State report

State of Vet Care in Connecticut

As of September 2026, Connecticut has 387 veterinary practices tracked; 30.7% are corporately owned , led by VCA with 19 in-state locations . 69.3% of practices remain independently owned , and 11.9% are actively hiring .

Key takeaways

  • 387 veterinary practices tracked in Connecticut, of which 30.7% are corporately owned.
  • 19.4% of practices in Connecticut are private-equity-backed.
  • VCA (owned by Mars) leads all consolidators operating in the state with 19 locations.
  • General practices make up 85.3% of the state's practice mix.

Consolidation by city

At a glance

387
Practices tracked
69.3%
Independent
30.7%
Corporately owned
19.4%
PE-backed

11.9% of practices in Connecticut are actively hiring.

Ownership breakdown in Connecticut

Ownership type Practices Share
Independent 268 69.3%
PE-backed 75 19.4%
Corporate group 29 7.5%
Private group 2 0.5%
Public company 13 3.4%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 69.3% (268 practices) PE-backed: 19.4% (75 practices) Corporate group: 7.5% (29 practices) Private group: 0.5% (2 practices) Public company: 3.4% (13 practices) 69%19%7% Independent (69.3%) PE-backed (19.4%) Corporate group (7.5%) Private group (0.5%) Public company (3.4%)

Top consolidators operating in Connecticut

Ranked by in-state locations. See the full national leaderboard on ownership & consolidation statistics.

# Group Ultimate owner In-state locations Share of corporate practices
1 VCA Mars (Strategic) 19 16.2%
2 Rarebreed Veterinary Partners Revelstoke Capital Partners (Private Equity) 14 12.0%
3 Vetco (Petco) Petco (Public) 12 10.3%
4 VetCor Oak Hill Capital (Private Equity) 8 6.8%
5 PetVet Care Centers KKR (Private Equity) 7 6.0%
6 Pieper Veterinary Chicago Pacific Founders (Private Equity) 7 6.0%
7 Banfield Mars (Strategic) 6 5.1%
8 AmeriVet AEA Investors / ADIA (Private Equity) 6 5.1%
9 United Veterinary Care Nordic Capital (Private Equity) 5 4.3%
10 Cove Animal Health Chicago Pacific Founders (Private Equity) 5 4.3%

Practice-type mix

Type Practices Share
General 330 85.3%
Mobile 21 5.4%
Specialty Referral 19 4.9%
Emergency 8 2.1%
Mixed 5 1.3%
Urgent Care 4 1.0%

Species mix

Segment Practices Share
Small Animal 355 91.7%
Mixed 23 5.9%
Equine 6 1.6%
Other 3 0.8%

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Veterinary careers in Connecticut

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Veterinarian salary

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Frequently asked questions

How many veterinary practices are in Connecticut?

As of September 2026, VetPulse tracks 387 veterinary practices in Connecticut.

What percentage of veterinary practices in Connecticut are corporately owned?

30.7% of veterinary practices in Connecticut are corporately owned — part of a consolidator, private-equity-backed group, or public company — while 69.3% remain independent.

Who is the largest veterinary consolidator in Connecticut?

VCA (owned by Mars) is the largest veterinary consolidator operating in Connecticut, with 19 in-state locations.

What share of veterinary practices in Connecticut are hiring?

11.9% of veterinary practices in Connecticut are actively hiring, based on live job-signal data.

Every figure above is queried live from our practice-level dataset — see the methodology for how ownership is triangulated from multiple independent sources. Compare Connecticut against every other state on the ownership & consolidation statistics page, or browse the rankings.