Animal Pharm

What Animal Pharm does

Animal Pharm was a privately held U.S. veterinary pharmacy founded circa 2000–2001 and based in Pembroke, Massachusetts, with a team of approximately 5 employees. The company compounded and dispensed prescription medications, commercial medications, and over-the-counter products for companion animals (dogs, cats, birds), equine, wildlife, and zoo/aquarium animals across all 50 states. Its product model centered on customized dosage, flavor, and form factors, supported by a prescription submission workflow that accepted submissions via portal, text, email, call, or fax, with shipping fulfilled directly to animal owners.

Animal Pharm operated for nearly 25 years before closing its doors in 2024. Rather than sell or wind down abruptly, the company hand-selected Mixlab as its successor veterinary pharmacy partner and transferred all active prescriptions. Mixlab assumed fulfillment responsibility and agreed to honor the pricing Animal Pharm customers had paid for the duration of their active prescriptions. Under the successor arrangement, prescriptions gained access to Mixlab's eMix electronic prescribing portal, self-service client portal, next-day companion-animal delivery, two-day large-animal delivery, and a flavor guarantee with over 30 options — features that were not explicitly documented as Animal Pharm's own capabilities.

The business model was transaction-based prescription fulfillment, with revenue derived from dispensing fees on compounded and commercial medications. Customer acquisition relied on prescriber-mediated sales (veterinarians submitting prescriptions) and direct orders from pet owners; ancillary touchpoints included 5-star reviews on Yelp, Google, and Facebook, blog content, and prescriber demo bookings. Animal Pharm is currently classified as closed, with no evidence of new funding, M&A, or operating revival.

Name

Animal Pharm

Legal name

Animal Pharm

Website

https://animalpharmllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Animal Pharm was a privately held U.S. veterinary pharmacy that compounded and dispensed customized prescription and commercial medications for companion animals, equine, wildlife, and zoo animals across all 50 states before closing in 2024 and transferring prescriptions to Mixlab.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Compounding Pharmacies (Veterinary) (HLAMAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Veterinary Pharmacies & E-commerce Retailers (HLAMAIAF), Pet Pharmaceuticals & Veterinary Supply Distribution (CRAOAKAD)

Keywords

• Veterinary pharmacy
• Compounded medications
• Pet prescriptions
• Animal medications
• Prescription fulfillment

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Prescription Medications: Revenue from filling and shipping prescription medications for animals. Mixlab receives prescriptions from prescribers and ships medications directly to animal owners with next-day or two-day delivery included.
2. Compounded Medications: Revenue from custom compounded medications tailored to specific animal needs with customized dosage, flavor, and form options.
3. Mixlab Plus Program: Prescriber incentive and loyalty program earning prescribers rewards for referrals and continued partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Animal Pharm was a veterinary pharmacy that compounded and dispensed prescription and over-the-counter medications for companion animals (dogs, cats), equine, wildlife, and zoo animals. The company offered custom dosage, flavor, and form customization with a flavor guarantee covering more than 30 flavor options, used high-quality ingredients sourced from FDA-registered facilities, and provided direct-to-home shipping with free next-day delivery for companion animals and free two-day shipping for large animals.

Product overview

Animal Pharm was a veterinary pharmacy that operated for nearly 25 years before transitioning its operations to Mixlab. Animal Pharm provided compounded and commercial medications along with over-the-counter products for animals across all 50 states, serving companion animals (dogs, cats), equine, wildlife, and zoo animals. The company specialized in custom compounded medications with dosage, flavor, and form customization, featuring a flavor guarantee with over 30 options. Animal Pharm has now closed and transferred all prescriptions to Mixlab, which continues offering these products through its platforms including eMix for prescribers and a client portal for animal owners, along with specialized offerings like FIP medication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compounded Medications Custom-compounded veterinary medications tailored to individual animal needs, with customized dosage, flavor, and form options and a flavor guarantee covering more than 30 flavors for companion animals. Ingredients are sourced from FDA-registered facilities to ensure purity and potency standards.
• Commercial Medications Standard commercial veterinary prescription medications for companion animals (dogs, cats), equine, wildlife, and zoo animals, dispensed and shipped across all 50 states as part of Animal Pharm's prescription fulfillment offering.
• Over-the-Counter Veterinary Products Non-prescription veterinary products for companion animals, equine, wildlife, and zoo animals, offered alongside prescription and compounded medications through Animal Pharm's pharmacy and shipping operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free next-day delivery for companion animal medications
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Animal PharmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnimal Pharm, after nearly 25 years of service, has closed its doors and hand-selected Mixlab as their new veterinary pharmacy partner. All Animal Pharm prescriptions have been transferred to Mixlab. Mixlab honors the price paid with Animal Pharm for the duration of active prescriptions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• VetSource: Online veterinary pharmacy and pharmacy-management platform integrated with practice management systems, shipping prescription medications to pet owners. Comparable operating model serving the same prescriber-to-owner channel Animal Pharm did.
• Mixlab: Modern veterinary pharmacy specializing in custom compounded and commercial medications, with e-prescribing via eMix and direct-to-pet-owner shipping across all 50 states. Directly comparable because it is the entity that took over Animal Pharm's prescription book and runs the same compounding-plus-last-mile delivery model.
• Allivet: Online pet pharmacy offering prescription medications, compounded preparations, and OTC veterinary products with nationwide shipping. Comparable on direct-to-pet-owner veterinary prescription fulfillment and compounding.
• Wedgewood Pharmacy: One of the largest veterinary compounding pharmacies in the US, serving companion and large animal prescribers with custom dosage/flavor formulations. Comparable to Animal Pharm's compounding core across the same prescriber channels.
• Valley Vet Supply: Veterinary pharmacy and supply retailer serving both equine/large animal and companion animal customers with prescription fulfillment. Comparable on multi-species veterinary pharmacy and supply distribution.
• Diamondback Drugs: Veterinary compounding pharmacy offering customized dosage, flavor, and form medications with direct shipping to pet owners and clinics. Closely comparable on the compounding-plus-DTC-shipment model Animal Pharm historically offered.
• Roadrunner Pharmacy: Compounding pharmacy focused on customized veterinary medications, including flavored and alternate-form preparations, with nationwide shipping. Matches Animal Pharm's compounding-driven value proposition for companion animal prescribers.

Broad incumbents

• PetCareRx: Online pet pharmacy and supplies retailer offering prescription and OTC pet medications, with vet-authorized fulfillment. Comparable category footprint though operated as part of a broader retail-merchandising platform.
• PetMed Express (1-800-PetMeds): Long-established online pet pharmacy selling prescription and OTC pet medications direct to consumers nationwide. Comparable as a competing online veterinary pharmacy, though it spans a much broader product portfolio and customer base than Animal Pharm.
• Chewy Pharmacy: Consumer-facing pet pharmacy embedded within Chewy, the large online pet supplies retailer, offering prescription fulfillment alongside food and supplies. Comparable category, but operates at vastly larger scale across a broader retail footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/animal-pharm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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