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Text messaging for pet businesses.

Send, schedule, and manage SMS reminders and marketing for your grooming, boarding, training, or vet business, and keep tails wagging and calendars full.

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Hi Dana! ? Bella’s grooming is tomorrow at 10am. Reply C to confirm or R to reschedule.
C, she’s excited!
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recurring reminders on autopilot
Why texting for pet businesses

Full calendars, happy clients

Pet parents text back fast. Reminders and rebooking keep your schedule packed.

Recurring grooming reminders

Automate reminders on a regular interval so customers rebook their next groom, every time.

Vaccine & recare recalls

Remind pet parents when shots, checkups, or boarding bookings are due.

Two-way booking

Confirm, reschedule, and answer questions in a tap. No more phone tag.

Reviews & referrals

Ask for a review right after a visit and reward referrals to grow your pack.

Five ways pet pros use it

How pet businesses use texting

From the grooming reminder to the vaccine recall, here’s SMS keeping calendars full.

Grooming reminders

Automatic “time for a groom” texts

Set a recurring reminder so customers rebook their next grooming on schedule, no chasing required.

Recurring rebook reminders
One-tap confirm
Fuller calendars
Sample text
Hi {first_name}! ? It’s been 6 weeks. Time for {pet}’s next groom? Reply BOOK and we’ll find a spot.
Boarding & daycare

Confirmations and occupancy promos

Confirm boarding and daycare bookings, and fill slow weeks with a quick promo to your whole list.

Booking confirmations
Holiday boarding reminders
Fill slow-week occupancy
Sample text
{pet} is all booked for boarding {date}–{date}! ? Reply with any feeding or meds notes. We can’t wait!
Vet recalls

Shots, checkups & meds reminders

Remind pet parents when vaccines, checkups, or medication refills are due so nothing lapses.

Vaccine and checkup recalls
Medication refill reminders
Recurring on your schedule
Sample text
Reminder: {pet}’s vaccines are due this month ? Reply BOOK and we’ll get you scheduled.
Training & classes

Class reminders and encouragement

Send class reminders and a little encouragement so customers (and pups) keep showing up.

Class and session reminders
Progress encouragement
Groups for each class
Sample text
Reminder: {pet}’s puppy class is tomorrow at {time} ? Bring treats. See you there, {first_name}!
Reviews & referrals

Ask while tails are wagging

Send a review link right after a visit, and offer a referral perk to turn happy clients into fans.

Auto-request after each visit
Referral incentives
More 5-star reviews
Sample text
Hope {pet} loved the spa day! ? Mind leaving a quick review? It really helps: {link}
Steal these

Pet texts your customers will love

Personalize every text with merge tags like
Merge tags
{first_name}Pet parent’s name
{pet}Pet’s name
{service}Service booked
{date}Appointment date
{time}Appointment time
{link}Booking or review link
{last_visit}When they last came in
✨Custom fields
Track anything you want: names, dates, balances, or any detail you keep on a contact. If you can store it, you can merge it into a text.
Grooming reminder
Hi {first_name}! ? It’s been 6 weeks. Time for {pet}’s next groom? Reply BOOK and we’ll find a spot.
✓✓ Delivered
Boarding confirmation
{pet} is booked for boarding {date}! ? Reply with any feeding or meds notes. We can’t wait!
✓✓ Delivered
Vaccine recall
Reminder: {pet}’s vaccines are due this month ? Reply BOOK and we’ll get you scheduled.
✓✓ Delivered
Review request
Hope {pet} loved the spa day! ? A quick review really helps us: {link}
✓✓ Delivered

Built for every kind of pet business

Veterinary clinics

Send vaccine recalls, appointment reminders, and review requests, and keep every chair full.

Sample text
Reminder: {pet}’s checkup with Dr. Lee is {date} at {time} ? Reply C to confirm, {first_name}.
Groomers

Automate “time for a groom” reminders so customers rebook on schedule, every time.

Sample text
Hi {first_name}! ? {pet} is due for a groom. Reply BOOK and we’ll find your usual time.
Boarding & daycare

Confirm bookings, share updates, and fill slow weeks with a quick promo to your list.

Sample text
{pet} is all set for daycare {date}! ? Reply with any notes. We’ll send a photo at pickup.
Dog trainers

Send class reminders and encouragement so customers and pups keep showing up.

Sample text
Reminder: {pet}’s class is tomorrow at {time} ? Bring treats. See you there, {first_name}!
Pet sitters

Confirm visits, send on-the-way texts, and share photo updates from the road.

Sample text
On my way to {pet} now, {first_name} ? I’ll send a photo once we’re mid-walk!
Mobile groomers

Text ETAs and confirmations so customers are ready when your van pulls up.

Sample text
Heading your way for {pet}’s groom ? ETA about 15 min. Reply if anything changes, {first_name}!
Compliant by default

Customers’ trust, protected

We keep your texts on the right side of the rules so you can focus on the pets.

TCPA-compliant
Consent capture and one-tap STOP on every message.
Private & individual
Each text lands one to one, so customers never see each other’s numbers.
Here when you need us

Set up fast, with humans when you need them

You care for pets, not software. Get going on your own and reach a real person when you need one.

Self-serve setup in minutes
Your number, keyword, and templates live the same day.
Connects to your tools
Sync your booking software through Zapier.
Your list is yours
Export customers anytime, with no lock-in.

Loved by thousands of organizations

“Textspot has saved me a lot of time and phone calls, and it’s easy for people to respond. The cost can’t be beat!”

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Mary B.
Health Manager

“Great product! Easy to use, easy navigation, very reasonably priced. It does exactly what I need it to do.”

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Elizabeth V.
Owner / Operator

“It’s a very convenient tool to reach out to the public and members of our organization, and support is great.”

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Heather T.
Administrative Assistant

Pet business texting, frequently asked

Can reminders repeat automatically?

Yes. Recurring texts let you set a grooming or vaccine reminder once and have it send on your schedule: every 6 weeks, every season, or any interval.

Can I use the pet’s name in messages?

Yes. Merge tags like {pet} and {first_name} personalize every text, so reminders feel friendly and specific.

Can customers reply to confirm or reschedule?

Yes. Two-way messaging lets pet parents confirm, reschedule, or ask a question right from the text.

Does it work with my booking software?

Yes. Connect TextSpot to hundreds of tools through Zapier to trigger reminders automatically.

Keep tails wagging and calendars full

Automate reminders, fill your schedule, and grow your pack. Start a free trial and be sending in minutes.

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