Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) are trusted professionals and have undertaken an accredited qualification – governed by the Royal college of Veterinary surgeons (RCVS) and are held on a professional register. 📲 Find our full list of vet nurse services – and make a secure booking on the zumi app📍UK-wide
📥Direct Message RVN:
💬 Send a message to your RVN for advice, support, or guidance.
🩺 Chronic Health Monitoring & Support:
• Diabetes care (glucose checks, insulin help)
• Renal disease support (hydration & diet tips)
• Heart disease support (medication & resting tips)
• Thyroid condition support (meds, symptoms)
• Cushing’s/Addison’s support (stress, routine help)
• Surgery recovery support & well-being
• Cancer support
🍽 Nutrition & Weight Support:
• Weight control, nutrition, and feeding
• Advanced Nutrition – Cert SAN
• Body Condition Score (BCS) & feeding guidance
• Weight management plans & obesity support
• Feeding advice for special diets (renal, diabetic, hypoallergenic)
🐶 Puppy & Kitten Support:
• Choosing and welcoming a new pet – getting set up & prepared
• New pet well-being visit
• Puppy well-being visit
• Toilet training & behaviour basics
• Socialisation guidance
• Vaccination & parasite schedule planning
• One-to-one puppy training
• Muzzle training
• Understanding your pet and developing the best bond
• Understanding your pet’s body language
🐕🦺 Behaviour & Emotional Wellness:
• General behaviour habits
• Advanced behaviour – ABTC Registered / APBC Member / AdvCert FB / Others
• Pet Confidence Support
• Mild anxiety & stress support
• Fireworks & noise phobia tips
• Separation anxiety strategies
• Cooperative care training
• XL bully support
• Dog training – Professional Association of Canine Trainers (PACT)
💊 Medication & Routine Care:
• Assisting with medication (under veterinary surgeon’s direction)
• Help giving tablets, eye drops, or ear meds (under veterinary surgeon’s direction)
• Parasite control advice (flea, worming, tick)
• Routine care coaching for new pet parents
• Freestyle Libre placement (under veterinary surgeon’s direction)
• Tick removal
🦷 Dental & Grooming Support:
• Oral hygiene – hints & tips
• Teeth brushing (clinical issues ruled out by vet)
• Aural hygiene care
• Nail clip
• Grooming & dog bath/wash (in pet’s own home)
• Ear cleaning techniques
• Pre-dental assessment video
• Welfare groom (remove matted hair)
🐾 Post-Op & Recovery Care:
• Post-op rehabilitation (under veterinary surgeon’s direction)
• Post-op overnight care (under veterinary surgeon’s direction)
• Wound checks & dressing changes (under veterinary surgeon’s direction)
• Pain monitoring & rest advice
• Neutering recovery tips
• Post-op weight, hydration, and appetite checks
🐕⚕️ Senior & Palliative Care:
• Caring for a senior pet – important adjustments
• Arthritis management at home
• Comfort care & quality of life support
• Mobility help at home
• Medication routines & comfort tips
• End-of-life care and how to prepare
• Senior pet well-being visit
🍼 Reproductive & Neonatal Care:
• Pregnancy support (nutrition, nesting, signs of labour)
• Whelping/queening guidance
• Whelping assistance
• Newborn care (temperature, feeding, weight tracking)
🚽 Common Health Concerns:
• Gastrointestinal support (hydration & bland diet advice)
• Anal gland hygiene support & anal gland expression (external technique)
• Urinary incontinence (hygiene, skin care)
• Itchy skin & allergy care (bathing, diet tips)
• Skin fold clean
• Bladder expression (under veterinary surgeon’s direction)
🐎 Farm, Exotic & Wildlife Care:
• Farm help: wound management, calf management, weight monitoring, surgical assistance (under veterinary direction), intensive nursing (under veterinary direction)
• Farm sitting
• Exotic pet care
• Wildlife guidance
• Horse clipping
🏡 Home & Lifestyle Support:
• Phone call with vet nurse (RVN)
• Holistic pet well-being – phone call & home visit
• Drop-in visits / Toilet breaks / Playtime / Feeding
• House/Pet sitting +/- overnight
• Dog walking – solo walk 1 hour / 45 minutes / 30 minutes; group walk 1 hour (max 4 dogs, price per dog)
• Seasonal advice
• Pet care plans
• Locum nurse availability
• Pet First Aid tutorial
• Animal Welfare guidance
• Pet rehoming guidance
• Pet Taxi – call out fee + mileage
• Wedding chaperone for pets
• Responsible pet ownership for children session
💆♂️ Advanced Care & Therapies:
• Advanced Physiotherapy – Vet Referral (RAMP Registered, AHPR Registered, NAVP Member, ACPAT Member, IRVAP Member, IAAT Member, Others)
• Canine massage therapy
• Laser Therapy – Vet Referral
🕷️ Special Services:
• Eight-legged eviction service! 🕷️ (Humane spider removal)
• Microchipping & microchip scan
📊 Health Monitoring & Assessment:
• Weekly pet health check
• LOAD score (Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs score)
• Pet Pain score
🐇 Small Pet Support:
• Rabbit well-being visit & rabbit guidance phone call
• Guinea pig well-being visit
Additional important information:
When administering medication under veterinary direction, RVNs:
• Work within their professional competence
• Ensure animal welfare is always a top priority
• Be transparent about their role (not diagnosing or prescribing)
• Hold valid professional indemnity insurance
• Act in accordance with veterinary instructions
*Please note: This service operates in full compliance with the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct. For any medical concerns or prescription changes, please contact your veterinary practice directly.*
• RVNs using zumi for home visits are self-employed professionals. They are not employed by zumi and work independently, under the direction of the prescribing veterinary surgeon where applicable.
• Our visits do not replace veterinary diagnosis or consultation. RVNs provide supportive care only.
• zumi is a platform connecting pet owners with independent RVNs. Responsibility for service delivery and insurance lies with the individual RVN.
• This service is not intended for emergencies. Please contact your veterinary practice or an emergency clinic in urgent cases.
💚 Registered Vet Nurses (RVNs) ~ Experienced care you can trust 💚
Get those nail clips booked in today! 📲
zumi – supporting independent RVNs providing trusted, in-home pet care.