For veterinarians
Practise on your terms with Petolina
Take video consults on the hours that work for you, set your own rate, and reach pet owners in every province you're licensed in. Petolina handles the rest — payments, scheduling, records, tax forms.
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24/7
you choose when to take consults
48h
average licence-verification turnaround
0
hour minimum — set your own availability
13
Canadian provinces & territories supported
Why vets join
Set your own rate
You decide what your time is worth. Payments are processed through Stripe and the take-home for each consult lands in your Stripe Express balance.
Work from anywhere in Canada
Consults are video-first. List every province you hold an active licence in — we route owners to a vet they can legally see.
Evenings, weekends, or full-time
Pick your weekly hours, the buffer you need between consults, and the species and specialties you take. Pause your listing any time.
We handle the operations
Payments, scheduling, video rooms, owner messaging, reminders, refunds, and tax records — all built in. You focus on clinical care.
Canadian-built, Canadian-hosted
Patient records stay in Canada. Petolina is PIPEDA-compliant; only you and the owner you treated can see a consult's notes.
Keep your clinic job
Most Petolina vets work elsewhere too. Use Petolina to fill quiet hours, see remote owners, or test telemedicine without leaving your practice.
What you earn
You set your rate. Sample monthly take-home for a few common schedules — all after platform and processing fees.
4 consults / week
$60 CAD per 30-min consult
Take-home / month
$849 CAD
After platform & processing fees
8 consults / week
$75 CAD per 30-min consult
Take-home / month
$2,122 CAD
After platform & processing fees
15 consults / week
$90 CAD per 30-min consult
Take-home / month
$4,780 CAD
After platform & processing fees
Examples assume a 30-minute consult at the listed base rate. Real earnings depend on your rate, length, and how often you take bookings.
Eligibility
Every vet on Petolina meets the same baseline. We verify before your listing goes live.
- ✓Active veterinary licence in at least one Canadian province or territory
- ✓3+ years of clinical experience
- ✓Current professional malpractice / liability insurance (we ask for the certificate)
- ✓Government-issued photo ID for identity verification
- ✓A device with a working camera and microphone, and a stable internet connection
How it works
From application to your first consult, usually inside a week.
Apply
Create your account, share your licence number, and upload a copy of your active provincial licence + proof of malpractice cover.
Verification
We verify your licence with the issuing provincial association and confirm your malpractice policy is current. You'll get an email either way.
Set hours + rate
Pick the weekly hours you take consults, your base rate, your travel buffer, and connect a bank account through Stripe Express for payouts.
Start consulting
Owners book consults that fit your schedule. Conduct them by video from any device with a stable connection. Petolina handles everything else.
Scope of practice
We follow each province's rules on telemedicine and VCPR. Use Petolina for what telemedicine handles well — refer for what it doesn't.
What you can do online
- •Triage and general advice for non-emergencies
- •Behaviour, diet, and routine wellness questions
- •Follow-ups on a previously diagnosed condition
- •Second opinions on diagnoses or treatment plans
- •Routine prescription refills where provincially allowed
- •Specialist referrals to local clinics
What stays in person
- •Emergencies — Petolina shows owners the nearest 24-hour clinic if you escalate
- •Anything requiring hands-on examination, imaging, or in-clinic diagnostics
- •Controlled substances and any prescription your province requires in-person VCPR for
- •Surgical, dental, or sedation procedures
Tech you'll need
Nothing fancy — but a quiet, well-lit room with a stable connection makes a real difference for owners.
- ✓Desktop, laptop, tablet, or modern smartphone
- ✓Stable connection — 5 Mbps up / 5 Mbps down minimum
- ✓Built-in or external camera + microphone (a headset noticeably improves call quality)
- ✓A quiet, private space for the call — no shared workspace audio
- ✓An up-to-date Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge browser
Support you get
Onboarding help
We walk you through licence upload, Stripe Express, schedule setup, and your first profile preview.
Owner discovery
Your profile is surfaced on the Vets directory and matched to owners whose pets fit your species and specialty.
Payments + tax
Stripe Connect Express handles payouts. We provide an annual earnings summary you can hand to your accountant.
Standard policies
We enforce refunds, cancellations, and no-shows by the same standard rules so you don't have to negotiate each one.
Privacy & records
Petolina is built around Canadian privacy standards. Patient records and consult notes are hosted in Canada and visible only to you and the owner you treated.
- • PIPEDA-compliant data handling and breach response
- • Encrypted in transit and at rest
- • You own your clinical notes — export them any time
- • Owners and vets can request deletion of their own data
- • We never sell or share veterinary records with third parties
Frequently asked
How and when do I get paid?+
Owners pay up front at booking. After each consult completes, your take-home lands in your Stripe Express balance. Choose daily auto-payouts to your bank, manual payouts, or instant deposit (~1% Stripe fee). Stripe issues you a year-end T4A-equivalent summary; you file as a self-employed professional. Specific fee details are in your vet terms.
Can I work across more than one province?+
Yes. List every province or territory where you hold a current licence — we'll only show your profile to owners in matching jurisdictions and enforce that boundary on every booking, including any auto-refill prescriptions.
What about VCPR and controlled substances?+
We follow each province's rules on when a valid Veterinarian–Client–Patient Relationship can be established by telemedicine. Controlled substances and any prescription requiring in-person VCPR are out of scope — refer the owner to a local clinic and we'll surface the nearest options.
Can I keep my clinic job?+
Yes. You're an independent provider on Petolina, not an employee. Many of our vets work full-time clinically and take Petolina consults in evenings or on weekends.
What if a consult turns into an emergency?+
Tell the owner immediately, end the consult, and refer to a 24-hour clinic. We refund the unused portion of the consult automatically when you flag it as escalated to in-person care.
Do I need to carry malpractice insurance?+
Yes. Your provincial association will already require it for clinical practice — we verify the policy is current before your listing goes live. You remain solely responsible for the clinical care you provide.
How private are consult records?+
Records are visible only to you and the owner who booked the consult. Our infrastructure is hosted in Canada and we comply with PIPEDA. We never sell or share veterinary records, and you can request deletion of your own data when you leave the platform.
What if I want to leave?+
Deactivate your listing any time from your profile. Existing confirmed bookings are honoured or refunded by our standard policy. Your past consult records stay accessible to the owners they belong to.
Ready to list your practice?
Most applications are reviewed within 48 business hours. You can keep editing your profile while we verify your licence.