Industries · Pet care & veterinary

Location intelligence for pet care, vets and pet brands

Place clinics and shops where pet owners live, cover emergencies and find stockists.

25ready-made templates
6kinds of use case
0one-minute stories
27blocks used
74hours a month saved by them all (an estimate)

Why pet care & veterinary teams use xMap Flows

Vets, pet shops and pet brands depend on where pet owners live and what is nearby. xMap Flows ranks areas for new clinics and shops, maps emergency vet coverage, finds stockists for pet food and supplies, partners for insurance and grooming, and new apartment buildings full of new owners. An emergency chat tells owners the nearest open vet.

Clinics placed by availability

Rank areas by residents and the vets already there.

Night emergencies

Areas far from any open emergency vet, and a chat that finds one.

Stockists found one by one

Pet shops and groomers that fit your products.

Hot pavements

Heat alerts for dog walkers and daycare.

Vet clinics, pet stores, groomers, pet food brands and animal shelters reaching pet owners and the places that serve them.

How a flow works for pet care & veterinary

Every flow reads left to right: something starts it (a schedule, a message, an app event or new rows), it looks at an area, gathers data, lets xMap AI make sense of it, applies your rules, and sends the result where your team works. These are the blocks pet care & veterinary templates use most.

  1. 1

    Where

    Choose the area: countries, cities, a radius around your own sites, or shapes you draw.

    Area of interest

  2. 2

    Data

    Bring in what is there and what is changing.

    Nearby places · Demographics · Job postings · Weather forecast · Map business scan

  3. 3

    AI and your rules

    Score, rank, keep only what is new or fits, and match with your own data.

    xMap LLM · Jev decision · AI agent · Sort and limit · Only new

  4. 4

    Where results go

    Send each result where your team works.

    Email · Show on a map · Reply · HubSpot · Gmail

Use cases and templates for pet care & veterinary

Each template is a real flow on live data. Open it, change the city and the kind of place, test it and deploy it. Grouped by what the team wants to do.

Find customers and leads 10 templates

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Independent pet stores with the owner and an approved stockist pitch.

Every month: independent pet stores and pet supply shops in your target cities, the best-rated first, with the owner from Apollo and a stockist pitch by xMap AI, approved by you, sent from Gmail. Pet owners trust their local pet store. Being on its shelf builds a loyal following.

Good for
A pet food brand · A pet treats startup · A pet supplements brand
Each run gives
Approved emails from your Gmail
Time saved
About 2 hours a month (an estimate)

Groomers, boarding and trainers near your clinic, for referrals.

Every quarter: the best-rated pet groomers, boarding and dog trainers within 5 km of your clinic, the new ones only, with a referral idea by xMap AI, into HubSpot. Pet businesses share the same clients. A referral network with the best nearby brings new pets in.

Good for
A vet clinic · A pet groomer · A dog daycare
Each run gives
New leads in HubSpot
Time saved
About 3 hours a month (an estimate)

New apartment buildings near dog parks, for a dog walking service.

Every month: apartment complexes that opened in your city in the last two years, with how many people live nearby and the dog parks within 1 km, for the dog walking service’s flyer and partnership plan. New buildings fill with young professionals with dogs and no time. A resident offer through management wins them.

Good for
A dog walking service · A pet sitting app · A dog daycare
Each run gives
A Google Sheet
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Vet clinics hiring vets, offered locum cover.

Every week: vet clinics advertising for veterinarians or vet nurses in your country, one per clinic, each with an offer of locum cover by xMap AI, emailed to the agency team. A clinic hiring a vet is short-staffed now. Locum cover while they hire is an easy yes.

Good for
A veterinary locum agency · A vet recruitment firm · A vet nursing agency
Each run gives
An email
Time saved
About 3 hours a month (an estimate)

Well-rated vet clinics scored as pet insurance partners.

Every quarter: well-rated vet clinics in your cities, scored by xMap AI as distribution partners for pet insurance, with the practice manager from Apollo, approved by you, into HubSpot. Pet owners take insurance their vet recommends. Partner clinics are the strongest channel.

Good for
A pet insurer · A pet health plan provider · A vet payment app
Each run gives
New leads in HubSpot
Time saved
About 2 hours a month (an estimate)

Aquarium shops graded as wholesale customers, with the owner.

Every quarter: aquarium and pet shops that sell fish in your region, graded by Jev as wholesale customers, the good ones with the owner from Apollo, into HubSpot. Aquarium shops restock live fish and supplies every week. The biggest buyers come first.

Good for
A fish and aquarium wholesaler · An aquarium equipment brand · A pet supply distributor
Each run gives
New leads in HubSpot
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Pet stores near the shelter, asked for donations with an approved message.

Every quarter: pet stores and supply shops within 10 km of your animal shelter, with a donation request by xMap AI (food, blankets, a collection box), approved by you, sent from Gmail. Pet stores like supporting local shelters. A short, warm request turns that into food and blankets.

Good for
An animal shelter · A rescue charity · A cat sanctuary
Each run gives
Approved emails from your Gmail
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Vet clinics graded as supply buyers, to the reps.

Every month: vet clinics and animal hospitals in your territory, graded by Jev as buyers of veterinary supplies, the top 40 sent to the reps on WhatsApp. Clinics reorder supplies every week. Reps visit the biggest buyers first.

Good for
A veterinary supply distributor · An animal health company · A vet equipment dealer
Each run gives
A WhatsApp message
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Apartment managers offered a monthly on-site grooming day.

Every quarter: apartment complexes in your city, with the property manager from Apollo and an offer by xMap AI of a monthly on-site grooming day for residents, into HubSpot. Buildings compete on amenities. An on-site grooming day is a perk residents notice.

Good for
A pet groomer · A mobile pet services company · A pet app
Each run gives
New leads in HubSpot
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Offices near your daycare, offered dog daycare as a staff perk.

Every month: corporate offices within 3 km of your dog daycare, with the HR manager from Apollo and an offer by xMap AI of daycare as a staff perk, into HubSpot. Pet-friendly perks attract staff. Nearby offices are the easiest partners.

Good for
A dog daycare · A dog walking service · A pet care franchise
Each run gives
New leads in HubSpot
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Site selection and expansion 4 templates

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Blocks with many residents and few vets, for the next clinic.

Every year: the blocks of your city with the most residents and the fewest vets within 2 km, the 15 best for a new clinic, written up by xMap AI and mapped. A vet clinic fills where people live and vets are few. This finds those blocks for the expansion plan.

Good for
A vet clinic group · A pet hospital chain · A pet insurer planning partners
Each run gives
A map · An email
Time saved
About 4 hours a month (an estimate)

Weekday van routes where many people live far from a groomer.

Every quarter: the blocks of your city with the most residents and the fewest pet groomers within 2 km, grouped by xMap AI into van routes for the week, emailed and mapped. A grooming van earns most where groomers are scarce. Routes follow those blocks.

Good for
A mobile grooming business · A pet services franchise · A pet care app
Each run gives
A map · An email
Time saved
About 2 hours a month (an estimate)

Blocks far from an emergency vet, for a 24-hour clinic.

Every year: the blocks of your city with many residents and the fewest emergency vets within 10 km, for where a 24-hour clinic would help most, emailed and mapped. Night emergencies need a clinic within reach. This shows where one would help most.

Good for
A vet clinic group · An animal hospital investor · A city animal welfare team
Each run gives
A map · An email
Time saved
About 3 hours a month (an estimate)

The densest blocks around each store, as same-day delivery zones.

Every quarter: the blocks within 3 km of each of your pet stores with the most residents, as same-day delivery zones, with a launch note by xMap AI, emailed with a map. Same-day delivery pays where many customers live close. This picks the zones around each store.

Good for
A pet store chain · A pet food delivery app · A pet pharmacy
Each run gives
A map · An email
Time saved
About 2 hours a month (an estimate)

Competitor watch 3 templates

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How pet owners rate every vet clinic in the city.

Every quarter: the vet clinics in your city, judged by xMap AI from their rating and number of reviews, ranked, with what the best do well, for the clinic group’s leadership. Pet owners choose vets by reputation. A ranking from their ratings shows where your clinics stand.

Good for
A vet clinic group · A pet hospital · A vet practice consultant
Each run gives
An email
Time saved
About 2 hours a month (an estimate)

A note the day a new vet clinic opens near yours.

Checked every day: as soon as a vet clinic or animal hospital opens within 2 km of your clinic, a note by xMap AI on what it offers and one thing to do this week to keep your clients, emailed to the practice manager. A quiet day costs only the check. A new clinic nearby wins clients in its first weeks. Hearing about it the day it opens gives you time to reach your own clients first.

Good for
An independent vet clinic · A vet clinic group · A pet hospital
Each run gives
An email when one opens · A map
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Chain pet stores opening near your independent shop.

Every month: chain pet stores that opened within 10 km of your shop in the last year, with what is around each, written up by xMap AI as a competitor note for the owner. A chain opening nearby changes an independent shop’s year. Knowing early gives time to respond.

Good for
An independent pet shop · A pet groomer · A local pet food brand
Each run gives
An email
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Operations and alerts 4 templates

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A morning note on the hours too hot to walk the dog.

Every morning in summer: the hour-by-hour temperature in your city, the hours too hot for dog walks, and a short note by xMap AI for your clinic’s pet owners, sent from Gmail. Hot pavements burn paws and heatstroke kills dogs. A short note each morning keeps clients’ pets safe and remembers your clinic.

Good for
A vet clinic · A pet store · A dog walking service
Each run gives
An email from your Gmail
Time saved
About 5 hours a month (an estimate)

Malls and parks ranked as adoption day locations.

Every month: malls and parks in your city with the most families living within 2 km, scored by xMap AI as adoption day locations for your shelter, emailed with a map. Adoption days work where families pass by. This picks the spots with the most families around.

Good for
An animal shelter · A rescue charity · A pet store chain’s community team
Each run gives
A map · An email
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Community spots ranked as pet vaccination drive sites.

Before the vaccination campaign: community centres and parks in the blocks with many residents and the fewest vets nearby, ranked by xMap AI as drive sites for the city’s vets. Vaccination drives reach most pets where people are many and vets few.

Good for
A city veterinary service · An animal welfare NGO · A vet association
Each run gives
A map · An email
Time saved
About 2 hours a month (an estimate)

Busy parks and mosques as feeding stations for street animals.

Every quarter: parks and mosques in your city with the most people around them, as places for street animal feeding stations, with a note by xMap AI for the volunteer team. Feeding stations work where people pass and can keep them filled. Volunteers get a ready list.

Good for
A street animal charity · A city animal welfare team · A volunteer group
Each run gives
A Google Sheet · A map
Time saved
About 1 hours a month (an estimate)

Market data and research 3 templates

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People per dog park, block by block, for the parks team.

Every year: how many people live in each part of your city and how many dog parks are within 1 km, the least served blocks first, for the city parks team, emailed and mapped. Dog owners want somewhere to go nearby. This shows where a new dog park would serve most people.

Good for
A city parks department · A dog owners’ association · A pet brand’s community project
Each run gives
A map · An email
Time saved
About 2 hours a month (an estimate)

Dog trainers with what they teach, sent to your app.

Every quarter: dog trainers and training schools in your cities, the best-rated first, each with what they teach by xMap AI, sent to your app’s directory. A directory is only useful if it is current. Trainers are refreshed every quarter.

Good for
A pet app · A pet community website · A pet insurer’s app
Each run gives
An update to your app
Time saved
About 4 hours a month (an estimate)

New pet businesses, vet hiring and rival ratings in one weekly brief.

Every Monday: new pet businesses in your city, how rival clinics are rated and vet job postings, joined by xMap AI into a one-page brief for the clinic group. Clinic groups need a weekly view of their market. Three signals joined give it in one page.

Good for
A vet clinic group · A pet store chain · A pet industry analyst
Each run gives
An email
Time saved
About 3 hours a month (an estimate)

Chat assistants and APIs 1 template

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Emergency vet finder chat

AI agentEasyWhen it happens

A chat that finds the nearest emergency vet in seconds.

A chat for pet owners: they say where they are and what happened, and an AI agent finds the nearest emergency vets and animal hospitals, with distance, and what to do on the way. In an emergency, owners do not know where to go. The chat answers with the nearest vets and what to do on the way.

Good for
A pet insurer’s app · A pet store’s website · A city animal welfare page
Each run gives
A chat page
Blocks
Chat → AI agent → Nearby places → Reply
Time saved
About 25 hours a month (an estimate)

The blocks behind it

Blocks are the building pieces of every flow. These are the ones pet care & veterinary templates and stories use, most used first. Each has its own page with its settings, examples and a short film.

EmailActionSends one email per run with all the items, or one email per item.ScheduleTriggerStarts the flow on a timetable.Area of interestWhereSets where the flow looks: countries, cities or specific places, or areas you draw on a map.Nearby placesxMap dataPlaces around a point from xMap’s own places database (300M+ places, refreshed every month): pick the types of place (more than 5,000, such as Restaurant, Cafe, Pharmacy, Hospital or Gas station, or axMap LLMxMap AITell the AI what to do in plain words.Sort and limitLogicPuts the items in order, and can keep only the first ones: the 10 best rated, the 20 nearest, the highest fit scores.Show on a mapActionShows the results as points on a map, with the area of interest.DemographicsxMap dataWho lives in an area: the number of residents, men and women, and nine age groups, from xMap’s population grid (hexagons of about 0.1 km², about 100 countries).ApolloYour dataThe people to talk to at each company, and the company’s details, from your own Apollo account (apollo.io): decision makers by job title with their LinkedIn and work email; or the company’s size, induHubSpotAppPowerful CRM that offers tools for sales, customer service, and marketing automation.Only newLogicLets through only the items this flow has not found before, so a daily flow sends only what is new.ApprovalLogicStops the run until someone says yes.GmailAppEmail service by GoogleGoogle SheetsAppCreate, edit, and collaborate on spreadsheets onlineJob postingsxMap dataLive job postings: who is hiring, for what, and where.FilterLogicKeeps only the items that match a rule.Jev decisionxMap AIAsks TypeSafe’s Jev model one typed question about each place: yes or no, pick one of your options, or a score on your levels.Weather forecastxMap dataThe weather forecast (Open-Meteo, from national weather services) for up to 16 days: temperature, rain, wind and UV.ChatTriggerStarts the flow when someone writes in its chat: the chat window in the editor, or a chat page you can share or put on your website.AI agentxMap AIAn AI agent: for each incoming message it thinks, uses the blocks you link to its Tools port (data, xMap AI, lookups, your tables, other flows, apps), remembers the conversation and writes an answer in {{reply}}.ReplyActionAnswers whoever started the flow, on the same channel: the app or system that called its Webhook / API gets the answer back, and a message from Slack, WhatsApp, Telegram, Teams, SMS, Outlook or DiscorMap business scanxMap dataFinds businesses on online maps live: name, category, rating, address, phone, website and whether it is open.Calculated fieldLogicAdds fields worked out from the others: a number, a text or a yes/no.When something changesTriggerStarts the flow when something changes around your places, instead of on a timer: a new place of a kind opens nearby, a rating drops below a line, a place closes, or a road is closed near a site.WhatsApp BusinessAppSend text, media and template messages from your WhatsApp Business number.HTTPAppCalls any web address (an API, a webhook, your own system) with GET, POST, PUT, PATCH or DELETE, once per item or once per run, and adds the answer to each item: http_status, http_response and, for aMy dataYour dataBrings in a table you uploaded or a list you saved on the My data page: your stores, customers, target accounts or sites.

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The ideas behind these flows, step-by-step guides and help articles for the blocks this industry uses most. More in Resources, or see how xMap Flows compares with other tools.

Guides and decks

Questions

Can xMap Flows help open a vet clinic?

Yes. It ranks areas by residents against the clinics already there, with ratings, and writes a short case for the best.

Can pet owners find an emergency vet?

Yes. A chat page or WhatsApp agent answers with the nearest open vet.

Does it find stockists?

Yes. Pet shops, groomers and vets that could stock your products, scored and sent to sales.

Which data is live?

Live: xMap's places database (300M+ places of more than 5,000 kinds), live business listings from online maps, job postings, road incidents, ships (AIS), satellite pictures, weather forecasts, news from the feeds and pages you choose, travel-time areas and routes on the road network, and residents by age (Demographics, in about 100 countries), live road speeds and congestion (Traffic Flow; it does not count cars), footfall around each place (Mobility Footfall, in most of the world, about 10 days behind), plus regional datasets where xMap offers them, such as cars counted on the roads of the United Arab Emirates (Road traffic history). Catchment returns sample figures for now, and every result made from it says so.

Do I need to write code?

No. A flow is built from blocks on a canvas, from a ready-made template, or by describing it to Ask xMap in a sentence; Ask xMap builds it, tests it and fixes what fails. Developers can also use the API and the MCP server.

How fast can a pet care & veterinary team start?

Hire one of the AI employees above: answer two questions (the city and the kind of place), or write one sentence to make it yours ("for dental clinics in Lyon, to WhatsApp every Monday"), and it runs in your own account with results you can see. A new account can also type its website and meet three AI employees already tried in its city. Or try the home page first: no account needed.

Can an agency or consultancy offer this to its clients?

Yes. Your logo and colour on the app, emails and reports, emails from your own domain, the app on your own address, and a read-only page for each client with its results, map and weekly report. See the Partners page.

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