VERTICAL · PET CARE

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Pet Care

Wellness plan subscriptions, walk-in visit payments, and card-on-file for regular clients — the veterinary practice payment stack.

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Typical use cases

Three payment patterns Vetstore and similar veterinary practice management platforms implement most often.

Wellness plan subscriptions

Monthly recurring billing for annual care plans — vaccinations, heartworm prevention, routine checkups.

Walk-in visit payments

In-clinic POS + tap-to-pay for walk-in appointments, emergencies, and retail (food, supplies).
 

Invoice for complex care

Pay By Link emailed after surgery, dental, or boarding — client pays when ready, on any device.
 

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Required stack

What you'll wire up. Click any tile to see why it's in the recipe.

Core · Always required
 

Accept Payments

Authorize and capture transactions across CP and CNP channels.

required
API
SDK

Unified Checkout

Hosted UI for in-clinic and online payment. SAQ-A PCI scope.

recommended
HOSTED
NO-CODE

Token Mgmt Service

Card-on-file for wellness plan auto-renewal and repeat clients.

required
API
SDK
Pet Care-specific · The practice management stack
 

Recurring Billing

Automated monthly wellness plan charges with freeze, upgrade, cancel support.

required
API
SDK

Digital Invoicing

Generate itemized invoices with embedded payment for complex treatment billing.

optional
API

Pay By Link

Email payment links for invoices after surgery, dental, boarding — client pays when ready.

required
HOSTED
NO-CODE

Account Updater

Auto-refresh expired cards before renewal date — critical to prevent plan lapses.

required
API
Optional extensions
 

Card Present Terminals

For walk-in retail (food, supplies, accessories) alongside appointment POS.

optional
API
SDK

Fraud Management Essentials

Rule-based fraud screening for CNP transactions.

optional
API

Customer Info Manager

Store pet owner profile and preferred payment method for rapid checkout.

optional
API
SDK
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APIs

Reference for every API in the stack, grouped by integration concern.

Common · All recipes
 
API REQUIRED DESCRIPTION DOCS
Payment Authorization
required
Authorize transactions across CP and CNP channels. Docs ↗
Refund & Void
required
Process refunds, voids, and reversals. Docs ↗
Primary payment acceptance
 

These are the recommended ways for veterinary merchants to accept card payments in your platform — including digital wallets for in-clinic tap-to-pay.

API REQUIRED DESCRIPTION DOCS
Unified Checkout
recommended
Hosted UI with card capture, digital wallets, 3DS. SAQ-A eligible. Docs ↗
Card Present Terminals
optional
In-clinic POS for walk-in retail (food, supplies). Docs ↗
Pet Care-specific
 
API REQUIRED DESCRIPTION DOCS
Recurring Billing
required
Monthly wellness plan schedules — create, pause, cancel, retry logic. Docs ↗
Tokenization Service
required
Card-on-file vault for wellness plan auto-renewal and repeat visits. Docs ↗
Account Updater
required
Auto-update expired/reissued cards before monthly billing cycle. Docs ↗
Pay By Link
required
Payment links for complex treatment invoicing via email or text. Docs ↗
Digital Invoicing
optional
Itemized invoices with embedded payment for multi-line treatment billing. Docs ↗
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Vertical insights

What's different about Pet Care — surface the constraints before you architect.

Europe
  • SCA exemptions apply to recurring merchant-initiated transactions after cardholder consent. GDPR on pet owner data.
  • Consumer protection requires easy plan cancellation and transparent renewal notices.
  • SEPA as alternative to card-on-file for monthly plans in Germany.
  • VAT treatment on veterinary services varies by market — wellness plans may be tax-exempt in some EU states.
Asia-Pacific
  • Pet care market growing rapidly in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore.
  • Digital wallet (WeChat, Alipay) for urban pet owners in China.
  • Contactless POS in-clinic standard — tap-to-pay Apple Pay / Google Pay expected.
  • Premium veterinary services expanding in major APAC metro areas.
Asia-Pacific
  • Pet care market growing rapidly in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore.
  • Digital wallet (WeChat, Alipay) for urban pet owners in China.
  • Contactless POS in-clinic standard — tap-to-pay Apple Pay / Google Pay expected.
  • Premium veterinary services expanding in major APAC metro areas.
Asia-Pacific
  • Pet care market growing rapidly in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore.
  • Digital wallet (WeChat, Alipay) for urban pet owners in China.
  • Contactless POS in-clinic standard — tap-to-pay Apple Pay / Google Pay expected.
  • Premium veterinary services expanding in major APAC metro areas.
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Integration path

Five steps from sandbox to live veterinary practices.

Sandbox

Get test credentials, configure recurring billing schedules for wellness plans.

Develop

Build: UC for walk-in, Recurring Billing for wellness plans, Pay By Link for invoicing.

Test

Execute: first UC payment, recurring subscription create/pause/cancel, Pay By Link payment flow.

Go Live

Launch with pilot practice, monitor plan churn rate and payment success.

Onboard

Activate clinics — KYC, bank verification, wellness plan product configuration.

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Other recipes you might combine

Many veterinary platforms also build for these adjacent verticals.

Fitness

Wellness subscription patterns and membership billing apply directly.

Retail

Pet supply retail: food, accessories, in-clinic shop.

Hospitality

Pet boarding and daycare with check-in/check-out payment patterns.

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