Veterinary Postcards

Three things make the format pay off for a practice: the cost per card falls at volume, variable data lets every card carry its own patient details, and there is no envelope between your reminder and the reader. To compare this card with other formats, browse every option on postcards printing, or set up yours from the choices below.

Quantity sets the price per card. A set of 50 starts at $16.48, about 33 cents a card, while 1,000 cards come to $86.78, under 9 cents each, which is why clinics that mail a full patient list order the year's run at once. The tiers below show the set total at each step.

What Are Veterinary Postcards

Veterinary postcards are full-color reminder and mailing cards printed in 14 sizes, from a 2.5" x 2.5" card up to a 6" x 11" mailer, on any of 22 stocks. A clinic sends one when an email would sit unread: appointment reminders, vaccination and wellness notices, new client welcomes, reactivation notes, and seasonal heartworm or flea and tick alerts. The message is on the face of the card, so the owner reads it on the walk back from the mailbox. For the same mailer without the clinic focus, the Standard Postcards cover every use, and this veterinary version sits beside it.

What to Choose for a Reminder Mailing

A reminder card has four choices to make, and each one has a setting that suits a clinic list.

• Size: 4" x 6" or 4.25" x 5.5" fits a date, a pet photo and your phone number; 2.5" x 2.5" to 4" x 4" suits a short nudge; 6" x 9" or 6" x 11" gives a reactivation offer room.
• Stock: 14pt Gloss Cover is the default; 100# Silk/Matte Cover takes a pen for a handwritten date; 15pt Synthetic Plastic or 18pt Rigid Vinyl (PVC) holds up on a fridge.
• Print: 4/0 for the front only, 4/1 for a black back with the address and hours, or 4/4 for color on both sides, with Standard Finish or High Gloss UV Coating.
• Names and dates: choose Yes, Variable Data and upload a spreadsheet with one row per patient; pick a Free Online Proof to check the first cards before the run prints.

What Size Should a Veterinary Postcard Be

Choose the size by how much the card has to say. A 2.5" x 2.5" or 3" x 3" card holds a short appointment nudge with a date and a phone number. A 3" x 4" or 4" x 4" gives a wellness or vaccination reminder room for a pet photo and a line telling the owner to call. The full 6" x 11" mailer suits a grand opening or a reactivation offer that needs the most space in the mailbox. The panel below lists all 14 sizes, both finishes and the full stock list in the same groups the configurator uses, and you can round the corners at a 1/8" or 3/8" radius. For a smaller keepsake format, the Mini Cards go square and pocket-sized.

Three choices decide how well a veterinary postcard does its job.

Pick a stock that fits the message

A smooth 100# silk and matte cover takes a pen, so the front desk can write a date by hand. A 15pt synthetic or 18pt rigid vinyl PVC card resists water and stays on a fridge for months. For a new client welcome, a metallic pearl or a 24pt ultra thick cover feels heavy in the hand. The default 14pt Gloss Cover keeps the cost down, and a High-Gloss UV Coating brings out the color in a pet photo. For a greener run, the uncoated recycled stocks come at 30% and 100% post-consumer waste.

Design it without a designer

Open a layout in our postcard design templates and set the clinic logo, the colors and the reminder text in the online editor. Leave one clear block for the pet's name and due date if you plan to use variable data, and keep the phone number large enough to read at arm's length.

If your artwork is ready, skip the editor and download a blank. Each blank veterinary postcard template is drawn at the real trim size with the 1/8" bleed and safe margin marked, so nothing sits too close to the cut. Take the size that matches your order below, place your art and upload.

How Much Do Veterinary Postcards Cost

Veterinary postcards start at $16.48 per set of 50, and the per-postcard price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 100,000, so the cost per card depends on the size of the mailing. A set of 800 runs $73.60 and 7,000 runs $176.61, with 40 quantity tiers in between. Count the patients on your reminder list, set that number on the slider below, and read the set total and the per-postcard cost at that count.

Can You Print a Name or Due Date on Each Postcard

Yes. Turn on variable data and you can place a unique pet name, owner name, due date or code on every card in the run, so each one mails personalized. Upload a spreadsheet with one row per patient and Bella gets her rabies reminder while Max gets his annual exam notice, all from one design. A card with the pet's own name and date gives the owner a reason to call and book. Pair it with full color on both sides and a finish that fits, and one mailing reaches every patient due that month.

How Do Veterinary Postcards Compare to the Rest of the Range

Veterinary postcards are the low cost choice for reminders that need no envelope. If you are also looking at a foil accent, a smaller keepsake or the plain standard mailer, the chart below puts veterinary postcards beside their closest siblings, including Metallic Foil Postcards, with the starting price of each.

See How a Finished Postcard Lands

The prints below come from our own customers' orders, across different sizes, stocks and finishes. Look at how much space each one gives the headline and the photo, and how a gloss or uncoated stock changes the color, before you choose the setup for your clinic cards. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Veterinary Postcards

Veterinary postcards print on a 3 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 2-day, Next-Day, or even Same-Day production. Each step buys back time for a set percentage on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Same Day orders need to be approved by noon EST to ship that day. You also choose how to proof, straight to production, a free online proof, or a next-day hardcopy proof, so nothing prints before you approve it.

See the Rest of Our Postcards

The cards below cover the rest of the postcard family, each with its starting price and a link to its product page, including the foil, mini and standard formats. The full print product range lists everything else we print.

Print Your Veterinary Postcards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size, stock, or finish you pick, these veterinary postcards are built to get your reminders read and your appointment book full. Need them before a clinic event or a season change? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your veterinary postcards today.