FAQs

Between 6 – 10. One of our USPs is that we are of a size where we have the strength of good systems and people to help, but without needing layers of management and barriers between the leaders and the people seeing pets on a day to day basis.

We actively DON’T want to become a large group with tiers of regional managers. The thing that I like about veterinary practice is having contact with each practice, their team and their patients.

Yes, you run the practice each day, you will have the badge that says “Boss” :-). Drugs, uniforms, colours, staffing, marketing, new equipment, etc are all things that you make decisions on. The things that we keep the same between all practices are the Practice Management System, vet wholesaler and the lab supplier to allow us to share info and data (and stock if needed 🙂 ). But if you want to stock your preferred NSAID, whilst another practice uses a different one – then go for it.

In order our us to support each other we need to be physically close. Zoom and teams are great (and we do use them), but nothing beats personal connection and physically visiting each other to see and talk about things

I’m sure we will on some things – that can be good and can drive us to better things. The most important thing is that we have the same goals and vision, which is why we spend lots of time and effort making sure we are the right fit for each other to start with

Nothing. When we open a new practice, you will take home a salary lower than you could earn as a Head Vet or Clinical Director in a busy corporate practice. This lower salary is what buys you the equity in the practice. You will have a 2.5% share in the practice on day one, which will steady increase over the next 10 years up to a 20% share in your practice.

We hope that you will stay until you are old and grey, but if choose to leave, Pelagonius will purchase your shares back at the current market value.

Pelagonius is named after a roman citizen of the 4th century and one of the first people to set down some scientific principles about the health of animals and how to treat their diseases. It seemed appropriate for a veterinary company, and I also love Roman history.

• Lots of companies write their values on the wall and they can all seem a bit same. Eg. To be the best vet practice, or give the best vet care, etc.
• Like all of us in the profession, I became a vet for the simple reason that I wanted to help heal animals. I want to be their voice and their advocate in the world so that they can have long, healthy lives in companionship with their humans. Along my career journey, I have learnt that there are lots of different ways to do things and lots of different people who all do and think differently.  I want us to be able to be in this profession for life (if we want to).
• We aim to be provide a sustainable career that makes you smile everyday when you come to work.
• We understand that in order to DO great things in veterinary practice, you have to BE a positive and authentic and empathetic person first and foremost. If you don’t believe in what you do, or that the company you work for has yours and your patients best interests at heart, then how can you DO awesome veterinary things. And this is something that doesn’t work successfully if you just fake it. You have to continually understand why you work in veterinary practice, and keep practising and learning skills and knowledge to BE the best you can.
• So we don’t have a complicated mission statement that we write on the wall to prove that we’re a good company and we‘ve ticked that box. Instead, we invite you to just BE……
• Be the best version of you
• Be more veterinary
• Be awesome
• Be compassionate
• Be better than you were yesterday