From Vet-Advantage weekly news: According to a report on AllAboutFeed.net, the American Pet Products Association’s annual survey found that overall spending in the pet industry – including food, supplies, veterinary care, live animal purchases and other services such as grooming, boarding and pet sitting – grew by 5.4 percent from $43.2 billion in 2008 to a little more than $45.5 billion in 2009. Some of the spending trends that APPA highlighted included: most of a consumer’s pet budget goes to health care; pet services is the next-fastest-growing category; and supplies and over-the-counter medications showed steady growth of about 4 percent for 2009.