If you are not used to using a modem connection to surf the Net, make sure you remember that most people will be connected through modems. You Have about Five Seconds Studies have shown that Internet surfers have no patience at all for sites that take a long time to load, or sites that require lots of clicking before producing anything substantial. This line is dependent on browsers and resolutions, so you should make a conservative estimate. If your site is commercial, you of course want to sell your product. But remember how you feel when you browse the Internet.
Some commercial sites are no more than a phone book ad, posted on the Internet.
In fact, the veterinarian is more likely to gain business by having such a site. It's amazing how many Netscape 2.0 browsers are being used out there. People are using 486 processors with 14,400 modems and Windows 3.1. There are Macs, Web-TV users, AOL people . . . It's probably impossible to design a very complex Web page that will look good on every browser imaginable.