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) Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: Veterinary Innovation Council Veterinarian Electronic Assistant Inventory Ally Highfive Vet The Medical Futurist NAVC...
Oct 13, 2023•10 min•Ep. 13
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 Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: Biometrics and AI gain favour among cat and dog owners...
Oct 10, 2023•10 min•Ep. 12
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? Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: 2023 AAHA Technician Utilization Guidelines NAVC and MentorVet Partner To Provide Veterinary Nurses/Technicians Access to New Approach to Mentorship What will the future bring to veterinary medicine?...
Oct 03, 2023•12 min•Ep. 11
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 Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: NATVPU.org Join me for a LIVE recording at the Veterinary Innovation Summit...
Sep 26, 2023•12 min•Ep. 10
September is rolling, what did you miss? Veterinary Shortage Grudge Match GoodVets’ new partner ABC in USA Unionization growing Veterinary Innovation Summit Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: Tackling the veterinary professional shortage AVMA is committed to addressing the industry’s challenges A proliferation of newly proposed veterinary colleges Join me for a LIVE recording at the Veterinary Innovation Summit...
Sep 19, 2023•11 min•Ep. 9
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 Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz
Sep 12, 2023•13 min•Ep. 8
Welcome to September, what have you missed? Non-competes vs. VCPR Surprise ER Closure Meet Otto Vaccinate your dogs Room for legume Narcan in your cabinet AI Collapse Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: The impact of protein source and grain inclusion on digestibility, fecal metabolites, and fecal microbiome in adult canines University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine’s emergency hotline Model collapse explained: How synthetic train...
Sep 05, 2023•13 min•Ep. 7
August might be ending, but we are just getting started! Modern moves BetterBusiness Insurance and Investments Boarding Benchmarks Famous Foodies Sparking a conversations Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: Does production pay undermine veterinary team well-being? How to pay veterinarians: salary, hourly or on production?...
Aug 29, 2023•11 min•Ep. 6
Wild weather across the US, but is vet med wilder? O Canada! Arizona graduates some new Wildcats SYNLAB snapped up On your Marks: DEA Compliance Go Fetch a good time Apple a Day keeps the Elephant away Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: Foundations Training Program this October by Antelligence Join dvm360’s® Fetch Kansas City BLOCK PARTY at Bar K’s Monitoring Anesthesia in Elephants by Dr. Fabiola Quesada...
Aug 22, 2023•9 min•Ep. 5
Half way through August, what have you missed? Non-competes aren’t two by two at Noah’s Animal Hospital PTO no shows $350M for Zoetis Something for Wag! to shake about Mobile vets on the move Investing in dog parks Physical therapy put on ice Google’s ELIXIR Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz Helpful links: Paul Diaz's article in Vet Candy Blog article: Multimodal Medical AI Webinar: High Tech Mobile Vet Care by Digitail with Dr. Douglas Cifranick...
Aug 15, 2023•15 min•Ep. 4
Summer’s still hot, but is vet news hotter? “Inspire”ing IPO CityVet crosses the Red River Insurance is embraced by consolidators HelloFresh digs in Transparency in food supply DEI win Heroes in Syracuse Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz
Aug 08, 2023•11 min•Ep. 3
What’s happening in the veterinary industry to kick off August? Numbers Big trouble Down Under Arkansas State and Mizzou make strides CRISPR for the heart Fen Vet pulls back the curtain (find the copy of Fen Vet business plan here ) Petfolk and Airvet pull in the investors Barbie mania hits the practice Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz...
Aug 01, 2023•11 min•Ep. 2
What’s happening in the veterinary industry for the last week of July? AVMA Selects their new President-Elect The outgoing President shakes up employee shortage claims hound jumps into Relief Vet schools are growing but is it fast enough? Brief Media’s new name Nationwide uses data…for good? Store-ception ASF Vaccine in Vietnam Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz...
Jul 25, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1
The Bird Bath podcast is your weekly oasis for fresh and informative veterinary news. Every Tuesday, Ryan Leech and the dedicated team at the Fountain Report bring you everything from acquisitions to regulations, and outbreaks to breakthroughs from the ever-evolving world of veterinary medicine. Subscribe now to stay in the loop! Subscribe to the Fountain Report weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JTYjRz
Jul 13, 2023•1 min