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Your regularly updated digest of veterinary virtual care content from around the web.
Building the Future of Vet Med With AI & Entrepreneurial Mindset
January 21, 2026
Description
Dr. Andrew Findlaytor discusses the future of veterinary medicine through the lens of innovation, career design, and clinician-led technology. Drawing on broad clinical and leadership experience, he explores how practical AI tools can support decision-making, communication, and sustainable care without replacing human judgment.
Why We’re Listening
Because it shows what responsible innovation looks like. The episode frames AI as a clinician ally and emphasizes curiosity, entrepreneurship, and purpose-driven problem-solving—exactly the mindset needed to expand access to care while supporting veterinary teams.
AI Is Becoming Part of Veterinary Training
January 21, 2026
Description
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has adopted an AI scribe to assist with clinical documentation. The platform generates draft SOAP notes, reducing administrative burden while keeping students and clinicians focused on patients, learning, and clinical decision-making.
Why We’re Watching / Reading
Because training sets the tone for the profession, and the medium is the message. Introducing AI support in veterinary education normalizes technology as a clinical aid, helps address burnout early, and lays groundwork for efficient telemedicine and hybrid care models without compromising standards.
Telemedicine Is Closing the Veterinary Care Gap
January 21, 2026
Description
A Los Angeles Times feature examining veterinary telemedicine within the U.S. access-to-care crisis. It shows how virtual care helps bridge gaps caused by cost, geography, staffing shortages, and limited appointment availability—positioning telemedicine as a practical, scalable response rather than a niche convenience.
Why We’re Reading
Because it reframes telemedicine as essential infrastructure. By centering real client experiences and systemic barriers, the article advances public understanding and policy conversations around responsible virtual care as a necessary complement to in-person veterinary medicine.
Telehealth Improves Care Where Pets Actually Live
January 21, 2026
Description
A peer-reviewed study examining video-based veterinary telehealth for chronic care. The research shows that observing pets in their home environment improves caregiver understanding, confidence, and adherence, while giving veterinarians more clinically meaningful context than in-clinic snapshots alone.
Why We’re Watching
Because it’s evidence-based validation. The study demonstrates that telehealth can enhance quality, continuity, and welfare—supporting better outcomes with less stress for pets and caregivers, and grounding virtual care in measurable clinical value.
Modern Medicine Needs Modern Systems
January 21, 2026
Unleashed Curiosity by Vital Pet Life Podcast With Dr. Christie Long, Head of Veterinary Medicine, Modern Animal
Oct 21, 2025 In this conversation, Dr. Christie Long offers a clear-eyed look at how veterinary care must evolve to meet the realities facing both clinicians and pet owners. Rather than focusing on technology as a standalone solution, she frames innovation as a systems-level redesign of how care is delivered, communicated, and sustained. The throughline is simple but powerful: better medicine requires better infrastructure.
Dr. Long speaks directly to the client experience, describing how unnecessary friction, unclear communication, and episodic care create barriers that prevent pet owners from accessing care when they need it most. Modern Animal’s approach emphasizes continuity, transparency, and proactive communication, allowing care to extend beyond the exam room and into an ongoing relationship built on trust. Technology plays a supporting role, helping care feel more human, not more transactional.
From our perspective, this conversation reinforces that client experience, workforce wellbeing, and access to care are inseparable. When systems reduce chaos for veterinary teams, clinicians are better able to show up present and empathetic. When pet owners feel informed and supported, they are more likely to engage early, comply with treatment, and seek guidance before problems escalate.
This episode also underscores why virtual care models matter. Telemedicine and asynchronous communication are not conveniences layered onto traditional care. They are essential tools for maintaining continuity, reducing strain on clinics, and expanding responsible access to care.
Why We’re Watching This
Because modern veterinary care depends on aligning policy, practice, and experience. Conversations like this help define what thoughtful, clinician-led innovation should look like as the profession moves forward.
Veterinary Innovation Podcast: Teleconsultation Is a Force Multiplier
January 21, 2026
This episode explores how veterinary teleconsultation can dramatically expand clinical capacity without expanding burnout. The discussion reframes teleconsultation not as a convenience tool, but as a strategic clinical service model that allows veterinary expertise to reach more patients, more efficiently, and with higher consistency.
Rather than replacing in-person care, teleconsultation enables veterinarians to extend their judgment, experience, and decision-making across more cases. By supporting frontline teams, triaging complexity, and guiding next steps, teleconsultation helps practices use scarce veterinary expertise where it has the greatest impact. The result is better utilization of clinicians’ time, improved case outcomes, and stronger team confidence.
From our perspective, this conversation reinforces a core principle of virtual care: access to care improves when expertise scales. As workforce shortages persist and demand for care continues to rise, teleconsultation offers a practical, clinician-led way to increase reach while preserving quality and professional standards.
Why We’re Watching It
Because scaling care does not require scaling exhaustion. Teleconsultation shows how thoughtful virtual care models can multiply impact while protecting the veterinary workforce.
