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Covetrus Pulse Reviews & Product Details

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Sharon S.
SS
Sharon S.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Efficient but Needs Equine Improvements"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

I like that Covetrus Pulse is easy to navigate and laid out wonderfully. The ease of transition between patients and billing stands out for me. I also appreciate how it's linked to our online pharmacy, making communication for prescriptions and ordering effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

Covetrus Pulse could be improved by making it more equine-friendly, as we are an equine practice and most veterinary software seems to be small animal based. It would be great to see an equine-only version for large animal practitioners. Additionally, having exam forms that are more easily accessed and implemented within the patient record would be beneficial. The setup was also quite time-consuming because everything had to be entered by hand due to a lack of reasonable conversion options from our previous software. The cost was also quite high for our small practice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ed S.
ES
Ed S.
Practice Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great Potential, But Needs Customization"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

I like that Covetrus Pulse is digital and moved us away from paper charts. I think the potential is there for it to have great features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

The layout has too many categories that we do not use, and the anesthesia monitoring form isn't customizable. The SOAP or medical records are somewhat customizable, but not completely in terms of layout. It takes too many clicks to get to where the doctor wants to go. The lab work view is too small, and we can't keep lab records visible until they're completed; they disappear once viewed. The initial setup was horrible. My doctor would give it a negative number in terms of recommendability. I find it maybe a 5 or 6 because it has great potential but is too restrictive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Beth Gruber of Covetrus Pulse

Hi Ed - Thanks so much for sharing your Pulse experience. Your feedback is at the heart of everything we do.

Verified User in Veterinary
AV
Verified User in Veterinary
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great AI Dictation, but Finance and Inventory Need Major Refinement"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

We thoroughly appreciate the AI dictation with exams. The anesthesia side of things for surgeries is great too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

The financial side of things is very confusing and not well built. At times we wonder if whoever set the financial part up has ever worked in a small and large animal clinic before...or any business. Inventory gives us issues at times that aren't always a user error. There are definitely bugs that could be fixed or areas that could be refined to make better business sense. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steph S.
SS
Steph S.
Office manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"not always satisfied I miss AVIMARK"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

What I like the best is that if I am not at the office I can still get into Pulse to help the staff if there is a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

Oh Where should I start. When I have a problem I wonder if the person who devloped this program had knowledge of how a vet clinic runs.

One of my biggest problems is if I have a dog and I give it to Joe Blow. The chart is transfered over to Joe Blow the record follows the dog but reminders do not go.

The accounting can be a pain in the ass if you are doing a return. It can troublesome to return and get the approiate report.

Another thing is on dogs that bad it should have a pop up as an Alert!!!!! That Should be something that comes up little tiny words in pet alerts doesn't draw attention.

Putting me on the spot is not covering the problems I need to make a list so I could give you more than 3 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Beth Gruber of Covetrus Pulse

Hi Steph - Your feedback matters to us. Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience. We will pass this on to our customer support team, and someone should be reaching out shortly.

Aaron .
A
Aaron .
Practice Manager/Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great Reminders Pane, but Pulse’s Inefficient Boarding Calendar and Daycamp Pass Tracking is lacking"
3/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

The slide out Reminders pane, this gives us the ability to get a very quick view of what vaccines, bloodwork, treatments they are due for and whether or not we can refill medications. It also allows us to look at the Alerts and Allergy alerts quickly while making quick an decisive decisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

The boarding calendar is not very useful for our busy boarding facility. You can only see 1 week at a time, it is difficult to schedule a boarding stay for an animal that is longer than 1 week because the drag feature is slow and you can't plan ahead to see when that Cage or run is already booked with a reservation. In fact, the calendar is so bad that we are still using Avimark's calendar(our previous PIMS) to schedule boarding reservations since pulse is so clumsy and stressful and slow. Another thing we dislike is that we can't keep track of Daycamp boarding passes; in Avimark we could sell a package of 10 or 20 passes for day camp and it would keep track of how many passes an animal has for day camp each time we check them in for boarding on any given day. Pulse we have to manually count how many times a camper has been in and then manually keep track of how many passes they have left. It slows down checkout immensely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Beth Gruber of Covetrus Pulse

Hi Aaron - Your feedback matters to us. Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience.

CG
Chrissy G.
Practice/Office Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"User friendly and overall helpful, but still needs several improvements"
4/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

It's pretty user-friendly once you learn all the ways in which to do things. The checkout process is easy and we very rarely have issues with terminals or the system during checkout. I just learned about the Email Dashboard and I LOVE that we have access to that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

1. the refund process is terrible. 2. you can't see which document was attached to email communications after sending. 3. when trying to send lab results to clients, all patients' lab results appear and are not marked, so it's difficult to locate which one you need to send. Also, the document preview is so small that you can barely read it, even with good eye sight. 4. implementation training was inadequate for the team. We felt very ill equipped on our go-live day and for a while after that. 5. I didn't feel my implementor was knowledgeable enough about the software. 6. while the chat support has gotten better since I went live, I often feel that I know more about the software than the support team and that is HIGHLY frustrating sometimes when I, as a manager, need assistance with something. 7. we've written several feature requests for "bugs" or programming issues that have still not been resolved after almost a year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Beth Gruber of Covetrus Pulse

Hi Chrissy - Thanks for taking the time to share your review with the veterinary community. Your feedback is at the heart of everything we do.

Shyenne C.
SC
Shyenne C.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Efficient Communication Log, Smooth Setup"
4/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

I kind of like how everything flows through the system, and I haven't had a problem with finding information because everything is pretty well labeled. It's easy to guide there. I like the communications log that allows us to communicate with clients through text, which is really beneficial. I really appreciate that everything is categorized pretty well, making it easy to flow through the system. Overall, the setup was pretty easy too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

I have not found anything so far, I’m still new to the system and learning more each day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Beth Gruber of Covetrus Pulse

Hi Shyenne - We’re so glad to hear about your experience. Thanks for being a great partner - we look forward to seeing your practice continue to thrive.

Tasha S.
TS
Tasha S.
President
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Does What We Need—and Keeps Improving with Customer Feedback"
5/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

It does what we need it to do, and they seem to be trying to improve it by taking ideas from customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

There are a few areas that could be more efficient overall. In particular, the AI needs to improve when it comes to taking and organizing notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Beth Gruber of Covetrus Pulse

Hi Tasha - Thanks so much for sharing your Pulse experience! Your feedback is at the heart of everything we do!

Westwood A.
WA
Westwood A.
Office Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Would Not Recommend Covetrus Pulse"
0/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

What we like most about Covetrus Pulse is that it’s cloud-based, so we can access it from anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

What we like least about Pulse is that even basic functions require so many clicks and take so much time that using this software has actually slowed our practice down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Beth Gruber of Covetrus Pulse

Hi Westwood Animal Hospital Office Manager - We're sorry to hear about your experience with Pulse. We passed your comments along to our customer support team, so someone should have followed up with you to discuss things further.

EM
Erin M.
Practice manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Pulse Review--easy and efficient!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Covetrus Pulse?

It is easy to store all necessary data in pulse. There are numerous features that allow for easy recording of data. The customer support is great--always friendly and answer in a timely manner. It has easily intergrated with numerous other applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Covetrus Pulse?

Sometimes there is a lag on the program. Not always easy to update reminders etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Beth Gruber of Covetrus Pulse

Hi Erin - Your practice is at the heart of everything we do, and so is your feedback! Thank you so much for taking the time to tell us about your experience with Pulse!

Questions about Covetrus Pulse? Ask real users or explore answers from the community

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Community Vet C.
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Community Vet Clinic
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Last activity over 4 years ago

May you please make it easier to view previous exams while doing one.

GU
Guest User
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Last activity over 1 year ago

What is Covetrus Pulse used for?

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Pricing Insights

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

14 months

Average Discount

12%

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