The Sims 4: 6 Tips For Running A Vet Clinic (2024)

The Sims 4 offers many possibilities for what to do, including various jobs and careers. One of the more interactive lines of work that offer a hands-on approach is running a vet clinic. A lot similar to a restaurant, yet different enough, running a vet clinic means the Sim is the master of their own time, but have to work hard to make their business successful.

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However, it's the ideal option for all players who like pets and want to interact with them regularly in The Sims 4. While it can present a challenge, running the vet clinic and seeing it become successful can be a lot of fun, at least as long as the player knows a few extra tips that will come in handy in this work!

6 Put In The Money

An important part of running a vet clinic is not to be afraid to put in the money. For example, every person who works at the clinic should have their own table for examining the animals, which will speed up the work. If the employees aren't improving as fast as the player would like, it's beneficial to send them to training.

It's important to watch how satisfied the employees are in their work. If they become unsatisfied, it's good to offer them a promotion, or they might quit in the end. Then the owner of the clinic would then have to hire new employees and start from scratch again.

5 Decorate, Decorate And Decorate

While the quality of the service the vet clinic offers remains the most important factor for the customers' ratings, the player can improve the clinic's rating by making it look nicer. If the customers aren't rating the clinic highly enough, it can help to put in some works of art, be it paintings, sculptures, anything that will make the clinic look nicer.

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After the end of each workday, the player will see an overview that includes what they could improve, and if an ambiance is included in the overview, then it's high time to do some decorating!

4 Get A Cleaner

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The more pets and their owners visit the clinic, the higher is the chance that the employees will spend a lot of time cleaning. When the pets are sick, they often vomit on the floors and make it dirty. That, in return, lowers the customers' ratings since they don't like when the clinic is dirty. One way how to solve this common problem is to hire an employee who will work strictly as a cleaner at the clinic and won't be treating any animals. It's possible to set what each employee will be doing by clicking on them and choosing the required option.

Another alternative is to buy a robot vacuum cleaner, or ideally several of them. While they're efficient in cleaning the mess the pets make, they can break quite easily, so it's always better to have spares at hand. And if the Sim is skilled in Handiness, they should upgrade the robot vacuum cleaners to ensure they will be even more efficient in their job.

3 Don't Have Too Many Customers

Even though it might seem like a contradiction since Sims want to make money with the vet clinic, it's not a good idea to have too many customers. Too many customers waiting around at the clinic equals lower ratings because Sims will get angry and annoyed if they're forced to wait too long before the vet examines their pet. If the vet clinic's overwhelmed, it's always possible to cut down on advertising costs so that not so many people visit the clinic. There shouldn't be more than two people waiting in line at any time.

Another option is to click on the vet podium where the customers check-in after arrival and disallow new customers for the time being. This will give the vets the chance to catch a breath and take care of all the sick pets that are already at the clinic without the need for the Sims to wait too long. It's always possible to allow new customers again once all cases have been dealt with.

2 Purchase The Perks

One of the advantages of running a vet clinic with multiple employees is that the clinic gets perk points every time any of the employees treats a pet, not just the owner. As a result, it's possible to earn a lot of perk points in just a day's work! Some perks available then are more useful than others.

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For example, the perk Patient Patients ensures that people won't get annoyed that much even if they've been waiting in line for a longer period of time. As a result, it's a good way to keep the Sims happy. Another useful perk is Reduce Pet Stress, which will make the examinations go faster. It's possible to buy Additional Vets as well, which will allow the owner of the clinic to take on more clientele, and make more money.

1 Open The Clinic From Home

Just like with restaurants in The Sims 4, it's possible to open the vet clinic from home. The Sim then has two options. They can decide to stay home and just let their employees do the work. Or they can go to work a bit later. The second option means that by the time they arrive at the clinic, there will already be both patients and employees there, so the owner won't have to wait for both of them to show up in order to start working.

This is best to do once the vet clinic has already been running for a while and the player has purchased some useful perks for it. In the clinic's beginnings, it's better if the owner is always present until their clinic becomes popular and well-rated by the customers.

The Sims 4 is currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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