Paper: Companion Animal Veterinary Software and AI

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Current publications

Part I • January 16, 2026 • PDF

Companion Animal Veterinary Software: Navigating Practice Challenges with Support of Technology and AI

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A 2026 landscape view of companion animal practice challenges, consumer AI behavior, PIMS as system of record, and why integration quality determines whether AI reduces work or adds admin.

  • Consumer AI and what it changes for clinics
  • PIMS switching disruption and integration readiness
  • AI-assisted radiology as a case study for expanded care

Part II • January 29, 2026 • PDF

Feedback from Part I: Validation, Extension, Nuance

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Industry feedback and post-conference insights validating the openness thesis, introducing agentic engineering, and outlining why agent-native platforms and practice-controlled data access are becoming essential.

  • PIMS openness thesis validated by market feedback
  • Agentic engineering and veterinarian-built tools
  • AI reduces pressure for single-PIMS standardization
  • Strategic imperative: enable innovation, do not gatekeep it

Key takeaways (high level)

Integration is now critical

AI tools save time only when they can reliably read and write back to the systems clinics depend on.

Practice-controlled data access

Clinics increasingly expect access to their own records for automation, reporting, and new AI workflows.

Agent-native direction

Software is heading toward a future where agents take actions, not just humans clicking through screens.

What’s coming next

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