GoKawiilKey Takeaways Vega used vet relief platform Roo to earn extra money and fund his own mobile practice.
He officially launched Concierge Companions Vet Med in October 2025.
Now, Vega has plans to roll out a retainer model and build up a fleet of mobile units.
This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Dr. Tom Vega, founder and chief medical officer of Concierge Companions Vet Med and DVM Ambassador at Roo, a platform that connects veterinary professionals with flexible relief work opportunities.
Image Credit: Concierge Companions Vet Med. Dr. Tom Vega.
The Chicago, Illinois-based entrepreneur Dr. Tom Vega launched his career in corporate telecommunications with U.S. Cellular, and helped build call centers for the Affordable Care Act. Although he enjoyed the leadership aspects of the job, having to lay employees off burned him out and inspired him to pursue a longtime dream: to open a veterinary practice.
So, after completing veterinary school, he began working at a clinic. Soon after, in October 2025, he opened his mobile veterinary practice, Concierge Companions Vet Med. The business is tracking toward approximately $284,660 in 2026 gross business deposits at the current run rate.
Here, Vega shares his story in his own words. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.
I started working shifts with Roo in April 2025
I graduated vet school in 2020 and started at a general practice where I received six months of mentorship. In the last two months, I discovered veterinary relief work — filling in for other vets. Sometimes veterinarians are told, “Well, you can’t go out into the wild or onto your own until you’ve been in practice for two years or three years,” or things like that. But after deep thought and talking to my mentor, I decided to try Roo, a platform that connects veterinary professionals with relief work opportunities. From there, in April 2025, I began working relief shifts just to test it out.
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