Current guidance. Real-world recommendations. Standards gives veterinary teams one place for expert-backed clinical support from diagnosis to discharge.
More than
600
clinical topics covered
Over
20,000
references synthesized
Includes
800+
Plumb’s drug monographs
Kept current by
200+
veterinary and pharmacy experts
Move from history and exam findings to a clear plan with practical, peer-reviewed guidance on hundreds of veterinary conditions. Each monograph synthesizes current evidence into diagnostic, treatment, monitoring, and follow-up recommendations, with a spectrum of care approach that reflects real-world patient needs and client circumstances.
Prescribe with confidence with Plumb’s. Get dosing guidance, screen for interactions with the industry’s only veterinary-specific drug interaction checker, and share drug handouts that help pet owners follow through at home.
Review common and uncommon differentials by clinical sign or diagnostic result, so you can consider all the possibilities and catch what you might have missed.
Work through complex presentations, confusing results, and tough treatment decisions with algorithms that help you decide what comes next.
Refresh your approach to routine and emergency procedures with photo-rich, step-by-step guides built for quick visual support when you need it.
Share easy-to-understand handouts on common conditions, procedures, preventive care, and more, helping pet owners understand the plan and continue care at home.
Get the answers you need without switching tools using built-in medical calculators for body surface area, lean body weight, and more.
When you’ve got clinical questions, you don’t have time to dig through textbooks, sort through journal articles, or browse online forums for answers. Standards puts all the clinical guidance you need in one place, with a predictable format that makes key details easy to find.
Keeping up with new research, diagnostic options, and changing recommendations can feel like a full-time job. Standards synthesizes current evidence into specialist-authored, peer-reviewed guidance that’s continually updated and ready when you need it.
Real cases don’t always follow the textbook. Standards is written by specialists and reviewed by general practitioners for point-of-care practicality, with guidance that supports a spectrum of care and accounts for patient needs and client circumstances.
Standards gives your whole team access to the same tools and resources, helping clinicians make informed decisions, newer team members get up to speed faster, and giving every client clear, consistent guidance to take home.
ER and specialty teams need clinical guidance that can keep up with complex cases and fast-moving decisions. Standards helps clinicians review next steps, compare options, and support decisions across services.
“Everything I need is in one place. I love having access to the app and the website and that what I searched on the app comes up as recently looked at on the computer as well...”
Vanessa W., Veterinarian
"As a relief vet I am not always able to access reference books and formularies from the hiring hospital. Standards offers me complete and current knowledge in addition to excellent client handouts that I can send directly without relying on the host hospital."
Michael I., Relief Veterinarian
"I just graduated vet school -- it was very helpful for me as a student! Major assistance on rotations and clinical placements to help my own study, understand why my supervisors and mentors were making certain treatment choices, and enabled me to make my own informed recommendations..."
Matteo Z., Veterinarian
Plumb’s is your go-to resource for veterinary drug decisions. Standards includes Plumb’s, then goes beyond prescribing with guidance for diagnosis, treatment planning, differential diagnoses, algorithms, procedures, and client education.
Clinical decision support tools help clinicians make informed decisions by providing relevant guidance when they need it. In veterinary medicine, this can include differential diagnosis lists, algorithms, treatment guidance, veterinary drug dosing information, dosing calculators, and client education materials.
Yes. Standards of Care was formerly called Plumb’s Pro. The new name better reflects what’s included today: support for diagnosis, treatment planning, client education, and prescribing, with full Plumb’s access built in.
No. Standards is helpful for complex cases, but it’s also built for the everyday questions that come up in practice, like what to rule out, which diagnostics to prioritize, how to shape the treatment plan, what to monitor, and what to send home with the client.
Standards helps experienced clinicians stay current without having to personally track every new paper, consensus statement, or textbook update. Many monographs synthesize extensive references, including primary research, consensus guidelines, and book chapters, into practical guidance for complicated, gray-area, and real-world cases that don’t always fit neatly into a textbook.
Standards content is authored by veterinary specialists, peer reviewed by other experts, and reviewed by generalists for point-of-care practicality. That process helps ensure the guidance is clinically credible, current, and useful in real practice.
Yes. Standards content is specialist-authored, peer-reviewed, and continually updated as recommendations change. It gives your team a reliable alternative to outdated books, scattered notes, forum threads, or generic AI when you need clear clinical guidance.
Yes. Standards helps clinicians consider practical diagnostic and treatment options, not just one ideal path. Many clinical monographs include spectrum of care guidance to support shared decision-making when referral, advanced testing, or gold-standard treatment may not be accessible.
Yes. The Standards Practice Plan gives hospitals and clinics practice-wide access on shared workstations, with mobile app licenses for team members who need Standards on the go. Plans can be tailored to your practice size and needs, with centralized billing and one renewal for the whole team.
Yes. Students at accredited veterinary schools are eligible for free access. Students must verify their status through SheerID with current documentation, such as a class schedule, transcript, or tuition receipt.
Yes. Standards is available from internet-connected devices or via the iOS or Android app, so your team can access clinical guidance, Plumb’s, handouts, and quick tools wherever care happens.
