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

• Ollie acquired for $600M
• Key Findings from the 2025 Shelter Animal Count
• Ring expands Search Party
• Early career vet salaries
• Colossal Biosciences' new Biobank

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• The Bird Bath substack
• first100

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

• Is Covetrus eyeing MWI?
• Snout brings in $110M
• Rover acquires Meowtel
• CVC looking at dsm‑firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Inventory Ally

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

• IndeVets launches all Fear Free Vets
• AAVMC awards $160k in Scholarships
• NOMV Offers Support and Grants
• IVP finally delists
• Barnwell Bio Raises $6M

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• AHNTI EU 2026 - Shaping the Future of Animal Health
• Pearl AI: Veterinary AI Platform
• NOMV - Apply for a Grant

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

• PetSmart Charities releases major Report
• Brakke Session at VMX
• IDEXX’s new CEO
• Mars Petcare’s new President
• Instinct Acquires ScribbleVet
• VetGetRX unites uncommon partners
• Mixlab, Otto, and HT Vet roll out more AI
• VOTE for The Bird Bath on The Bridge Club

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• AHNTI EU 2026 - Shaping the Future of Animal Health
• Pearl AI: Veterinary AI Platform
• The Bridge Club - Vote For the USA's Brightest Mind Today

We asked thought leaders in vet med, “What’s one metric that everyone should be tracking?”

• Practice leaders
• Tech innovators
• Chief Medical Officers
• Researchers
• And more…

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• The Bird Bath substack
• The Bridge Club - Vote For the USA's Brightest Mind Today

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

• Cascadia Capital releases Pet Industry Overview
• AVMA Responds to DOJ
• Purina Award Winners
• AAHA New CEO
• OpenVet launches The Veterinary AI Safety Charter
• VOTE for The Bird Bath on The Bridge Club

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• AHNTI EU 2026 - Shaping the Future of Animal Health
• Pearl AI: Veterinary AI Platform
• The Bridge Club - Vote For the USA's Brightest Mind Today

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

• Researchers dig into fresh food data
• Paw Prosper Acquires CRI
• Center for Pet Safety approves Volvo
• AKC reveals new Breeds

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• AHNTI EU 2026 - Shaping the Future of Animal Health
• Pearl AI: Veterinary AI Platform
• 2025 Post Mortem & Predicting 2026

The End of 2025, what’d you miss in vet med?

• Most Downloaded Story
• Big Move of the Year
• Corner Office Reset of the Year
• In Memorium
• New Heavyweight of the Year
• Showdown of the Year

Helpful links:

• The Bird Bath substack
• Pearl AI: Veterinary AI Platform