After you've connected your supplier accounts to Vetcove, searching for products and comparing options across vendors is easy! To search for a product, log in to your Vetcove account and use the search bar at the top of the page to find the product you are looking for.
You can search by product or brand name, manufacturer, active ingredient, manufacturer ID, or even a supplier's SKU number! As an example, here's a search for Carprofen.
Just type some words in the search bar, and hit Enter on your keyboard (or click the "Search" button). Vetcove will return all results from all vendors that Vetcove supports.
You'll see a list of products that looks something like this:
On the example search results page above, you'll notice the following information:
In the center of the page, you'll see all products that match your search, complete with a description and an image.
In the right-hand column, you'll see all of the vendors that carry this exact product, along with your own clinic's pricing from each vendor, and additional stock and promotion information. Icon keys are listed below and will show relevant information when you hover over them! You can click 'Help' for a full key.
On the left-hand side of the page, you'll notice various filters that help you narrow your search to find what you're looking for. You can use the checkboxes to control which suppliers, manufacturers, and price ranges you'd like to display. You may also choose to show only products you've purchased in the past, only products sold by your connected vendors, or only products currently on promotion.
For more information about the icons seen on product results and product pages, see our article about Product Pages.
Searching for Generic Items
Vetcove aggregates generic products sold by just one vendor into a single combined listing for ease of comparison! These listings are often identified by a "Multiple Manufacturers" tag just beneath the item name like so:
When applicable, the primary image displayed on the general listing will be the image from the most recently purchased vendor’s listing; however, you can also can scroll through the images by simply hovering over the image and clicking the left or right arrows in the image modal.
For searches, there are a few tips we like to recommend if you're looking for a particular brand/manufacturer:
The manufacturer filter on the left side of the search results page can be used to help narrow down results!
You can review the item details that are displayed in the Add to Cart window when you click on a given vendor option from the right side of the listings.
You can also keep an eye out for the little blue graph that appears next to the distributor options as a quick way to determine which options your clinic has purchased before!
Still have questions about searching and comparing prices on Vetcove?
Feel free to hit the chat icon at the bottom of your screen to speak directly with one of our team members!