# Shepherd Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

> Is Shepherd the right Veterinary solution for you? Explore 87 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice.

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Shepherd

4.7 (87)

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Last updated March 25th, 2026

# Reviews of Shepherd

Ease of use

4.9

Customer Service

4.8

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

KB

Keri B

Clinic ManagerVeterinary, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“I love all of the capabilities Shepherd has in terms of integrations, tracking of employee usage, the task options, etc.“

May 14, 2025

ES

Emily S

Assistant Practice ManagerVeterinary, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“I do not like the ID numbers that are populated for patients-I wish they only used numbers and not a combination of numbers and letters.“

July 23, 2025

SB

Susana B

Veterinarian-OwnerVeterinary, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“Shepherd has allowed our clinic to become truly paperless (after over 10 years of trying!) because it has all the forms integrated within the software.“

July 25, 2025

BS

Brianna S

LVTVeterinary, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“Forms do not auto save which has caused anesthesia records to be lost multiple times.“

July 23, 2025

SD

Sadie D

Office StaffVeterinary, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“I like that we can submit our own ideas on what we'd like to see improve, and when enough people have the same ideas, they work hard to update and improve the program.“

July 23, 2025

CR

Chris R

Office ManagerVeterinary, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“I wish the read only mode offered more. If the intermet is down you cant do much with the system.“

July 23, 2025

MB

Melissa B

Associate VeterinarianVeterinary, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“The “task” feature is a game changer for consistent, fast, and documented employee communication.“

July 24, 2025

GB

GINA B

Practice ManagerVeterinary, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Lately they seem to issues when they do software updates with the software have glitches. “

July 25, 2025

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EC

Erika C.  
Veterinarian  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Functional Practice Management Software"

August 5, 2025

4.0

Overall i really like this software. It is mostly intuitive and improving all the time. I reslly appreciate how adaptable it is.

Pros

I appreciate how quickly i can get in touch with the support staff. They are always able to answer my questions and are very receptive to feedback in suggested improvements.

Cons

It took a little while to fully understand how to work with it in our established flow. The tutorials are useful, but a full orientation with someone to go through using it in our situation would have been more helpful.

Switched from

[Cornerstone Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/99976/Cornerstone-Practice-Management/)

Looking for something less expensive, more useful in our environment.

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SM

Sam M.  
Practice Manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A Smart Move for Our Practcie"

July 24, 2025

5.0

Transitioning to has been a positive and refreshing change for our clinic. While the setup came with the usual learning curve, it gave us the chance to clean up our data and start fresh—something we truly appreciated. The system is intuitive and easy to navigate, and generating reports is now much simpler and more aligned with the metrics that matter to our business. One of the standout features has been Shepherd’s customer support team. They’re responsive, open to feedback, and genuinely committed to improving the platform. We’ve seen real updates happen within a reasonable timeframe based on user input, which makes us feel heard and valued as a clinic. System reliability has also been a huge plus...only a couple of minor hiccups in over a year, which is a major improvement from our previous PIMS. Overall, Shepherd has made our workflows more efficient, our reporting more meaningful, and our team less stressed. We're really happy we made the switch!

Pros

The platform is intuitive and easy to navigate. Generating reports is significantly simpler and now includes the key metrics we need to run our business effectively. The customer support team is responsive, helpful, and genuinely values clinic feedback—often implementing thoughtful updates within a very reasonable timeframe.

Cons

While the transition to wasn’t without a few bumps, it provided a great opportunity to clean up our system and start fresh—which I genuinely appreciated (especially as someone who enjoys working with spreadsheets!). Since switching over a year ago, we’ve only experienced two unexpected downtimes, which is a major improvement compared to the frequent issues we had with our previous PIMS.

Alternatives considered

[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)[Digitail](https://www.capterra.com/p/167764/Digitail/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Ease of use of the software for the entire team. Scheduling was much easier! Reasonable pricing options.

Switched from

[Covetrus Avimark](https://www.capterra.com/p/92887/AVImark/)

Ease of use to go to cloud-based system. Better options for our clients.

Review Source

AG

Amber G.  
Manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Could be better"

July 23, 2025

3.0

Pros

It is easy to learn to use most applications, the chat bot is usually very helpful when I have problems or questions and I don't want to wait on support.

Cons

Inventory management, updates chronically cause problems with the functionality of , system goes down regularly lately, support can be tricky

Switched from

[Cornerstone Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/99976/Cornerstone-Practice-Management/)

This is unknown to me...................

Review Source

KB

Kathy B.  
Practice Manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Shepherd is a must for practices"

August 6, 2025

5.0

Overall we've had an amazing experience with . Our practice has been able to utilize all the features to make us more efficient. We've seen a lot of updates that have also improved our overall experience.

Pros

We love how streamlined is. Everything is all in one place for medical records, no need to go searching for what you are looking for.

Cons

When sending text messages, right now you have to type the name of the patient into the message, instead of just being able to choose the patient name.

Switched from

[Covetrus Pulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/130107/Covetrus-Pulse/)

The work flow was horrible. It would take 10 steps just to do something simple. The lag time on the site was horrible too, even though we told them many times there was a problem.

Review Source

SB

Susana B.  
Veterinarian-Owner  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Shepherd has transformed and improved our work flow!"

July 25, 2025

5.0

I love it, and I look forward to future updates that only make this great platform even better. I learn a lot from the video updates.

Pros

has allowed our clinic to become truly paperless (after over 10 years of trying!) because it has all the forms integrated within the software. It also integrates SMS texting and allows the comm's to be easily inserted into the patient file. The UI is extremely user friendly. In fact, many of the functions the staff could not "find" were literally found by hovering over items! I love how customizable it can be: each DVM can create their own exam template, each user can create their own shortcuts. Services can auto populate home instructions. I especially appreciate the ability for each user to provide feed back and suggested new features- and even more impressive: the Shepherd Team's responsiveness to those suggestions. Thank you for Dark Mode!

Cons

Inability to change the description of a service. Sometimes it would be helpful to be able to slightly edit the item. For example "Growth Removal <2cm" to "Growth Removal <2cm: Sternum" to differentiate from the 2nd item "Growth Removal <2cm: Right Hip" to best define estimates, communicate with client and the next day's team members. AI functionality: rather slow and still needs refinement

Alternatives considered

[easyVET](https://www.capterra.com/p/134498/easyVET/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Ease of use, interface was "clean" and not cluttered. Good pricing strategy w/out too many layers or hidden fees: would make budgeting easier.

Switched from

[Covetrus Avimark](https://www.capterra.com/p/92887/AVImark/)

Avimark kept crashing: unable to launch application, would freeze/ lock the computers on the entire network.

Review Source

KS

Kelsey S.  
Client Service Manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Mostly great experience "

July 25, 2025

4.0

We previously had Intravet as our PIMS and is so much more user friendly. Our practice seems to run a lot smoother now that we have Shepherd. It is very difficult whenever the system goes down though. We are a walk in practice that seems more than 100 patients per day. When the system goes down for longer than about 10 minutes we really struggle running.

Pros

I really like that is cloud based, it makes it to where we can work from anywhere including invoicing during our large animal farm calls. It is also very user friendly for the majority of things.

Cons

There are not automate statement fees. The Patient names show up above the client names when searching for client/patient When the system goes down...

Alternatives considered

[Digitail](https://www.capterra.com/p/167764/Digitail/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

We chose due to ease of us. It would work the best without walk in practice flow. We could customize the majority of settings to make it work for us.

Switched from

[IntraVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/92882/IntraVet/)

We are too big of a clinic to be able to properly function with Intravet. We have roughly 15 computers using our PIMS at any given time. We also see more than 100 patients a day so we our grew out abilities in Intravet

Review Source

SB

Susanna B.  
Practice Manager and LVT  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "10/10 Support"

July 23, 2025

5.0

My experience with the staff has been wonderful. They reach out and check in from time to time. If I have any issues, like lab work not linking, they will follow up after the situation has resolved to ensure that everything is still going well. They are very responsive in their chat.

Pros

The software is very user friendly. It took minimal training to get us up and running when we opened last year. I love that they listen to the users and update features based on what the users ask for.

Cons

I don't love that we are not getting charged for text messaging when it was free, but I do understand why.

Alternatives considered

[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)[NaVetor](https://www.capterra.com/p/178450/Patterson-Technology/)[Provet](https://www.capterra.com/p/137569/Provet-Cloud/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

The cost and the ease of use were the 2 main factors. The free text messaging was a big selling point as well. Most other softwares are cost per user or cost per user amount (like 1-10 or 11-15).

Review Source

DA

Dave A.  
Business Manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Shepherd is the Best, Look No Further!"

July 28, 2025

5.0

Simple, we love it! Everyone in the hospital loves . We've saved money and time and we feel more confident with Shepherd than any other solution any of our team has used. We highly recommend it!

Pros

When we used Neo, we paid nearly $400 a month for access to it. And it was very limited to the partners you could integrate with. In addition, we paid over $200 per month for a third-party text messaging service. With , our text messaging is incorporated into Shepherd, we pay nothing extra for it. We can integrate with literally dozens of other product providers and do in some cases. We do not pay Shepherd for this integration. We simply pay the product developer their fee. In all, we save over $300 a month by using Shepherd. Now this doesn't include the value associated with the fullness of the Shepherd product. It is by far, and I've looked at over seven, the best veterinary software package on the market. It is, in my opinion, "head and shoulders" above the competition. It is robust, customizable, and it's a time-saver. Do your homework and you will see, Shepherd is the best option. Our team learned it after two training sessions and "everyone" loves it. There is no going back, or moving on for us. Whether it is scheduling, or patient/client management, Shepherd is a breeze. Finally, the support is OUTSTANDING! They always have an answer and they are truly invested in our success! One more, they update regularly with noteworthy functionality and much of it is driven by client input. Overall score: 15 out of 10!

Cons

You have to pay attention to set up. is very robust and you need to "think about" how you want it to operate and function. If you do that, you're in good shape. If you make assumptions during set-up and you don't follow their instructions and advice, you can get yourself into trouble. ASK QUESTIONS and pay attention.

Alternatives considered

[Covetrus Pulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/130107/Covetrus-Pulse/)[NaVetor](https://www.capterra.com/p/178450/Patterson-Technology/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Better, easier, less costly, more feature function and more available integrations.

Switched from

[IDEXX Neo](https://www.capterra.com/p/145988/IDEXX-Neo/)

Less cost, more functionality, more user friendly and time-saving, money saving features and integrations.

Review Source

JJ

Jack J.  
CFO  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Outstanding practice management"

September 11, 2025

5.0

Very pleased we switched, it makes life easier from an administrative perspective and is a much more cost effective solution than our prior software.

Pros

Ease of use - reporting is super easy, very straightforward, and customizable. Exports simply to CSV rather than clunky PDFs or other “canned” reports. Switched from Server-based (Impromed) to cloud-based and it is now a much simpler infrastructure. Customer support is modern, and very responsive.

Cons

It took a bit of time to understand some of the workflow but after a bit of cruising around the system it all made sense.

Switched from

[Covetrus Impromed](https://www.capterra.com/p/95888/ImproMed/)

Modernization, needed to move into this century.

Review Source

DGB

Dr. Ginger B.  
DVM Owner  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great software that is constantly listening and improving"

August 26, 2025

4.0

I truly love , they continue to grow and improve, making my days easier. As with anything, there are always places to improve and Shepherd listens and constantly strives to hwlp create a better work balance. They allow me to work smarter, not harder!!!

Pros

I love the look of , they also have great customer support. I have been with them for 2 years and love how they are continuing to grow. The constant improvements and integrations are great.

Cons

Inventory Management is difficult but hopefully will improve soon. Providing more specific and detailed information on how to efficiently use would be beneficial, ie how to videos.

Alternatives considered

[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

I didn't want Idexx to run my practice completely.

Review Source

LD

Lorri D.  
Owner  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Glad I switched PIMS"

July 24, 2025

4.0

First time with a web based PIMS. Happy with it but can't compare to other similar systems out there.

Pros

Can write up records much faster than previous PIMS. Great client communication functions. Can tweak many functions to personal preferences.

Cons

The accounting is unnecessarily complex. At nearly 3 months running live, I still have 2 staff members that need help with a basic checkout.

Alternatives considered

[Covetrus Pulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/130107/Covetrus-Pulse/)[NaVetor](https://www.capterra.com/p/178450/Patterson-Technology/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Features and most importantly, sales team knew their product.

Switched from

[Covetrus Avimark](https://www.capterra.com/p/92887/AVImark/)

Outdated server based system too costly to upgrade/update

Review Source

MS

Mindy S.  
Practice Owner  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great PIMS"

July 29, 2025

5.0

Pros

The user interface and features such as tasks, tagging employees, and templates. I also love the Pay.

Cons

Some capabilities are not maximized for equine mobile practice - I would really love to have access the schedule calendar more easily in a remote setting. An app similar to google calendar that is accessible without internet but syncs throughout the day would be ideal.

Alternatives considered

[Covetrus Pulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/130107/Covetrus-Pulse/)[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)[DaySmart Vet](https://www.capterra.com/p/133166/DaySmart-Vet/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Better UI and no cost for migration or data

Switched from

[Covetrus Impromed Equine](https://www.capterra.com/p/141475/ImproMed-Equine/)

Outdated and poor support with poor user experience

Review Source

MB

Melissa B.  
Associate Veterinarian  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Sheppy is a good dog"

July 24, 2025

5.0

Pros

Cloud base software that is easy to use. Keep medical records up to date by recording text conversations. The “task” feature is a game changer for consistent, fast, and documented employee communication.

Cons

The anesthesia forms do not autosave- this creates an issue if we turn on the auto logout after x minutes. Inventory management can be challenging as lots are allowed to go into the negative when there is another bottle in stock

Alternatives considered

[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)[IDEXX Neo](https://www.capterra.com/p/145988/IDEXX-Neo/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Cost, customer service, ease of use. Visually appealing

Switched from

[Covetrus Impromed](https://www.capterra.com/p/95888/ImproMed/)

Dated, slow software with poor customer service

Review Source

TS

Tian S.  
Financial Administrator  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "So helpful!"

July 23, 2025

5.0

Overall, I've been very pleased with . Like I mentioned before, the biggest thing for us has been increased efficiency.

Pros

helps dramatically to increase efficiency in our practice. From scheduling, to prescriptions to chart notes, it makes a big difference.

Cons

The only real drawback is being browser based. If something happens on their server, it can cause issues for us.

Switched from

[Covetrus Avimark](https://www.capterra.com/p/92887/AVImark/)

AVImark was difficult to manage with it being based on our local network.

Review Source

JK

Joanne K.  
VMD-Owner  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Platform"

July 27, 2025

5.0

Very good, easy to use, for appointment, clients. Email and texting work easily and you can customize what is sent. Paylinks also an option to send to clients making that easy as well

Pros

It's one of the most intuitive software platforms I have seen/used. (I've worked relief so tried many). Its very competitively priced for a good product. Customer support has been great as I'm a startup and was entering everything from scratch. Also there is an AI help that is pretty good and available any time.

Cons

Slight learning curve, but that's every platform. Otherwise I haven't had any issues and they have been very helpful.

Alternatives considered

[Covetrus Avimark](https://www.capterra.com/p/92887/AVImark/)[Covetrus Pulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/130107/Covetrus-Pulse/)[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)[Cornerstone Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/99976/Cornerstone-Practice-Management/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Cloud based, good price especially compared to the setup fees on the server based systems. Pulse was comparable but I read a lot of online groups/people that had major issues.

Review Source

KB

Keri B.  
Clinic Manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "LOVE Shepherd!"

May 14, 2025

5.0

LOVE ! It's leaps and bounds ahead of Avimark and even Hippo which I thought at the time had good features. Since starting Shepherd, I could never go back to anything else as this system is so robust.

Pros

I love how 'connected' everything is. Everything is hyperlinked so you can easily go between each feature. I love all of the capabilities has in terms of integrations, tracking of employee usage, the task options, etc. It has so many really useful and helpful features that Avimark and Hippo never had.

Cons

My only negative so far with , is the learning curve with fixing certain things like card transaction mistakes. Once I got through that, it's been smooth sailing.

Switched from

[Hippo Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/134667/Hippo-Manager/)

bought Hippo out. I'm glad it did or we'd of kept using the same software that was just OK, and the hassle of switching and retraining kept us from making a change.

Review Source

KS

Katrina S.  
Veterinarian owner  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "I love Shepherd"

July 28, 2025

5.0

Customer support is very responsive and helpful. The overall cost for me as a single doctor practice is a good value

Pros

I like that it has an easy-to-use, attractive interface. Using is intuitive and I can easily navigate.

Cons

I am disappointed that AI and transcription services, as well as text messages are at an additional fee.

Alternatives considered

[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

The cost for for my small business was more affordable

Review Source

LC

Lisa C.  
Veterinarian/Owner  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Software, Easy to Learn and Use"

July 25, 2023

5.0

Records are more complete, faster, and more accurate. We are not missing as many charges, and get a more complete invoice.

Pros

Easy Easy Easy. It is very user friendly and intuitive.

Cons

There is not much I don't like. I'm the only doctor, so it would be cool if it autopopulated my name on everything, but you can always submit a feature request and see if they'll add it.

Alternatives considered

[ezvetpro](https://www.capterra.com/p/220642/ezvetpro/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

I've heard from current EZvetpro users that there are frequent outages/slow run times.

Switched from

[Cornerstone Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/99976/Cornerstone-Practice-Management/)

Cornerstone was not doing a great job with our records. allows us to have easy records.

Review Source

ND

Nicole D.  
Practice Manager Vet Assistant  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "We LOVE Shepherd"

March 6, 2024

5.0

Pros

The look is very clean and simple. Very user friendly. They have hands down the best customer support in any PIMS we shopped or ever used prior.

Cons

That I didn't use them sooner. Can't think of anything else.

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Customer care and overall look, were far above the others in these categories.

Switched from

[Covetrus Impromed](https://www.capterra.com/p/95888/ImproMed/)

Horrible customer support, expensive, out of date.

Review Source

DB

Dustin B.  
Medical director and urgent care veterinarian  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Shepherd is great! Highly recommend and works great for urgent care "

July 27, 2025

5.0

awesome, love the program for what we do in urgent care. easy to follow and I could write a SOAP within 5 minutes of using the program. Results sync easily and from a medical standpoint, it is a winner!

Pros

It is very easy to use, intuitive, easy to follow and works great to have a complete records in quick amount of tim, they are very receptive to feedback and suggestions

Cons

the whiteboard is not helpful but I know they are working on this - they are also working on going from a tab based system to having the SOAP be in a single scrolling list which will be great!!

Alternatives considered

[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

cost and did not need something so robust

Review Source

ES

Emily S.  
Assistant Practice Manager  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "SO User Friendly"

July 23, 2025

5.0

I have used a handful of different software during my time in the veterinary industry, and has by far been the easiest one to learn and adjust to. On top of that, the whole Shepherd team is very helpful and easy to work with, AND easy to get a hold of, which is something I had yet to experience with other software.

Pros

I love how user friendly it is. A lot of things you can figure out yourself just playing around with the software, or they even just naturally flow the way you would expect them to.

Cons

Honestly, my least favorite thing about is very petty! That's how thorough and easy to use the software is. I do not like the ID numbers that are populated for patients-I wish they only used numbers and not a combination of numbers and letters.

Review Source

LJ

Lauren J.  
Veterinarian  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "We LOVE Shepherd!!"

January 14, 2022

5.0

We transitioned two vet hospitals from paper-light, using Avimark and Impromed. We demo'd half a dozen other software systems before going with . We started using Shepherd 1.0, which didn't have all the features, but Shepherd promised they would be coming. Shepherd 2.0 was NOT a disappointment, and they have delivered on all of their promises. The customer service could not be better, and they have never forgotten about us - we feel as valued and as important as day 1. Having been a frustrated Avimark and Impromed user, Shepherd has been nothing short of amazing. Updates are frequent, well-communicated, and makes the Shepherd experience continuously better. Our staff has varying skill levels with technology, but all of them made the transition to Shepherd flawlessly. New staff members jump right into Shepherd's easy, logical, and user-friendly design. Shepherd makes case management super easy and allows us to do what we do best - treating patients.

Pros

is so user-friendly. It just makes sense. The customer service is phenomenal. They are quick to respond and uber helpful regardless of who contacts them or what the problem is. I could go on and on, but those are my favorites about the software.

Cons

We would love to see the schedule have automatic or template blocks. Currently, we have to manually enter schedule blocks such as "well visits only" or "same day sick appointments only" for every moment we are open, which is time intensive.

Alternatives considered

[Covetrus Avimark](https://www.capterra.com/p/92887/AVImark/)[Covetrus Pulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/130107/Covetrus-Pulse/)[Covetrus Impromed](https://www.capterra.com/p/95888/ImproMed/)[ezyVet](https://www.capterra.com/p/99977/ezyVet-Cloud-Vet-Software/)[Cornerstone Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/99976/Cornerstone-Practice-Management/)

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Customer service and ease of use!

Switched from

[Covetrus Avimark](https://www.capterra.com/p/92887/AVImark/)[Covetrus Impromed](https://www.capterra.com/p/95888/ImproMed/)

December 2018

Review Source

CS

Cindy S.  
DVM, Practice Owner  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The First And Last Veterinary Software You Will Ever Need"

January 12, 2022

5.0

Great! The overall experience has been helpful, technical support always helpful and fast response. Teaching us was a positive non dreaded experience

Pros

Ease of use! The software is intuitive for users. Love that we can see an entire SOAP entry at once. Abnormal show up in red.

Cons

Sometimes it is difficult to remove an entry even with authority. Makes great sense for medical records though as it leads to people being more attentive.

Reason for choosing Shepherd

Layout, clean and easy to read format. SOAP options, the support personnel. Designed by a veterinarian for veterinarians!

Review Source

MB

Melissa B.  
Veterinarian, owner, medical director  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Of the 4 software packages I have worked at in various clinics, Shepherd is hands down the best "

March 25, 2018

5.0

Pros

The software is so intuitive, we were up and running immediately. The interface is slick and visually appealing without a busy cluttered appearance. Support is multimodal and rapid. I always have the help I need right when I need it. Data transfer was smooth too. I love the preloaded diagnoses and client information sheets which save me a ton of time at discharge. The customizable physical exam templates allow me to chart as I go with each patient so I am out the door on time and I have had much fewer missed charges. I can't say enough good things about this software, it was the best choice for our start up and I know will grow with my practice.

Cons

There are a few features that I would like to see such as a way to email invoices/receipts with one click, however so far everyone I have asked for already has had a scheduled release date and an easy work around that could offer in the meantime. This is obviously just a function of it being a relatively newer program and very soon everything I want will be available. I haven't come across any bugs or problems with it functioning as intended so they definitely did lots of beta testing to make sure it would be smooth sailing for their customers.

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EK

Erika K.  
Lead Client Care Specialist  
Veterinary  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Wonderful customer support"

June 3, 2024

4.0

It's a great program for veterinary medicine! Well thought out and the customer service is excellent!

Pros

I love the support team! \[sensitive content hidden\] is amazing and is always SUPER helpful, prompt and has clear instructions to walk me through any situation I have encountered! As a newbie to this software, I have had to reach out many times and she has been lovely every time!

Cons

I am hoping that the pet insurance claim feature will be fixed soon, we can integrate with Vetsource online pharmacy, and that we can increase the font size on our prescription labels! Also, it would be great to be able to upload images to patient notes or tasks.

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Response from Shepherd Software

June 10, 2024

Thank you, Erika, for your thoughtful review of Shepherd Software! We're delighted to hear you find the support team helpful and speedy - that's a goal of ours! Thank you for your feedback regarding the pet insurance claim feature, Vetsource integration, prescription label font size, and images for patient notes - this will be shared with our product team! We're so happy to have you as a part of the Shepherd Flock!