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AI assistant for pet shop and veterinary clinic

Published on October 06, 2026

Pet shops and vet clinics don’t come with a ready-made funnel.

The service works like any other: answer with your business content, book open slots in the calendar, send reminders and keep a record.

The difference is that the funnel is built with you, not handed over ready.

How this differs from businesses with a template

For clinics, shops and real estate, the funnel already comes with the stages and wording of that industry.

For pet shops and vet clinics, it doesn’t.

Setup starts from scratch, and our team does that work.

That changes the setup work, not what the assistant does once it is live.

Answering, booking, reminding and record keeping stay the same.

What setup needs from your business

Before going live, we need to know what your business does and how it works today.

Have these ready:

  • Your services and how long each takes, such as bathing, grooming, checkups and vaccines.
  • Who handles each service, and when.
  • Your opening hours, including any weekend changes.
  • What to say about prices and turnaround times, written down and up to date.

With that material, the assistant handles the routine.

The time to go live starts counting when it arrives.

Everyday cases

The service covers the usual routine:

  • Opening hours and address.
  • Bathing and grooming, with the prices and times you provide.
  • Vaccines, with whatever you decide it should say.
  • Checkups and follow-ups, booked into open slots.
  • Questions about the pet, when they are administrative.
  • Rescheduling and cancelling, with the calendar updated right away.

What the assistant won’t do

Clinical advice and diagnosis are off the table, and that is a firm rule, not a preference.

The assistant won’t say what is wrong with the pet or suggest medication.

Assessing symptoms isn’t its job either.

That holds even when the answer seems simple.

The vet answers those, and the chat reaches them with the full history.

Emergencies and sick pets

Emergencies and sick pets go to a person.

The assistant doesn’t try to answer and says someone will take over.

A wrong answer about a pet costs more than the wait.

After hours, the notice says when someone will reply, and everything is noted for the next day.

The owner’s name and the pet’s history are personal data, and Brazil’s LGPD applies to them.

What to decide before signing up

Three decisions are yours, and setup needs them:

  • Who answers clinical questions, and when.
  • What happens with after-hours emergencies, and who gets called.
  • Who confirms a booking when the case goes off script.

Without those answers, the handoff to a person is either too loose or happens too soon.

Our WhatsApp runs the assistant we set up, already live.

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