Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 29, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PETMED EXPRESS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001040130
Trading Symbol	pets
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		20,673,921
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false