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Deals, prices, vendors and people, sourced and neutral, for independent clinic owners and practice managers. Five minutes before your first appointment.
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Monday, October 19, 2026No. 1
The Lead · Pricing Pulse
Vet price growth just hit its slowest pace since 2021.
+4.6%Veterinarian services prices, Sept. 2026 vs. Sept. 2025
+3.7%All-items CPI, same period
−3.2%Practice visits YoY, week of Oct 4–10
Sources: BLS CPI-U, veterinarian services and all items (not seasonally adjusted; Vet Rounds calc); Vetsource/AVMA Veterinary Industry Tracker, preliminary. Data as of Oct 16, 2026. Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), CC BY 4.0.
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Three sections. Five minutes. Every number linked.
Buyout Board
Who bought whom, what practices are selling for, and what that means if you’re independent.
Pricing Pulse
What vet prices, visits and costs are doing, from BLS, AVMA and other primary sources.
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Owners, practice managers and associates thinking about ownership. No clinical advice, no pet puns, no hot takes.
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Latest issue
Issue No. 1 · Monday, October 19, 2026
Vet prices: slowest rise since 2021. Visits still down.
Plus a 40-hospital deal, a two-speed market for practice sales, and the benefit new vets want most.
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Start your Monday with Jules Park.
Jules hosts our two-minute Monday video: the week’s biggest practice-business story, the deals on the Buyout Board, and what prices and visits are doing, in plain English and before your first appointment.
Think of her as the colleague who read everything over the weekend so you didn’t have to. Every script comes from Matthew C. and our editorial team.
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