Pawssum in the media

Pawssum makes successful launch into New Zealand

27th June 2022

Four years since launching in Australia, Pawssum has crossed the ditch into New Zealand, with its network of vets servicing pets at home in Auckland.

The pandemic-fuelled pet boom placed increased pressure on the veterinary industry and saw an increase in demand for at home veterinary services. This enabled Pawssum to increase its network of vets from 180 at the beginning of the pandemic to more than 240 across Australia and now New Zealand.

House calls

5th March 2019

Pawssum, a nationwide mobile vet network, champions the concept of on-demand vet services delivered directly to the consumer's front door.

Technology helps tackle Australia's vet shortage

19th February 2019

Technology and innovation such as that driving home vet service Pawssum, could be the answer to the record number of Australian veterinarians abandoning the industry, which is prompting fears there won't be enough vets to take care of the nation's pets.

A recent Lincoln Institute survey found that nearly 90 per cent of veterinary business owners and managers reported unprecedented difficulty filling vacancies. Forty one per cent waited longer than six months to fill positions and 18 per cent waited up to two years or more to find new vets to work in their clinics.

Pawssum Vets On Demand App

16th July 2018

Pawssum's new "Vets On Demand App" set to revolutionise the vet care industry...

A national app-based vet booking service says Australia's $3 billion vet industry is on the brink of a significant transformation being driven by increasing demand for flexibility, personalisation and convenience by both vets and consumers.

Pawssum, which enables vets to make home visits and then refers cases needing surgery to selected vet clinics, has just launched in Perth and will soon launch in Adelaide after initially setting up in Sydney in 2016. It also operates in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Q&A: The on-demand service benefitting pets and vets

20th July 2018

This week we talk to Guy Sharabi, founder of Pawssum, a national app-based vet booking service. Guy recognised that the industry is seeing a casualisation of the workforce, with many of our partner vets - particularly women - opting to work as locums because of the opportunity that presents in choosing their working hours and earning better rates of pay.

New vet app to revolutionise veterinary care

13th June 2018

The founder of a national app-based vet booking service has claimed Australia's $3 billion vet industry is on the brink of a significant transformation being driven by increasing demand for flexibility, personalisation and convenience by both vets and consumers.

Pawssum, which enables vets to make home visits and then refers cases needing surgery to selected partner vet clinics, has just launched in Perth and will soon launch in Adelaide after initially setting up in Sydney in 2016. It also operates in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Sydney startup Pawssum helps pet owners book and manage at-home vet visits

8th December 2017

For all the joy they bring, owning a pet can be expensive. For example, the Australian Veterinary Association has found that dog owners can spend more than $25,000, on average, over the average lifespan of a dog. As well as the initial cost of buying or adopting a dog, owners can spend around $900 or so a year on their dog - with dogs living up to 20 years, this adds up.

With costs relating to a pet's health often making up a chunk of this spend, a variety of services, such as pet insurance, have popped up to help pet owners manage this spend. Of course, managing a pet's health can also be time consuming, so to help pet owners manage both their time and spend in Sydney startup Pawssum.

Pet project pays off in virtual veterinarian advice

15th September 2016

UNWELL pets no longer need to go through the stress of attending a vet clinic with the new Pawssum app bringing veterinary specialists to the comfort of their home.

App co-founders Mike Sager, Guy Sharabi and Barry Green set up the app in August to create a convenient and stress-free service for pet owners.

Vet practices across the southeast and Eastern Suburbs will attend house call put through the app.

Talking pets with Dr Joan Righetti and David Prior

22nd September 2016