● QUESTIONS VETS ASK

Questions vets ask before they try a veterinary clinical assistant

During the exam, Vetinuity listens as a clinical assistant for veterinarians: it translates live for the client across 80+ languages, builds the record from that conversation, and presents differentials, diagnostics and treatment options beside journal citations, while every decision stays with the veterinarian.

Updated October 2026

By Brian Toncray, DVM, emergency veterinarian

Can I use it with Spanish-speaking clients?

Yes, automatic language detection starts live translation in 80+ languages, including Spanish, without asking you to identify the language. You speak English during the exam while live translation carries the exchange with the client.

What languages does it translate, and do I pick the language?

You do not select a language or need to know how to identify it before the visit. Automatic detection recognizes the client's language for translation across 80+ languages.

Does it translate both directions?

Yes, translation goes both directions throughout the exam conversation. Your English reaches the client in their language, and their replies reach you in English.

Does the client get discharge instructions in their language?

Yes, discharge instructions generated from the visit can be provided in the client's language. The capability overview describes how the conversation also supplies the record.

Does it make things up?

Every recommendation includes a journal citation you can open, from more than 10,000 peer-reviewed veterinary journal articles. A citation gives you a source to check, rather than a guarantee that a suggestion is right for the patient. The veterinarian evaluates that evidence and decides what to do with the cited treatment options.

Does it diagnose or prescribe?

No. It presents options beside their supporting evidence; the veterinarian chooses the diagnosis and decides which options apply. Vetinuity explains the cited possibilities and never prescribes.

Where do the citations come from?

The source is a veterinary corpus containing more than 10,000 peer-reviewed veterinary journal articles. Each recommendation carries its journal reference, which you can open while reviewing the differentials.

Does it replace my clinical judgment?

No. You make the decisions after examining the patient and considering the cited options. The assistant gives you clinical reasoning to inspect, with the responsibility for the case remaining yours.

How is this different from a scribe?

A scribe is a note-only tool; Vetinuity also translates the exam and brings cited clinical options into the encounter. It can incorporate photographed lab results as well, as described in the clinical assistant comparison.

Do I need client consent to record?

Consent and notice rules vary by state and by practice. Follow the applicable practice policy and state rules. This is not legal advice.

Will it work in a busy treatment area?

Brian Toncray, DVM, built Vetinuity and uses it on emergency shifts. He is a practicing emergency veterinarian in Phoenix, Arizona; read about Brian for his background.

Can my technicians and assistants use it?

Yes, technicians and assistants use Vetinuity free. The subscription price is per veterinarian, with no separate charge for those team members.

Does the subscription go with me to other hospitals?

Yes, the subscription belongs to the veterinarian and travels to every hospital where they work. You subscribe as an individual, so changing hospitals does not mean choosing a different subscription.

Is it for ER, general practice or relief work?

It can go with the veterinarian into ER, general practice or relief work because the subscription is veterinarian-owned. Live translation and notes from the exam conversation are capabilities you can use wherever you work.

Will it work for me?

You can assess it against the work you do: it captures the exam conversation, translates live and writes the note. The pages for emergency veterinarians and general practice describe those capabilities in each setting.

What do I need to run it?

Use a phone in the exam room and a computer when sitting down. The web application is primary, and the iPhone and Android apps are live.

Is it secure?

SOC 2: in process

How is the note built?

The note comes from the conversation, including your spoken findings. You describe what you find aloud, and the assistant uses that along with the exchange with the client to produce the SOAP note.

What does it cost, and is there a trial?

Pay $99 per veterinarian each month, or choose the $800 yearly option. You can start a 14-day free trial with no credit card up front. Technicians and assistants are free under the same pricing.

How does the rounds board work?

Rounds capture is batch, with a board for the individual veterinarian rather than a shared hospital board. Exam-room recordings and lab photos update your board as you continue the work.

Can it read a lab printout?

Yes, a photo brings the printout's abnormal values into the record and updates clinical suggestions. The bloodwork photo explanation shows how that incoming information becomes part of the case.

Does it do drug and CRI calculators?

Yes, emergency drug and CRI calculators are available (beta). You can also use the free calculators without starting a subscription.

Does the conversation produce a client summary too?

Yes, the same exchange supplies a client-facing summary as well as the SOAP note. That includes the conversation captured while you use live translation with the client.

Can I photograph a patient label?

Yes, photo capture supports patient labels. It also accepts old records, giving you another way to bring paper material into the encounter.

Can I bring in an old paper record?

Yes, old records are supported through photo capture. Patient labels are another supported kind of photograph.

Where can I see how to use it?

You can watch the walkthroughs to see Vetinuity in use. They give you a view of the application before you begin your trial.

Is there an explanation I can read in Spanish?

Yes, the Spanish-language overview explains the clinical assistant. Spanish is also an example of the client languages supported by automatic detection and live translation.

Do incoming lab results change the suggestions?

Yes, photographed lab panels add abnormal values that update the clinical suggestions. You review the updated considerations and decide what they mean for the case.

What clinical options can I review?

You can review differentials, diagnostic choices and treatment options, including doses drawn from the literature. Journal citations accompany the recommendations so you can examine their support before making a decision.

Where can I check what the clinical terms mean?

The veterinary clinical glossary explains terms used around the assistant. You can use it alongside the capability pages when deciding what to try during the free trial.

Do I have to speak the client's language?

No, you speak English while the assistant translates the conversation for you and the client. You do not have to recognize the language first because detection is automatic.

Who built the assistant I am trying?

Brian Toncray, DVM, built it as a practicing emergency veterinarian in Phoenix, Arizona. He uses Vetinuity on shift, and his founder background describes the work behind it.

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