Your next patient is a middle-aged beagle with a long history of otitis externa.
Today, there’s purulent discharge, head shaking, and pain on opening the jaw. The canal’s too narrow and full of discharge to see the tympanic membrane, and with gram-negative rods on cytology, Pseudomonas is high on your list.
You turn to Plumb’s to review your go-to topical antimicrobial options, then pause.
What if the tympanic membrane is ruptured? Is it safe to use topical medications? Should you reach for systemic therapy? Culture? Sedate and flush? Order imaging?
In moments like this, you need more than a dose. You need clinical clarity.
That’s where Standards of Care comes in.
Standards: Support for Every Step of the Case
If Plumb’s is your go-to for drug information, then Standards is your go-to for everything else.
It starts with everything you trust from Plumb’s and adds decision support to help you think through differentials, choose diagnostics, interpret results, and plan your next steps with confidence.
Instead of flipping through textbooks or scrolling forums, you get practical, peer-reviewed guidance that blends best practices with real-world patient care.
And when it’s time to explain what’s going on, it goes beyond medications to help you walk pet owners through conditions, procedures, and what to expect next.
With Standards, you still get everything you trust from Plumb’s, plus step-by-step support from diagnosis to discharge.
What Standards Adds to Your Plumb’s Subscription
Already trust Plumb’s to guide your prescribing? Standards builds on that foundation with a broader range of clinical tools that support your decision-making from first sign to follow-up.
Here’s a side-by-side look at what’s included in each:
| Feature | Plumb’s | Standards of Care |
| Continually updated peer-reviewed information written by experts (not AI) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Access from any internet-connected device | ✔ | ✔ |
| Full drug reference covering dosages, adverse effects, and more on 800+ drugs | ✔ | ✔ |
| Animal-specific drug interaction checker | ✔ | ✔ |
| Shareable drug handouts (in English and Spanish) and drug administration guides | ✔ | ✔ |
| Clinical monographs for hundreds of clinical conditions and signs | ✔ | |
| Diagnostic and management algorithms for step-by-step case support | ✔ | |
| Differential diagnosis lists for clinical signs and lab findings | ✔ | |
| Client handouts that go beyond medications to cover clinical conditions, procedures, and preventive care | ✔ | |
| Step-by-step guidance for procedures | ✔ | |
| Condition-based search and navigation | ✔ |
Real-World Guidance for Real-World Cases
Standards is designed to work the way you do, whether you’re in general practice, urgent care, or a specialty setting.
That means quick answers when you’re triaging, deeper guidance for complex cases, and clearer communication with pet owners so you field fewer follow-up calls later.
Want a closer look at Standards? Watch a free demo.
Unlike a textbook that’s outdated the moment it’s printed or an online search that leaves you second-guessing, Standards is continually updated with expert-reviewed guidance. It’s quick to search, simple to use, and built to keep up with the pace of practice.
Everything in Standards is created and reviewed by real veterinary experts (not AI) and grounded in what actually works in practice. So when that ear infection you thought would be routine turns out to be anything but, you’ve got real-world guidance to help you figure out what’s next.
Support That’s Ready When You Are
When you’re ready for clinical guidance that goes beyond prescribing, Standards is ready too. And getting started is simple.
If you already use Plumb’s, upgrading to Standards only takes a few clicks. Just sign in at app.plumbs.com, go to “Subscription Details,” and click “Upgrade to Standards.”
If you’re new to both, you can watch a demo of Standards and subscribe when you’re ready.
Plans are available for individuals and teams, and pricing is designed to fit a variety of practice types and needs.
Curious about practice-wide access for your team? Let’s chat.
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