Weekly Companion Animal News: June 23, 2025
CityVet opens fourth clinic in Phoenix area
CityVet, a network of 60 veterinarian-owned practices, will officially open its newest clinic, Lone Mountain, in Phoenix, Arizona, later this month. The clinic will be owned and operated by local veterinarian Dr. Kelsey Hall, an Oklahoma State University DVM grad who has spent the last eight years practicing throughout the region.
Calviri publishes results on Stage 1 cancer detection in dogs
Biotech company Calviri announced the publication of research on a diagnostic for the detection of five major dog cancers at Stage 1 – canine lymphoma, hemangiosarcoma, osteosarcoma, mast cell tumors and soft tissue sarcomas. Calviri envisions that owners with dogs 5 years and older would use its StageOne Plus test at their pets’ annual wellness exams. The company is launching the test at a limited number of veterinary clinics in August.
Lincoln Memorial University sues AVMA for anticompetitive accreditation practices
In a lawsuit filed June 18, Lincoln Memorial University of Harrogate, Tennessee, charges the American Veterinary Medical Association with “improperly using its monopoly power, through its Council on Education, to restrict the accreditation of new and existing veterinary schools by requiring them to meet arbitrary, unreasonable, and impossible-to-meet requirements entirely unrelated to the quality of education necessary to graduate day-one-ready veterinarians.” (Separately, the AVMA declined to comment on the pending litigation.)
CATalyst Council predicts tailwinds in Volume II of its 2025 feline market report
In the second volume of its 2025 Feline Market Insights Report, the CATalyst Council projects that headwinds faced as a result of the aging and mortality of pets adopted during the economically depressed years of 2009-2011 could turn to tailwinds in late 2025 or 2026 as pets adopted from 2013 onwards reach their geriatric years, when pet visits are highest (after the first year of life).
Bone marrow transplantation and its place in veterinary medicine
American physician‑scientist Frederick R. Appelbaum, MD, discussed with the publication dvm360 the development of bone marrow transplantation as a curative therapy. In human medicine, “the cost is coming way down as we’re developing new ways of genetically engineering T cells,” he said. “And I really believe that those are going to be able to eventually change the way we can treat our pets.”
Payment plans may increase usage of veterinary services
Payment plans are a viable option to motivate pet owners to continue to seek preventative and non-preventative care when money is tight, says veterinary consultant Clint Neill, PhD. They may not be right for every clinic, client, business model, etc., but they are often underrated due to the perceived risk associated with nonpayment, he says.
Iowa State University proceeding to second phase on pet cancer clinic
Iowa State University is moving forward with its $7.5 million, 5,600-square-foot pet cancer clinic, with the second phase set to start in the winter. The clinic will be located adjacent to the Hixon-Lied Small Animal Hospital as part of the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center. The first phase involved building a radiation therapy facility, which was completed in May 2021.
Nevada announces intent to plan for its first veterinary school
Roseman University of Health Sciences submitted a letter of intent to the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education to begin planning for a veterinary medicine school. The proposed College of Veterinary Medicine would be at the university’s Henderson campus. It would be the first DVM degree offered in the state of Nevada. Currently, there is no timeline or budget for the proposed school.
