Doorstep Veterinary Medicine

What Doorstep Veterinary Medicine does

Doorstep Veterinary Medicine is a privately held, founder-owned house-call veterinary practice founded in 2010 by Dr. Kate Cutting, DVM (University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine). The practice delivers comprehensive in-home veterinary care — wellness and preventive exams, vaccinations, laboratory diagnostics, chronic disease management (diabetes, kidney/liver disease, arthritis), nutrition counseling, and end-of-life euthanasia with cremation options — directly to pet owners' homes across 10 communities in the Tacoma, WA metropolitan area (Tacoma, Fircrest, University Place, Lakewood, Steilacoom, Fife, Milton, Edgewood, Gig Harbor, and Federal Way). Services that require surgery, anesthesia, hospitalization, or specialized equipment are referred out to local veterinary hospitals.

The practice is a sole-veterinarian operation (1-10 employee range, with Dr. Cutting as the sole clinician) supported by standard veterinary medical equipment carried to each appointment; there is no proprietary technology platform, no mobile app, and no fixed clinic location. Underlying technology consists of two third-party SaaS integrations: Acuity Scheduling (dvm.as.me) for online appointment booking and VetSourceWeb for prescription food and medication home delivery. Marketing is limited to the company website (doorstepvet.com) and word-of-mouth, with no documented paid, social, or email channels.

The business model is fee-for-service, paid at time of service (check, cash, or major credit card). Pricing is flat-rate per visit: $135-$165 for a house call and exam of one pet, $69 per additional pet, $250 for home euthanasia (cremation costs additional and variable by pet weight and cremation type), plus ancillary revenue from dispensed prescription foods and medications via VetSourceWeb. Appointment durations are 45-60 minutes — at least double a typical clinic visit — and the customer base is exclusively individual pet owners (SMB/consumer) with no enterprise or institutional accounts.

Name

Doorstep Veterinary Medicine

Legal name

Doorstep Veterinary Medicine

Website

https://doorstepvet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Doorstep Veterinary Medicine is a sole-veterinarian house-call veterinary practice founded in 2010 by Dr. Kate Cutting, delivering in-home wellness, diagnostic, chronic disease management, and end-of-life care to pet owners across 10 communities in the Tacoma, WA metropolitan area on a flat-fee, per-visit basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Veterinary Services (541940)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAMAAAF

Mobile & House-Call Veterinary Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Veterinary Clinical Services (Companion Animal)

SECONDARYHLAMAAAL

End-of-Life Care (Hospice & In-Home Euthanasia)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Veterinary Clinical Services (Companion Animal)

Keywords

• House call veterinary services
• Mobile veterinary care
• In-home pet exams
• At-home euthanasia
• Preventive veterinary care

Headquarters

HQ city

University Place

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. House Call Veterinary Exams: Fee-for-service model where customers pay a flat rate per house call visit. Initial visits include exam of one pet for $135-$165, with additional pet exams at $69 per pet. Travel fees may apply for more distant locations within the service area. Payment is collected at time of service.
2. Euthanasia and End-of-Life Care: Home euthanasia service offered at a flat rate of $250. Cremation services are provided as an add-on, with costs varying based on pet weight and cremation type (communal vs. individual). These services represent ancillary revenue streams.
3. Prescription Foods and Medications: The practice dispenses prescriptions and prescription foods, with delivery to the customer's doorstep mentioned as a convenience feature.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Doorstep Veterinary Medicine is a solo house call veterinary practice that delivers comprehensive in-home veterinary care to pet owners in the Tacoma, WA metropolitan area. Primary offerings include complete physical exams, vaccinations, laboratory diagnostics, chronic disease management, prescription dispensing, and at-home euthanasia with cremation options. Services are delivered by Dr. Kate Cutting, who has operated the practice since 2010, with appointments lasting 45–60 minutes in the pet's home environment.

Product overview

Doorstep Veterinary Medicine operates as a single-service veterinary practice centered on in-home house call veterinary care. The core offering is the Housecall Veterinary Services platform, which brings comprehensive medical care directly to pets in their home environment. Supporting modules include Wellness and Preventive Care Services (physical exams, vaccinations, nutrition counseling), Diagnostic and Treatment Services (lab work, chronic disease management, prescriptions), and End of Life Care including at-home euthanasia with cremation options. The practice does not provide services requiring specialized equipment, surgery, anesthesia, or hospitalization, which are referred to local veterinary hospitals. All services are delivered by Dr. Kate Cutting, a graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, since 2010.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• House Call Veterinary Services Primary service providing comprehensive veterinary care in the pet owner's home. Includes all standard exam room procedures except those requiring specialized equipment, surgery, anesthesia, or hospitalization, which are referred to local veterinary hospitals. Each visit is 45-60 minutes.
• Wellness and Preventive Care Services Comprehensive preventive healthcare including physical exams, nutrition and weight management counseling, pediatric and geriatric care, vaccination programs, flea and parasite treatment, and wellness education, delivered in the pet owner's home.
• Diagnostic and Treatment Services In-home laboratory diagnostics (blood testing, urinalysis, internal and external parasite screens), diagnosis and management of chronic or degenerative diseases such as diabetes, kidney/liver disease, and arthritis, and dispensing of prescription medications and prescription foods.
• End of Life Care and At-Home Euthanasia Compassionate at-home euthanasia service with pain relief and sedation prior to the procedure, followed by cremation options (communal or individual) with choice of urns, delivered in the pet owner's home.

Quantifiable outcome

• House call appointments are 45-60 minutes, at least double the typical in-clinic appointment time
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bond Vet: Bond Vet operates primary and urgent care veterinary clinics in major U.S. metros. It overlaps with Doorstep on companion animal clinical services but delivers them in clinic rather than at home.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: VCA is one of the largest U.S. veterinary hospital networks, offering general practice, specialty, and emergency services. It is a broad incumbent in companion animal clinical services across Doorstep's geography.
• Banfield Pet Hospital: Banfield is a national chain of veterinary clinics operating inside PetSmart stores. It is a broad incumbent offering wellness plans and routine companion animal care to the same pet owner demographic.
• Modern Animal: Modern Animal operates a membership-based veterinary clinic chain with a tech-forward experience. It competes for the same convenience-oriented pet owner segment but through a clinic model rather than in-home visits.
• BluePearl Pet Hospital: BluePearl operates specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals across the U.S. It is the type of facility Doorstep refers patients to for surgery, anesthesia, and hospitalization services outside its scope.

Direct peers

• BetterVet: BetterVet is a mobile veterinary care provider offering in-home exams, diagnostics, and end-of-life care in select U.S. metros. It mirrors Doorstep's house call positioning with a tech-forward booking experience.
• Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice: Lap of Love is the largest U.S. network of in-home veterinary hospice and euthanasia providers. It is the closest direct peer given its mobile delivery model and concentration on end-of-life care, which is a core offering for Doorstep.
• The Vets: The Vets is a tech-enabled mobile veterinary service operating in multiple U.S. cities. It directly competes with Doorstep on the in-home general wellness and preventive care model, with broader geographic scale.

Emerging players

• Vetster: Vetster is an online veterinary telehealth platform connecting pet owners to veterinarians for virtual consultations. It overlaps with Doorstep's at-home convenience value proposition via a different delivery channel.

Others

• VetSource: VetSource operates the VetSourceWeb online pharmacy and home delivery platform used by Doorstep for prescription food and medication dispensing. It is an ecosystem/adjacent partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/doorstepvet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/doorstep-veterinary-medicine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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