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Welcome to The Bird Bath, a weekly news podcast. Join our host, Ryan Leech, as he highlights the latest news and trends in the evolving world of pet health. Stay tuned!

Episode Date
Farmer’s Dog Disputed, Instinct goes GP, Sick pets impact, Mars buys Kellanova
Dec 09, 2025
Ethos’ New Pres, Petco Results, and Canada VMA Distress
Dec 02, 2025
IVP Delisting, LatinxVMA Letter, AHI Buys Software, Happy Thanksgiving
Nov 25, 2025
Tuskegee Back and Forth, Zoetis Expansion, Dean Vacancies, and OneHealth Studio
Nov 18, 2025
Digitail $23M Series B, Cencora and MWI, Chewy Claus, and Access to Care Again
Nov 11, 2025
Western’s New Partner, Chewy, Covetrus and SmartEquine, Study Shows Plenty Access to Care
Nov 04, 2025
Mars Biobank, HT Vista Lumps Study, Royal Veterinary College OK’d
Oct 28, 2025
UK Regulator Goes Easy, Farmer’s Dog Study, Fresh Food Abound, and More
Oct 21, 2025
CA Elevates Techs, AI Passes NAVLE, Skiptown Franchises, Mentee Success
Oct 14, 2025
Chewy x HABRI, Lupa’s $20M, Noncompete Updates, Zoetis and Screwworms, and More
Oct 07, 2025
Fish and Reptile Report, Smalls Big Hire, MaRS Discovery District
Sep 30, 2025
Modern Animal $47M Round, Medivet CEO, Gallant FDA Milestone, UC Davis and Tuskegee Growth
Sep 23, 2025
NY Bill Targets Vet Acquisitions, LMU2 Accreditation, GallantU, Tribute to Walter
Sep 16, 2025
IDEXX acquires Ellie, CoVet Funding, NVA CEO, BC Vets
Sep 09, 2025
Nestlé CEUh-Oh, USDA Rural Vets, K9 Immune Study, AniVC Fellowship
Sep 02, 2025
Live from KC! CVT Title, Roo for Students, and Screwworms
Aug 26, 2025
Exclusive: Hill’s State of the Shelter, PetMed Resign, NVA, and Kansas Startups Highlights
Aug 19, 2025
Inventory Ally Pill Counter, IVC Evidensia, H20 to Go!, and more
Aug 12, 2025
Small Door Big Bucks, IVPanic, Whistle Insights, New Protein
Aug 05, 2025
The Vets Ghost, Rover Expands, Hill’s Steps Up, Scribe Updates
Jul 29, 2025
Live from AVMA! SVP+MVP Brand, Wag! Bankrupt, Cubex IoT
Jul 22, 2025
VetValue Connect, Merck Approval, Hill’s new Pres, OH eVCPR
Jul 15, 2025
Nibbles Automations, Immertech VR in Vet, New Morris CEO, AB519
Jul 08, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Gallant $18M Series B, FDA statements, Teacher’s Pet, and Relief Burnout
Jul 01, 2025
LMU vs. AVMA, New TAMU Dean and Chair, Nevada Vet School, and Nutrition
Jun 24, 2025
Bond Bails, Innovative Funding, $175M for Gx, The Farmer’s Dog Resident
Jun 17, 2025
Zoetis, IDEXX launches, Group Growth, $35M in REIT, 100th Episode
Jun 10, 2025
Harvard, Hill’s, OkState, Chewy and LMU, Mars’ Patient Safety, Lifetime Cost of Care
Jun 03, 2025
Puppy Mill Bans, Target Brands, and New Locations
May 27, 2025
Mars and Stress, New Specialities, Intern Class Action, and a Busy Week
May 20, 2025
Amazon PetRx, Koala’s $20M, Radimal x Petfolk, and Human Providers in Vet
May 13, 2025
MOVES Moves, HCM, Rover Spree, Purina Grants, and NOMV
May 06, 2025
Pumpkin, Patterson, VIC on AI, Events
Apr 29, 2025
My Pets Wellness, Home Delivery, Royal College Trouble, and THGeese
Apr 22, 2025
Pets = Happy, Loyal enrolls 1000th dog, NE looking for vets
Apr 15, 2025
APPA and Hill’s Reports, Litter Scents, and AgTech Startups
Apr 08, 2025
Thrive’s $350M, Evette’s first DVM, Banfield Covers Tuition
Apr 01, 2025
ACVR on AI, Hill’s Leadership, JustFoodForDogs, and Emerging Companies
Mar 25, 2025
Vetsource Reports, Radimal Dentistry, JAB Updates, and GI Relief
Mar 18, 2025
Instinct Standards, $200M Growth Capital, Small Door COO, and More
Mar 11, 2025
Live at WVC! Loyal Up, Ellie’s new CEO, Pets at Home, and VPA Updates
Mar 04, 2025
ER Ups and Downs, PetSmart Scholarship, Funding, and AI Verified
Feb 25, 2025
Good News Edition! blendVET, ASPCA, Women Leaders, myBalto and More
Feb 18, 2025
Quarterly Report$, Bird Flu Update, Animal Supply Company Layoffs
Feb 11, 2025
VCA Closures, Prices in Europe, PE CEO
Feb 04, 2025
Live at VMX 2025!
Jan 28, 2025
$300M with CUBEX, Serenity Now, Mixlab Acquistions, and VMX
Jan 21, 2025
Mars goes to India, AI Advancements, TAMU Fighting Aging, Tax Rules
Jan 14, 2025
Special with Vet Life Reimagined
Jan 07, 2025
What YOU listened to in 2024!
Dec 31, 2024
Hill’s Brings Cheer to Shelters, Bird Flu Update, and Santa’s Herd
Dec 24, 2024
Patterson for $4.1B, TVC Merck’d, VCA/Antech One Health
Dec 17, 2024
Purina Donations, Owners’ Age Impact, Wearables in Telemed
Dec 10, 2024
Cambridge Troubles, Big Fat Dogs, and NY Fights Puppy Mills
Dec 03, 2024
Catfishing CEO, Obrigado L Catterton, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 26, 2024
Zoetis Shakeup, $1.45B with GenMills, $15M slap for Elanco
Nov 19, 2024
Gen Z Pet Debt, Boom in Boarding, LifeLearn AI, and London
Nov 12, 2024
Petfolk EXCLUSIVE, Stock Trends, LeBark James
Nov 05, 2024
Tractor Supply, VIP COO, Vetster + Mella, and Midlevel Practioners
Oct 29, 2024
Mobile Consolidation, IPH, Mars, and AAVMC Promotions, and Recycling
Oct 22, 2024
AVMA Shortage Again, Vet Tech Week, Synchrony, and IVs
Oct 15, 2024
Chewy for Grads, Instinct State of ER, AVMA, and OpenAI
Oct 08, 2024
Patterson, Zoetis, Scribes, and Mt. Kilimanjaro
Oct 01, 2024
VetForum Live, Practices Everywhere, Victor Acquired
Sep 24, 2024
Good News Edition! Mentors, Well Being, Saving Money and Lives
Sep 17, 2024
FDA on VCPR, Reverse Acquisitions, and UGA Mobile Clinic
Sep 10, 2024
Chewy Checks In, Midlevel Practitioners, Fun in KC
Sep 03, 2024
Live in KC! IVP Birthday, Leap Registration, More in Insurance
Aug 27, 2024
PetIQ Deux, Mars, and Big KC
Aug 20, 2024
PetIQ to go Private, Hill’s State of Shelter, SAVMA Speaks Up
Aug 13, 2024
€300M Deal, JustFoodForDogs, Nose Tracking, and Webinar News
Aug 06, 2024
Camp Bow Wow, Radimal, Sylvester, and EuroCats
Jul 30, 2024
Petco, Surescripts, CVS PIMS, and KC Animal Health
Jul 23, 2024
Lakefield, CareVet, VIP, Valley, and More
Jul 16, 2024
Noncompete Update, Pets as Partners, and FDA Session
Jul 09, 2024
Chewy the Meme, MedVet Investor, CPR Updates
Jul 02, 2024
SPECIAL: AVMA Interview
Jun 28, 2024
Zoetis Workforce Initiative, NYT Chimes In, AVMA Convention
Jun 25, 2024
Covetrus Layoffs, Dolittle Prize, Fat Cats, and Upcoming Events
Jun 18, 2024
JAB Pet Growing, Funny Florida, and Ellie gets Special
Jun 11, 2024
Chewy’s Big Q1, Nationwide Axed, Petco Shakeup
Jun 04, 2024
Trupanion Hikes, CVS $2 Deal, Petfolk Tops Charts, and More
May 28, 2024
Dechra’s New Capt., Grey Market Feline Drugs, Purebred Clarity
May 21, 2024
AVMA Says No, H5N1 Spread, and Good News
May 14, 2024
IDXX, ZTS, CL, and More Q1 Numbers, Plus Genomics with the FDA
May 07, 2024
FTC Ban, Zoetis’ Sale, Mentoring, and More
Apr 30, 2024
BI’s Big Year, What’s Happening with Insurance, AI Mania, Wag! Rx
Apr 23, 2024
Zoetis and WSJ, Insurance Up, Airlines for Dogs
Apr 16, 2024
Banfield Survey, Linnaeus Layoffs, and CO’s New Law
Apr 09, 2024
PetIQ Closures, ASPCA Progress, $147B, and New Funding
Apr 02, 2024
AAVMC Sees Shortage, Pet Trends, Vaccine Updates, Major Dates
Mar 26, 2024
Mars’ New Team, Interoperability, UK Costs, and Much Needed Help
Mar 19, 2024
Synchrony Shifts, Florida Passes, CBD Green Lights, and Testing for All
Mar 12, 2024
Elanco Turbulence, Virtual Care Results, and Leap 2024
Mar 05, 2024
Fear Freed, Bright Minds, KC Animal Health
Feb 27, 2024
Live from WVC! Covetrus Fined, AI, and Insurance CEO
Feb 20, 2024
IDEXX Number Confusion, Enterprise Reports, and Cancer Screening
Feb 13, 2024
Merck Dives In, Alliance 200 Strong, and Bow Wow Wow
Feb 06, 2024
Instinct Exclusive, NAVLE Uh Oh, CPA Benchmark, VEG Scribes
Jan 30, 2024
Mars’ New Leaders, $ploot, and Salary Transparency
Jan 23, 2024
Live from VMX!
Jan 16, 2024
Purina’s Picks, Heart+Paw, Telemed in CA, and PetSmart Helps Out
Jan 09, 2024
AAHA AI, ESOP Endeavor, and Remembering
Jan 02, 2024
This is what got YOU excited!
Dec 26, 2023
FDA’s Naughty List, Pet Food Inflation, BuyMyDadsVetClinic.com
Dec 19, 2023
Chewy and Tough, Vetsource Rx, and Sec. 179
Dec 12, 2023
Long live Loyal, Blackstone Nabs Rover, Cornell Weighs In, and Petvi$or
Dec 05, 2023
Green Leaves, Green Backs, and Greener Pastures
Nov 28, 2023
Chewy Chops, Not A-OK AVMA, College Ups and Downs
Nov 21, 2023
Hill’s Adoption Hurdles, Fera’s New General, and Pet Biz Indicators
Nov 14, 2023
Vet Stacks, FTC Attacks, and Your Dog Max
Nov 07, 2023
Dr. Amazon, Group Gaps, and Fewer Pups
Oct 31, 2023
Fear Free, Funding, Flu, and Forensics
Oct 24, 2023
Trust Your Vet Tech and Get Ready for the Swedes
Oct 17, 2023
LIVE from the Veterinary Innovation Summit
Oct 13, 2023
Pet Tech, Cali Waves, and Big Tuna
Oct 10, 2023
Tech(nicians)(nology), Small Door/Big Bucks, Going Places
Oct 03, 2023
Walmart Jumps In, NVPU Insights, and Costly Care
Sep 26, 2023
Mars vs. AVMA, Growth in the USA, and Unionization
Sep 19, 2023
New Vets, New Support, Consolidator Costs, and CA VCPR
Sep 12, 2023
Invalid VCPR, Email ERror, Rabies Woes, and AI Collapse
Sep 05, 2023
PSL: Pumpkin Spice Lipoma
Aug 29, 2023
Canada, Europe, Africa, and… Arizona?
Aug 22, 2023
Claws, Clause, Paws, and Pause
Aug 15, 2023
SEC: Shares, Equality, Compassion
Aug 08, 2023
Dollars up, Troubles Down Under, and Barbie everywhere
Aug 01, 2023
AVMA - Animals, Vaccines, Media, and Acquistions
Jul 25, 2023
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