Research context

The evidence behind our focus on aftercare.

Vetomo uses independent research to frame product problems carefully. Population, setting, numerator, denominator, and limitations remain visible below.

Results come from specific veterinary studies and may not represent every clinic, case, or type of care. These independent studies motivate clearer aftercare workflows; they are not Vetomo outcome claims and do not establish that Vetomo would reproduce, prevent, or change the reported results.

Dutch pet owners generally trust their veterinary clinics. Vetomo is designed to help clinics extend that trusted care into the period when recovery happens at home.

68.9%

Overall clinician–owner agreement across discharge information at discharge in one veterinary neurological referral study.

Client's understanding of instructions for small animals in a veterinary neurological referral center

Finding: The study reported 68.9% overall raw agreement at discharge and 66.8% at the two-week follow-up.
Why it matters: Discharge instructions can be understood differently by the care team and the owner, even in a specialist setting.
Population: Owners of dogs and cats hospitalised for neurological disease; 151 completed the discharge questionnaire and 70 completed both questionnaires.
Setting: A university veterinary neurological referral centre in Germany.
Limitations: A single neurological and neurosurgical referral service; follow-up responses were incomplete, so this is not a rate for all veterinary consultations.

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (2024)DOI 10.1111/jvim.17085Primary source

34.2%

Lost to recommended follow-up after orthopedic procedures in one study of dogs and cats.

Nonadherence to follow-up recommendations is common for dogs and cats undergoing orthopedic surgery

Finding: Of 485 records, 166 animals were lost to recommended follow-up; overall adherence was 65.8%.
Why it matters: A recommended recheck does not itself establish that an owner can or will complete the follow-up pathway.
Population: Medical records of 485 dogs and cats that underwent orthopaedic surgery.
Setting: An academic veterinary teaching hospital.
Limitations: A retrospective record review from one academic teaching hospital and limited to orthopaedic surgery; it is not a general follow-up rate.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2021)DOI 10.2460/javma.21.01.0019PMID 34914628Primary source

19.4%

Of the surgical-site infections identified in one study, this proportion was found only through active surveillance.

Evaluation of a client questionnaire at diagnosing surgical site infections in an active surveillance system

Finding: Across 754 procedures, 62 surgical-site infections were identified; 12 of those 62 were detected by active surveillance only.
Why it matters: Passive reporting alone can miss postoperative information that becomes visible through structured outreach.
Population: Dogs and cats undergoing soft-tissue or orthopaedic surgery during a 12-month period.
Setting: A veterinary referral hospital in the United Kingdom.
Limitations: A prospective cohort at one referral hospital; only 309 questionnaires were returned, and this finding does not show that surveillance prevented an infection.

Veterinary Surgery (2024)DOI 10.1111/vsu.14011PMID 37597218Primary source

Sources last reviewed: 27-08-2026.