportunities at VEG

Mars’ New Leaders, $ploot, and Salary Transparency23 Jan 202400:11:58

Still tired from VMX? What’d you miss in vet med?

  • New year and New Roles
  • Sploot Scores
  • Reddit pulls back the curtain on Comp
  • Cat Friendly Data
  • AKCRx

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Live from VMX!16 Jan 202400:10:00

Live from Orlando, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Antelligence Enterprise Veterinary Practice Report
  • Stem Cell’s Spotlight
  • SignalPet Signals Progress
  • Access to Care through Consolidation

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Purina’s Picks, Heart+Paw, Telemed in CA, and PetSmart Helps Out09 Jan 202400:09:18

First real week of 2024, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Heart+Paw Pulls in Investment
  • Airvet rings in 2024
  • 2024 Pet Care Innovation Prize Winners
  • PetSmart Charities Spotlight

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AAHA AI, ESOP Endeavor, and Remembering02 Jan 202400:11:04

Happy 2024, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • 2023 News Quiz
  • Ape Memory
  • Noncompete nonstarter
  • ESOP Investment
  • AAHA AI Survey

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This is what got YOU excited!26 Dec 202300:11:45

The stockings are coming down, but vet med never sleeps.

  • State of The Bird Bath
  • What Stories Excited Our Listeners
  • Thank you to our listeners
  • AND Massive Thank you to our Team!

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FDA’s Naughty List, Pet Food Inflation, BuyMyDadsVetClinic.com19 Dec 202300:12:30

One week until Christmas, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • FDA sending coal
  • Vetster and AirCanada to the rescue
  • Pet Food Inflation Impact
  • Must See TV
  • Get ready for Friday

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Chewy and Tough, Vetsource Rx, and Sec. 17912 Dec 202300:12:52

December week 2, naughty or nice? What have you missed in vet med?

  • Tough to Chew on
  • Vetsource ignites Pharmacy Education
  • Tax savings for year end
  • Where Petcare is Innovating

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€300M Deal, JustFoodForDogs, Nose Tracking, and Webinar News06 Aug 202400:10:04

Start of August, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Inflexion partners with TPP
  • JustFoodForDogs new exec
  • Find your dog with their noseprint
  • A Special Pre-VIS Webinar

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Long live Loyal, Blackstone Nabs Rover, Cornell Weighs In, and Petvi$or05 Dec 202300:09:10

Fire up the jingles, December is here.

  • Loyal for Life
  • Petvisor pulls in $100M
  • Rover goes private
  • Cornell on Canine Respiratory Outbreak

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Green Leaves, Green Backs, and Greener Pastures28 Nov 202300:09:44

Last call for November, what did you miss?

  • Synchrony’s Major Purchases Report
  • Cannibis for pets
  • Consolidation - what’s happening?

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Chewy Chops, Not A-OK AVMA, College Ups and Downs21 Nov 202300:11:28

Happy Thanksgiving, what’d you miss in Vet Med?

  • Mystery Coughs
  • No A’s for Arizona
  • NC State hits it big
  • HR to the insurance rescue?
  • Chewy chops
  • Dissenting opinons to the AVMA

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Hill’s Adoption Hurdles, Fera’s New General, and Pet Biz Indicators14 Nov 202300:11:59

As we navigate mid-November, let's explore the latest highlights!

  • State of Shelter Adoption 
  • Good news for the Trix Rabbit
  • Pet Business Survey
  • Ornithological Overhaul

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Vet Stacks, FTC Attacks, and Your Dog Max07 Nov 202300:08:51

Getting into November, what did you miss?

  • AVMA Economic Forum
  • DEIB Opportunities
  • FTC Chair’s Position
  • More Dog Food Entrants
  • Most Popular Names

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Dr. Amazon, Group Gaps, and Fewer Pups31 Oct 202300:13:43

Happy Howl-oween, what did you miss in vet med?

  • Amazon Expands
  • Where have the consolidators gone?
  • Lucky 13 take the Leap
  • Fewer pets in the US
  • Poof goes parvo

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Leap Venture Academy Participants:

Fear Free, Funding, Flu, and Forensics24 Oct 202300:09:59
  • Fear Free heads across the pond
  • Denovo funding still on a roll
  • Schein-ing a light on Cyber Attacks
  • Get our mascot a vaccine
  • Meaningful CE Opportunity

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Trust Your Vet Tech and Get Ready for the Swedes17 Oct 202300:13:16
  • Thank you Vet Techs
  • The Bridge Club ICON
  • NAVTA Standing Strong
  • Dutch Dough
  • EQT Takes Over
  • IndeVet Leading the Way

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LIVE from the Veterinary Innovation Summit13 Oct 202300:10:27

Hear from the people at the Summit, what did you miss?

  • Exploding cancer cells
  • Sci-Fi and AI
  • Access to Care
  • Start Up Pitch (Bird Bath Edition)

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Pet Tech, Cali Waves, and Big Tuna10 Oct 202300:10:05

Lots of Innovation, what have you missed?

  • Live from Veterinary Innovation Summit
  • $22B for Pet Tech
  • Newsom signs
  • Another round for scaling
  • Tuna, from a lab, not a can
  • Tru-D cleans up

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Camp Bow Wow, Radimal, Sylvester, and EuroCats30 Jul 202400:12:29

End of July, what’d you miss in vet med?

  • Cats rule Europe
  • Radimal expands services
  • Sylvester brings in Funding
  • Franchise Opportunities
  • Cornell tackles H5N1

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Tech(nicians)(nology), Small Door/Big Bucks, Going Places03 Oct 202300:11:36

Welcome to October, what’s happened in vet med?

  • AAHA CrVTs Guidelines
  • Fear as a policy
  • Even more technician love
  • Small Door wide open
  • Mars and SYNLAB
  • Where in the world?

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Walmart Jumps In, NVPU Insights, and Costly Care26 Sep 202300:11:40

Dog days of September, what did you miss?

  • Walmart enters Pet Services
  • Gen Z Spent What?!
  • Destination Non-Compete
  • Live with Liz Hughston
  • Conference wrap up

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Mars vs. AVMA, Growth in the USA, and Unionization19 Sep 202300:11:23

September is rolling, what did you miss?

  • Veterinary Shortage Grudge Match
  • GoodVets’ new partner
  • ABC in USA
  • Unionization growing
  • Veterinary Innovation Summit

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New Vets, New Support, Consolidator Costs, and CA VCPR12 Sep 202300:13:01

September is in full swing, what did you miss?

  • Red Raiders are fanning out for clinicals
  • Cash coming for Colorado vets
  • Consolidator rollercoaster
  • Support grows for e-VCPR
  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988

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