Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA

June 7-13, 2026

A new white paper from CATalyst Council, “Puppocalypse, Kitten Craze, and the Expectations Reset,” forecasts U.S. veterinary clinical visit growth to stagnate between -2% and 0% through 2030, a figure below the 2-3% expected annual growth.

The report attributes this to a 38% decline in puppy visits relative to pre-pandemic levels. These dwindling numbers lead to long-term declines in visits that increasing kitten visits are unable to offset.

According to the white paper, this shift indicates that veterinary practices can no longer rely on a rising tide of new patients. The analysis, which combines data from CATalyst Council, Vetsource, Kynetec, and Dedekind Cut Labs, emphasizes that future growth may depend on maximizing care for existing clients and tapping into the growing feline market.

“Demographics set the visit base, but closing the feline medicalization gap and bringing existing patients in more regularly are levers every practice can pull,” said Gina Fortunato, executive director at CATalyst Council.

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1.8% Revenue YoY (Last Week)

-2.5% Visits YoY (Last Week)

 

Year-over-year veterinary industry revenue and visits slightly declined last week compared to the prior week, with revenue dipping to 1.8% from 2.1% and visits decreasing from -2.4% to -2.5%.

 

-4.8% Heartworm YoY

1.0% Flea/Tick YoY

 

 

2.3% Services YoY

-0.1% Products YoY

 

Preventatives and products continued to increase last week compared to the week prior, with heartworm slightly increasing to -4.8% from -5.2%, and flea/tick entering the positive at 1.0% from -0.1%. Products saw a minor uptick from -0.4% to -0.1%.

Services took a slight dip from 2.9% to 2.3% in the same time period.

 

 

 

+3.1% Revenue YoY (Last 12 Months)

-2.2% Visits YoY (Last 12 Months)

 

The rolling 14-day trendline shows a dip in revenue and visits as we enter the middle of the month.

 

 

 

6,617 Practices

2.1M Revenue per practice (Last 12 months)

9.7K Visits per practice (Last 12 months)

 

Once again Maine is the state with the highest year-over-year revenue at 5.6%, with Massachusetts right behind at 5.5%.

Like last week, Oregon leads year-over-year visits at 0.4%, with Nevada trailing at -0.2%.

 

 

*Numbers are subject to change based on data availability and PIMS adjustments.

 

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