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Can a veterinarian in Romania have a website?

Lucian Olosutean | LOLOTECH

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Yes. In Romania, a veterinarian or a veterinary practice can have their own page. At LOLOTECH, the presentation page costs €500 + VAT, is delivered in 3–5 working days, and includes call, WhatsApp, a map, and a form. The Romanian code of veterinary ethics, read on 12 November 2026, does not ban a website. It bans unjustified advertising, claimed titles, and the impression of better results or lower fees. What the page includes is on the websites page.

Where does the rule for the page come from?

The Romanian code of veterinary ethics (Codul de deontologie medicală veterinară) was approved by Decision no. 3 of 25 October 2013 of the National Congress of Veterinarians and published in the Official Gazette no. 676 of 16 September 2014. The text, read on 12 November 2026 on legislatie.just.ro, is annex no. 3 of that decision.

Decision no. 3/2013 has been amended three times, all read the same day on legislatie.just.ro:

None of them changes the code of ethics. The articles below are the 2014 ones.

The code does not use the words „site”, „internet” or „rețele sociale” (social networks). It talks about advertising, the media, and promotional activity. The page on your own domain, with the name, the services, the address, and the phone number, falls under the same rules.

The lines below are a reading of these public texts. They are not a decision of the College of Veterinarians on your practice and they do not replace the code. You check the wording before publishing.

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What do you put on the page?

Art. 20 para. (9) gives a veterinarian the right, within 60 days of registration, to publish in the media the registered office, the address, the phone number, the consultation hours, and the specialty. The same list is the skeleton of the page:

  • the veterinarian's name and the title you hold: veterinarian, with the specialty if you have one
  • the services you provide: consultations, vaccinations, surgery, as you actually do them
  • the address, the phone number, and the hours
  • the animals you work with: pets, horses, farm animals

Art. 12 para. (2) says you use only the specialties or scientific degrees related to the work you do. Art. 10 para. (1) bans usurping titles or using false titles. The title on the page is the title you hold.

Art. 11 para. (1) limits the sign at the entrance to 40 x 60 cm, with no advertising text. That rule is for the sign. On the page, the same measure: the facts of the practice, no slogans.

On the websites page, the product is one page: Home, Services, About, questions, Contact. An extra address is quoted separately: one-page vs multi-page website. Booking where the owner picks a time themselves and an online pet-food shop are not part of the €500 + VAT page.

Can you write that you are the best vet in town?

No. Art. 12 para. (1), read on 12 November 2026, bans unjustified advertising or advertising that claims titles or scientific qualities. Art. 20 para. (10) says a veterinarian must not create the impression of having better results than colleagues. „The best vet in town” stays off the page.

The same code also keeps off the page:

  • false information about you or your activity (art. 20 para. 10)
  • public criticism, direct or indirect, of a colleague (art. 17 para. 1)
  • text that creates distrust among animal owners (art. 20 para. 11)
  • a fee paid to someone for recommending you (art. 20 para. 7)

Art. 20 para. (8) requires that promotional activity does not lead to unfair competition between veterinarians.

Can you put your prices on the site?

You can put the fees you actually charge. Art. 23 para. (1) says each veterinarian sets their own fees. Art. 23 para. (3) requires you to display the fees you charge at the place of practice. The code does not require the list on the site as well. If you add it, use the same amounts as at the practice.

What you cannot write: „the lowest prices in town” or „cheaper than anyone”. Art. 20 para. (10) says a veterinarian must not create the impression of working with lower fees than colleagues.

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Can you post patient cases?

Art. 13 para. (1) requires a veterinarian to keep professional secrecy. The code has no article on photos of animals on the internet. The cautious choice: a case story, with the owner's name or a photo of the animal, goes on the page only with the owner's written consent. That is a recommendation, not a text from the code.

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Does a Facebook page replace a website?

No. The code talks about advertising and promotional activity, not about a specific channel. I apply the same rules to posts. The Facebook page stays the platform's. The site, on a domain in your name, is where the name, the services, the address, the hours, and the phone number sit, in text.

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How much does the page cost?

€500 + VAT, once. 50% deposit, 50% on delivery. 3–5 working days after the deposit and after your details, address, and photos. Included: call, WhatsApp, map, form, metadata, Search Console, domain and SSL at delivery, the privacy policy, one round of revisions. After handover, the page and the domain stay yours.

Outside that price: online booking, a shop, studio photography, and branding from scratch. Care, €29/month, is optional: hosting, updates, monitoring, and small text or photo changes, up to 30 minutes. Without Care, you still own it. The difference from the .ro domain renewal is in how much website maintenance costs in Romania. Market ranges for a presentation page are in how much a presentation website costs in Romania.

A position in Google and a mention in ChatGPT are not sold with the page.

If your practice does not have a page yet, see what a presentation website includes and send the name, the specialty, the services, the hours, and the address.

Frequently asked questions

Can a veterinarian in Romania have a website?

Yes. In Romania, a veterinarian or a veterinary practice can have their own page. At LOLOTECH, the presentation page costs €500 + VAT, is delivered in 3–5 working days, and includes call, WhatsApp, a map, and a form. The code of veterinary ethics, approved by Decision no. 3/2013 and published in the Official Gazette no. 676 of 16 September 2014, read on 12 November 2026 on legislatie.just.ro, does not ban a website. It bans unjustified advertising (art. 12), false titles (art. 10), and the impression of better results or lower fees than colleagues (art. 20 para. 10). The 2016, 2019, and 2025 decisions do not change the code.

Can you write that you are the best vet in town?

No. Art. 12 para. (1) bans unjustified advertising. Art. 20 para. (10) says a veterinarian must not create the impression of having better results than colleagues. Art. 17 para. (1) bans public criticism, direct or indirect, of a colleague.

Can you put your prices on the site?

You can put the fees you actually charge. Art. 23 para. (3) requires the fees to be displayed at the place of practice; the code does not require the list on the site as well. Do not write that you have the lowest prices: art. 20 para. (10) bans the impression of working with lower fees than colleagues.

Do the rules for a physician's website also apply to a veterinarian?

No. A physician has the code of medical ethics of the Romanian College of Physicians and its decision on advertising. A veterinarian has the code of veterinary ethics, annex no. 3 to Decision no. 3/2013 of the National Congress of Veterinarians. Do not copy from one profession to another.

Does the price include a place in Google?

No. €500 + VAT buys the page, the domain in your name, and Search Console, with delivery in 3–5 working days. Care, €29/month, is optional. A position in Google and a mention in ChatGPT are not sold with the page.

Write to me at contact@lolotech.io or start from the websites page. No obligation to buy. You get a concept for your practice, with the text you send.

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