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A 2021 industry survey found that 27% of veterinary practices offer pet wellness plans, and 60% of those that do charge a monthly fee.
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Ken Niedziela is the editor of Today’s Veterinary Business. He is a longtime journalist and editor who started his professional career at The Blade newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, before he moved to Southern California for an array of assignments at The Orange County Register. He entered magazine journalism in 2008 with Veterinary Practice News and Pet Product News International. He joined the North American Veterinary Community in January 2017 to help launch Today’s Veterinary Business. The Rochester, New York, native earned his journalism degree from Michigan State University.
A 2021 industry survey found that 27% of veterinary practices offer pet wellness plans, and 60% of those that do charge a monthly fee.
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About the time this issue was wrapping up, I learned of Small Door Veterinary.
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Strolling the exhibitor aisles at the Colorado Convention Center, I came across the industry heavyweights as well as the small vendors and everyone in between.
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If you’re like me, when you finish an online article about some controversial topic, you zip to the comments section to see what other readers think about the issue at hand.
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