Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA

December 7-13, 2025

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently released provisional recommendations aimed at transforming the U.K.’s £6.3 billion veterinary services market, citing concerns about opaque pricing, limited competition, and outdated regulation.

According to the AVMA and various news outlets, the CMA’s 21 proposed measures seek to boost transparency and consumer choice by requiring veterinary businesses to publish comprehensive price lists, disclose ownership structures, and provide written cost estimates for treatments over £500. The agency also wants to cap prescription fees, encourage written prescriptions to facilitate online medicine purchases, and develop a centralized price comparison website for veterinary services.

These proposals stem from findings that average veterinary prices rose 63% between 2016 and 2023, outpacing inflation, and that pet owners often pay higher prices at large corporate groups than at independently owned practices, with limited ability to compare costs or understand value.

The CMA argues that the current regulatory framework, which governs individual veterinary clinicians but not the businesses that employ them, is outdated and hinders effective competition and consumer protection. The CMA’s final decision is expected by March 2026.

For veterinary leaders outside the U.K., these developments could signal potential shifts in global market oversight in veterinary care.

 

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+0.6% Revenue YoY (Last Week)

-4.7% Visits YoY (Last Week)

 

Year-over-year veterinary industry revenue was positive but flat last week, improving from -0.5% the week prior to 0.6%. Visits remained in negative territory at -4.7% year over year, a slight increase from the previous week’s -4.9%.

 

-10.9% Heartworm YoY

-8.3% Flea/Tick YoY

 

 

+1.8% Services YoY

-4.0% Products YoY

 

While still negative, parasiticide purchases improved last week compared to the week prior. Heartworm was -10.9%, and flea/tick was -8.3% year over year, changes from -12.3% and -9.0% respectively. Year-over-year service revenue climbed from 0.6% to 1.8%, and product revenue rose from -4.5% to -4.0%.

 

 

+2.4% Revenue YoY (Last 12 Months)

-2.8% Visits YoY (Last 12 Months)

 

The rolling 14-day trendline showed revenue and visits stabilizing since early December.

 

 

6,460 Practices

2.2M Revenue per Practice (Last 12 Months)

9.9K Visits per Practice (Last 12 Months)

 

Maine and Connecticut continued to enjoy the highest year-over-year revenue growth last week at 6.7% and 6.4% respectively. Once again, no state saw growth in year-over-year visits, but Oregon experienced the smallest decline at -0.1%, and Maine trailed closely behind at -0.6%.

 

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

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