5 Must-Have Pages for Veterinary Websites

Every veterinary website needs five core pages, which are a homepage that says who you are and where you are, a services page, a new clients page, an about and team page, and a contact page with hours, directions and emergency instructions. Together these pages answer the questions pet owners ask most, give Google and AI tools clear facts about your practice, and give every visitor an easy next step.

1. The homepage

The homepage has one job. Within a few seconds, a pet owner should know what kind of practice you are, which animals you care for, where you are and how to book. Put your practice name, city and a short description of your care near the top, with an appointment button and a tap-to-call phone number right beside it.

Below that, link to your main services, introduce your team, share a few reviews and repeat your address and hours. Keep it simple. The homepage is a front door that points people to the right page.

2. The services page

Pet owners often search for a specific need, such as a dental cleaning or a puppy visit. A services page lists everything you offer in plain, specific language, with a short description of each service and the species you treat.

For your most important services, create an individual page. Wellness care, dentistry, surgery and diagnostics are common examples. Each one should explain what the service is, when a pet might need it, what happens during the visit and how to book. Google’s SEO Starter Guide recommends content that is easy to read and well organized, with headings that match what people are looking for.

3. The new clients page

This page does a lot of quiet work. It tells a first-time client whether you are accepting new patients, what to bring, which forms to complete, how to transfer records and what the first visit includes. It also reduces the number of routine calls your front desk handles.

We cover how to build this page, and how to keep new clients coming back, in How to Turn One-Time Visitors Into Lifelong Clients.

4. The about and team page

People choose a veterinarian they trust. An about page tells your story, explains how you practice and introduces the people who will care for their pet. Include each veterinarian’s name, credentials, veterinary school, areas of interest and a professional photo.

This matters for search as well. Google’s guidance on creating helpful, reliable, people-first content highlights clear information about who created the content and their background, and that trust matters most of all.

5. The contact page

The contact page should be the easiest page on the site to use. List your address, phone number, email, hours, holiday hours, parking details, a map and your after-hours emergency instructions, all as real text on the page. Contact details inside an image are hard to read on a phone and hard for search engines to understand.

Make sure these details match your Google Business Profile exactly. Google’s local business structured data guide shows how opening hours, phone number and address can also be described in code so search engines read them correctly.

How the five pages work together

Page	Its job	Must include
Homepage	Say who, what and where	Practice name, city, species, main services, booking button
Services	Explain what you offer	Each service, species treated, links to service pages
New clients	Prepare first-time visitors	What to bring, forms, records transfer, first visit details
About and team	Build trust	Your story, veterinarians, credentials, photos
Contact	Make it easy to reach you	Address, phone, hours, map, parking, emergency instructions

Link these pages to each other with descriptive text, such as “see our new client checklist.” That helps visitors move through the site and helps Google understand how your pages relate.

Pages worth adding next

Once the core five are in place, an FAQ page, an online appointment request page and individual pages for key services are strong additions. Keep every page accessible too. The W3C’s WCAG overview is a helpful starting point for readable text, good contrast and forms that work for everyone.

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