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Management notes that US owner economics are being squeezed by escalating veterinary clinic prices, which is driving a decline in routine care visits and accelerating a shift toward emergency/urgent care and value-focused, alternative care models. — A structural slowdown in routine veterinary visits in the US could dampen the volume of products sold through traditional clinics, pressuring companies with high US companion-animal exposure and shifting demand toward retail/online channels and urgent care centers.