Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA
February 1-7, 2026
Colorado State University is now accepting applications for its new Master of Science in veterinary clinical care program [1], the first of its kind to train students to be veterinary professional associates, a new mid-level role established by the State of Colorado. CSU claims the VPA role will help alleviate veterinarian shortages and help expand access to care.
The American Veterinary Medical Association, all 50 state veterinary medical associations, and various other groups are opposed to the midlevel practitioner role [2] (MLP). The AVMA argues that the MLP poses a threat to animal health and welfare, and more efficient solutions to the workforce shortage are available.
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| 1.2% Revenue YoY (Last Week) |
-3.6% Visits YoY (Last Week) |
Last week’s year-over-year industry revenue and visits improved compared to the prior week. Revenue increased from -8.4% to 1.2% and visits jumped from -14.5% to -3.6%.
 -11.0%Heartworm YoY |
-8.5% Flea/Tick YoY |
 2.3%Services YoY |
-3.4% Products YoY |
Parasiticide purchases and service and product revenue also improved last week. Heartworm rose to -11.0% and flea/tick increased to -8.5% (up from -25.3% and -21.3% respectively). Service revenue entered the positive last week at 2.3% from -7.0% the week prior, and product revenue rose to -3.4% from -14.0% during the same period.
| +2.5% Revenue YoY (Last 12 Months) |
-2.8% Visits YoY (Last 12 Months) |
The rolling 14-day trendline shows a slight uptick in revenue and visits after sharply dropping at the end of January.
| 6,488 Practices |
2.1M Revenue per practice (Last 12 months) |
9.8K Visits per practice (Last 12 months) |
Connecticut continues to lead with the highest year-over-year revenue at 6.3%, with Maine close behind at 5.6%. New Mexico is catching up at 5.1%. Oregon and New Mexico lead year-over-year visits with -0.6% and -0.9% respectively.
*Numbers are subject to change based on data availability and PIMS adjustments.
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