Website design for vets, groomers and pet care businesses
Pet owners are protective and quick to compare. Whether you run a veterinary clinic, a grooming salon, daycare or a dog-walking round, the site needs to show you are trustworthy with their animal, list what you offer, and make booking simple.
Usually the Business package, from $999 · fixed price in writing · you own everything
Where websites for vets & pet care usually fall short
Emergency calls at the wrong number
Owners panic when a pet is ill out of hours. If the site does not say clearly where to go, they call you anyway or go elsewhere.
Fully booked, but nobody knows
Groomers and boarding kennels lose time answering availability enquiries they could show online.
Vaccination and paperwork questions
Daycare and boarding need proof of vaccination and signed forms, which often arrive at drop-off.
No photos of the actual place
Owners want to see where their pet will stay and who will handle them.
Must-have features
- Online booking. Vet appointments through your practice software, or grooming and boarding through a pet-care booking tool.
- Emergency and out-of-hours information. At the top of every page for vets, with the nearest emergency service if you do not cover nights.
- Services and price list. Grooming by breed size, boarding per night, walking packages, or consultation fees.
- Real photos and team profiles. Your premises, staff and qualifications, kept fast with compressed images.
- Online forms. Registration, vaccination record uploads and boarding agreements before the first visit.
Recommended pages
- Home
- Services
- Prices
- Emergency / out of hours
- Meet the team
- New clients (forms)
- Gallery
- Pet health guides (for vets)
- Contact
A starting point; the final sitemap is agreed with you in the brief.
WordPress plugins and integrations
- Vet booking tools: Vetstoria and practice systems such as ezyVet offer online appointment booking for clinics.
- Pet business software: Gingr, MoeGo or similar for grooming, daycare and boarding bookings with client portals.
- Fluent Forms with file upload: For vaccination certificates and registration.
- Modula or a lean gallery block: Photo galleries that lazy-load.
- Rank Math SEO: VeterinaryCare or LocalBusiness schema.
Named tools are common options, not endorsements; I work with what you already use where possible.
Local SEO tips for vets & pet care
- Pick the most precise primary category: 'Veterinarian', 'Pet groomer', 'Pet boarding service' or 'Dog walker'.
- Publish opening hours and holiday hours on both the site and your Business Profile; out-of-hours searches are common.
- Create pages for the services people search with a place name, such as cat grooming or puppy vaccinations.
- Add real photos to your Business Profile regularly.
- Ask happy owners for reviews, ideally mentioning the service and their pet.
Want this set up for you? See local SEO setup.
Recommended package: Business
Most pet businesses fit Business. Vet clinics with several services and a health-advice blog usually suit Growth.
from $999
- Up to 5 pages
- Google Business Profile setup
- GA4 + Search Console
- 90+ mobile speed target
- Live in 14 days
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Website FAQ for vets & pet care
Can owners book grooming or boarding online?
Yes. I connect the pet-care booking tool you use, or set up a simple booking system if you do not have one.
How do we collect vaccination records?
An online form with file upload sends them to your inbox or software before the first visit.
Should a vet website have pet health articles?
They help owners and can attract local searches, but they should be written or reviewed by your vets.
Can we show different prices for dog sizes?
Yes, a clear price table by size or breed group that you can edit yourself.
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