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Zoetis Acquisition Of VitalRADS Signals A Bigger Diagnostics Push!

Zoetis has agreed to acquire VitalRADS, a Texas-based provider of veterinary teleradiology and imaging services, extending a commercial relationship that began in August 2025. Under that partnership, VitalRADS supplied remote radiology interpretations through the Zoetis Virtual Laboratory, giving clinics access to specialist reviews without requiring an on-site radiologist. The proposed transaction, expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, would add a network of board-certified veterinary specialists covering more than 25 species, alongside VitalPACS cloud-image storage, an outpatient imaging center in Cypress, Texas, and mobile ultrasound operations in Houston and Seattle. Financial terms were not disclosed. The timing is notable because Zoetis is managing weaker U.S. companion-animal demand, lower clinic traffic, greater pet-owner price sensitivity, and heavier competition across dermatology, parasiticides, vaccines, and pain treatments.