Vetama is a proudly Central Coast-born veterinary company with deep roots in the 805.
Our story began over two decades ago with Dr. Raffy Dorian, a mixed-animal veterinarian and pioneer of mobile care in San Diego. In 2017, Dr. Dorian brought that same passion to the Central Coast, founding Central Coast Veterinary Services and helping shape a new standard for mobile pet care.
By 2022, Dr. Dorian partnered with Dr. Daniel Gutman and Jacob Wright to launch Vetama—a modern veterinary company built on the values of trust, convenience, and innovation. What started as a mobile practice in San Luis Obispo has grown into a bold mission: to bring high-quality veterinary care to more communities through personalized service and seamless technology.
Vetama Central Coast remains the heart of that mission.
We proudly serve San Luis Obispo County with mobile veterinary services that prioritize comfort, clarity, and compassion—right at your doorstep. Whether it’s annual wellness, vaccines, diagnostics, or end-of-life care, we’re here to make veterinary care easier for you and better for your pet.
Innovation - Our systems, technology, and delivery methods set us apart from traditional veterinary providers and allow us to deliver cutting edge service to pet owners in our network.
Collaboration - Challenges in today’s veterinary industry, such as access to care, pricing barriers, and provider burnout will only be solved by working together with one another.
Compassion - We treat every pet owner and patient with the utmost care and respect. We treat all our patients as if they were our own.
Convenience - We offer accessible services that reduce the stress and hassle of the traditional veterinary experience, and we make quality veterinary care easy for pets, owners, and providers
The Vetama story starts with the original mobile vet, Dr. Raffy Dorian. Dr. Dorian is a mixed animal veterinarian and entrepreneur, having started multiple practices in CA throughout his career. In 2001, he started "Mobile Vet Practice" serving San Diego.
In 2008, Dr. Daniel Gutman started shadowing Dr. Raffy Dorian while an undergraduate at San Diego State University. Dr. Gutman went on to veterinary school and graduated in 2017.
In 2017, Dr. Dorian moved from San Diego to San Luis Obispo and opened another mobile practice called, "Central Coast Veterinary Services." Jacob applied to shadow under Dr. Dorian in 2019, just before the COVID pandemic.
During COVID, veterinary practices became overwhelmed, veterinary burnout skyrocketed, and pet owners became upset with the veterinary industry. However, Dr. Dorian's mobile practice shined. People loved the convenience, professionalism, and ease of mobile veterinary medicine.
In 2020, Dr. Gutman contacted Dr. Dorian after relocating to San Luis Obispo. Dr. Gutman inquired about working with his mentor once again, this time as a veterinarian. Dr. Dorian - who's mobile practice was booming - was excited about working with Dr. Gutman again. After Dr. Gutman joined the practice, Jacob shadowed Dr. Gutman and Dr. Dorian.
In 2022, Dr. Dorian, Dr. Gutman, and Jacob came together to launch Vetama based on Central Coast Veterinary Services. Vetama is the future of connected veterinary healthcare.
In 2022, Vetama was accepted to the Cal Poly CIE Hothouse incubator program. During this program Vetama was able to hone the branding, get access to resources, and develop our platform.