The Benefits of a Veterinary AI Scribe

CoVet helps veterinary teams spend less time on documentation, create stronger records, and share clearer information with clients and colleagues.

Drawn from CoVet pilots, case studies, surveys, reviews, and reports from veterinary professionals, these are the benefits teams have seen across different countries, specialties, and clinical workflows.

Reported outcomes

What veterinary professionals gain with CoVet’s AI scribe

  • 5–10 hrssaved per week

    Better balance beyond the workday

    Veterinarians using CoVet have reported saving 5–10 hours per week on documentation, helping reduce the after-hours admin that can follow teams home.

  • 90%record quality

    Higher quality records

    Veterinarians using CoVet rated their record quality at 90% after adoption, up from 68% before CoVet.

  • 98%colleague readability

    Easier handoffs

    Veterinary teams rated colleague readability at 98% after adoption, up from 78% before CoVet.

  • 90%client communication

    Clearer communication

    Veterinary teams rated client communication effectiveness at 90% after adoption, up from 74% before CoVet.

  • 1 in 3+users

    Better client follow-through

    More than one-third of surveyed CoVet users reported improved client follow-through on treatment recommendations.

Time back from documentation

Documentation often follows clinicians into breaks, evenings, and weekends. CoVet helps veterinary teams capture consults, generate structured reports, and complete records with less after-hours catch-up.

Time back from documentation — Metric, Reported result

Time saved weekly
5–10 hours
Faster end-of-day wrap-up
45% finish daily documentation in under 30 minutes
Less time spent on records
40–75% reduction in documentation time

Veterinary professionals in small animal, urgent care, equine, and specialty settings have reported more time to focus on medicine, with less documentation left waiting at the end of the day.

Stronger records, easier to review

When DVMs and RVTs use CoVet to capture notes during or soon after the visit, they can document key information while the case is still fresh. CoVet turns consult audio, dictation, and case information into structured drafts that clinicians can review, edit, and finalize.

Stronger records, easier to review
MetricBefore CoVetAfter CoVetChange
Record quality68%90%+22 pts
Colleague readability78%98%+20 pts
Ease of making edits90%New

Stronger records can support cleaner handoffs, easier follow-up, and better continuity across multi-DVM teams.

Clearer communication for clients

CoVet can help teams create more consistent client-facing documentation, including discharge summaries and visit summaries.

  • Client communication effectiveness

    Before CoVet

    74%

    After CoVet

    90%

    +16 pts
  • Users reporting improved client follow-through

    Before CoVet

    After CoVet

    36%

    New

When clients leave with clearer instructions, they are better equipped to understand the plan and follow through at home.

Less pressure throughout the day

CoVet helps reduce the documentation backlog that can build up between appointments and follow veterinary teams into breaks, evenings, and time outside the clinic.

  • Less pressure throughout the day
  • Mental load at end of day

    −28 pts
    Before CoVet70%
    After CoVet42%
  • “Never” feel admin-related burnout

    +34 pts
    Before CoVet11%
    After CoVet45%
  • Documentation on breaks / evenings

    −33 pts
    Before CoVet69%
    After CoVet36%

CoVet is not a burnout treatment or well-being program. These figures reflect reported changes in documentation-related burden and admin-related stress signals.

Better support for busy days

By reducing documentation burden and supporting more efficient workflows, CoVet helps veterinary teams spend less time catching up and more time focused on care.

  • Better support for busy days — Result, Reported outcome
  • Documentation time saved

    Up to 2+ hours per day

  • Urgent care capacity

    2–3 additional urgent care patients per day in some settings

  • Assistant workflow

    One assistant supporting two doctors in a general practice or urgent care workflow

These results will vary by workflow, case type, team structure, and how consistently CoVet is used.

Give your team more room in the day

Capture the consult, generate a structured draft, review for accuracy, and move forward with clearer records and less end-of-day catch-up. For teams looking to spend less time on notes and more time focused on care, CoVet offers a practical way to make documentation feel lighter.

Frequently asked questions

CoVet helps veterinary teams create clinical documentation from consult audio, dictation, and case information. Teams use CoVet for SOAP notes, medical records, discharge summaries, referral letters, client summaries, and follow-up instructions.