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Today's Veterinary Practice adds podcast interviews with specialists
The journal partnered with NAVC's VetFolio Voice to produce podcast interviews with specialists and published a review on the microbiota-gut-brain axis.
2 min read · Sep 21
NC State runs the only veterinary gerontology program in the world
The program pulls data directly from clinical cases across companion animals, exotics, and wildlife as they arrive, rather than waiting for retrospective studies.
4 min read · Sep 18
Veterinary practices are testing AI on eight administrative tasks
From medical record summaries to controlled substance audits, practices are testing whether AI can reduce the administrative load that fragments the workday.
3 min read · Sep 17
Associates split on whether offering budget treatment plans compromises care
Some feel guilty for adapting treatment to what clients can afford. Others refuse to present anything less than the comprehensive plan.
4 min read · Sep 17
IDEXX acquired CoVetAI, an ambient-listening software for veterinary practices
The diagnostics company will integrate CoVet's ambient listening and documentation software into its cloud platform serving 10,000 clinics.
3 min read · Sep 17
225 Veterinary Sites Volunteered to Host NC State's First 100-Student Preceptorship Cohort
The Class of 2028 is the first cohort to complete the requirement under NC State's competency-based curriculum installed in fall 2024.
3 min read · Sep 16
Pet owners want acknowledgment after euthanasia, and 27.5% of them get none
A Gourmet Gift Baskets survey of 149 pet-only mourners found 42.3% wanted the death acknowledged, but over a quarter received no support at all.
3 min read · Sep 16
New veterinary hospitals lose staff to hiring systems that don't exist, not to bad candidates
Owner-DVMs hire whoever shows up first instead of building a repeatable system before the first interview, and the turnover starts immediately.
5 min read · Sep 16
A business consultant says new practice owners should allow 60 to 90 days between major changes
Mira Johnson, managing partner with JF Bell Group, says piling on changes simultaneously causes best employees to leave and revenue to dip.
3 min read · Sep 15
Patterson launches Atlas AI assistant for practice data queries
The tool is built into Patterson's NaVetor cloud software but works alongside other practice management platforms.
3 min read · Sep 15
iCatCare's four-module behavior course targets the 70% of cat owners reporting problems
The on-demand program covers biological factors through life-stage needs and awards the Cat Behavioural Health Practitioner credential.
3 min read · Sep 15
Education Department proposes accreditation rules that would bar AVMA from COE oversight
The proposal shifts accreditation toward outcomes over inputs, references antitrust concerns involving AVMA and Lincoln Memorial, and sets a Sept. 21 comment deadline.
2 min read · Sep 14
86% of surveyed pet owners say they'd return to a vet who speaks directly to their pet
A Vet Record study of 400 pet owners found that when veterinarians speak directly to the animal during the exam, 86% of clients reported being more likely to return.
3 min read · Sep 14
Brakke Consulting released a 1,200-pet-owner study on home delivery of pet medications
The study surveyed 400 U.S. veterinarians and 1,200 pet owners on purchasing behavior, subscription models, and competitive pressures in the home delivery channel.
2 min read · Sep 11
NC State guarantees vet school seats to undergrads who shadow equine practitioners for 10 weeks
The program, created in 2024, addresses a documented shortage: fewer than 4% of veterinary students nationwide choose equine medicine.
3 min read · Sep 9
Minnesota Urolith Center analyzed its 2 millionth stone sample after 45 years of Hill's funding
The center receives nearly 100,000 submissions annually and provides analysis at no cost, supported by an educational grant from Hill's Pet Nutrition.
2 min read · Sep 9
Missouri vet school offers clinical pathology residents a concurrent Master of Education degree
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine partnered with the College of Education to let clinical pathology residents pursue a Master of Education degree during their residency.
3 min read · Sep 9
AAHA survey finds 86% of DVMs adjust treatment plans weekly over client cost concerns
The figure comes from a Pawlicy Advisor and AAHA survey that also found 13% of euthanasias are performed because owners can't afford treatment.
3 min read · Sep 8
Vet Intel acquires Antelligence, consolidating veterinary benchmarking data providers
The merger combines Vet Intel's technology with Antelligence's publications, including The Fountain Report and Pet Care Weekly.
3 min read · Sep 8
AAHA published separate canine diabetes guidelines for the first time
The 2026 resource addresses dogs separately from cats and incorporates continuous glucose monitors and long-acting insulin.
2 min read · Sep 8
Estrus heifer platelets doubled embryo hatching rate in lab IVF trial
Platelet lysate from a single estrus heifer delivered faster hatching and comparable yield to fetal serum across five IVF sessions.
4 min read · Sep 7
Most practices sit on client data they never open. Here's the revenue left behind.
Rhonda Bell opened a PIMS and found 200 cats overdue for dental cleanings. The owner-DVM had no idea. That's real revenue sitting in a database no one queries.
5 min read · Sep 4
6.6 million horses, 2 million households, and the R&D math that never closed, until now
BI's GB approval and a peer-reviewed regenerative trial, in a category the industry has treated as economically unjustifiable.
3 min read · Sep 4
Clinic prescription revenue fell 6.1 points in one year. Here's the category math that matters.
AVMA data shows the clinic's share of dog prescriptions dropped 6.1 percentage points year-over-year. The category split matters.
3 min read · Sep 3