Dr. Kent Kruse, a former chief operating officer at VPI and a self-proclaimed pet insurance provocateur, agreed that moving adopted shelter pets into the denominator cut into the percentage of insured ...

We often avoid such difficult personal questions. Ultimately, they involve the fear of the unknown. Change Is Hard. As if life’s daily stressors aren’t enough, today’s traditional practicing ...

Dr. Jeff Werber is the chief veterinary adviser at ScribbleVet, an AI-powered scribe tool for veterinarians. He has 40-plus years of clinical practice. He co-founded the AirVet pet telehealth platform ...

Animal diseases are spreading to new regions. African swine fever, avian influenza, bluetongue virus, foot and mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, New World screwworm and peste des petits ruminants ...

U.S. veterinary practices are booking fewer visits and struggling to attract new pet owners, according to the 2025 Veterinary Industry Benchmark Report from iVET360.. Based on 2024 data collected from ...

Telehealth will account for 20% of U.S. veterinary visits by 2030 and $10 billion in annual revenue, according to telemedicine provider Dutch’s 2025 State of Online Veterinary Care Report.. The report ...

About 94 million U.S. households own at least one pet, up from 82 million in 2023, according to the American Pet Products Association. “The pet industry continues to demonstrate resilience, even amid ...

A scenario: A veterinary assistant is hired midyear at $18 an hour. Since the employee does not want your insurance offering, you agree to pay her $2.50 more ($20.50 an hour).

Kelly St. Denis, MSc, DVM, DABVP (Feline Practice) » Achieving Cat Friendly Certification When Dogs Are Around. The year after earning her DVM from the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary ...

Macroeconomic trends and veterinary specific data indicate a downturn in pet owner spending — and the potential of a looming recession. However, reasons for optimism shine through in the data, ...

Seven out of every 10 veterinary professionals are uneasy about the reliability and accuracy of AI tools used to diagnose and treat patients, according to survey results published in the American ...

A new Vetsource study that examined transactional data from 6,574 veterinary practices found decreased visits, fewer active patients, lagging wellness care and slower revenue growth in 2024. The key ...