State report

State of Vet Care in Colorado

As of September 2026, Colorado has 916 veterinary practices tracked; 25.4% are corporately owned , led by NVA with 39 in-state locations . 74.6% of practices remain independently owned , and 11.8% are actively hiring .

Key takeaways

  • 916 veterinary practices tracked in Colorado, of which 25.4% are corporately owned.
  • 16.7% of practices in Colorado are private-equity-backed.
  • NVA (owned by TSG Consumer Partners) leads all consolidators operating in the state with 39 locations.
  • General practices make up 74.9% of the state's practice mix.

Consolidation by city

At a glance

916
Practices tracked
74.6%
Independent
25.4%
Corporately owned
16.7%
PE-backed

11.8% of practices in Colorado are actively hiring.

Ownership breakdown in Colorado

Ownership type Practices Share
Independent 683 74.6%
PE-backed 153 16.7%
Corporate group 74 8.1%
Nonprofit 2 0.2%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 74.6% (683 practices) PE-backed: 16.7% (153 practices) Corporate group: 8.1% (74 practices) Nonprofit: 0.2% (2 practices) 75%17%8% Independent (74.6%) PE-backed (16.7%) Corporate group (8.1%) Nonprofit (0.2%)

Top consolidators operating in Colorado

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 NVA TSG Consumer Partners (Private Equity) 39 14.8%
2 Mission Pet Health The Vets Pets (Private Equity) 33 12.5%
3 VCA Mars (Strategic) 27 10.2%
4 Banfield Mars (Strategic) 26 9.8%
5 Vetco (Petco) Petco (Public) 17 6.4%
6 PetVet Care Centers KKR (Private Equity) 15 5.7%
7 Western Veterinary Partners Tyree & D'Angelo Partners 13 4.9%
8 Blue River PetCare Apax Partners (Private Equity) 11 4.2%
9 VetCor Harvest Partners / Oak Hill Capital (Private Equity) 8 3.0%
10 CityVet TSG Consumer Partners (Strategic) 7 2.7%

Practice-type mix

Type Practices Share
General 686 74.9%
Mobile 84 9.2%
Specialty Referral 58 6.3%
Mixed 33 3.6%
Emergency 33 3.6%
Urgent Care 22 2.4%

Species mix

Segment Practices Share
Small Animal 718 78.4%
Mixed 145 15.8%
Equine 37 4.0%
Exotic 13 1.4%
Other 2 0.2%
Food Animal 1 0.1%

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Frequently asked questions

How many veterinary practices are in Colorado?

As of September 2026, VetPulse tracks 916 veterinary practices in Colorado.

What percentage of veterinary practices in Colorado are corporately owned?

25.4% of veterinary practices in Colorado are corporately owned — part of a consolidator, private-equity-backed group, or public company — while 74.6% remain independent.

Who is the largest veterinary consolidator in Colorado?

NVA (owned by TSG Consumer Partners) is the largest veterinary consolidator operating in Colorado, with 39 in-state locations.

What share of veterinary practices in Colorado are hiring?

11.8% of veterinary practices in Colorado 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 Colorado against every other state on the ownership & consolidation statistics page, or browse the rankings.