<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0000943440-04-000612
<TYPE>4/A
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>1
<PERIOD>20040615
<FILING-DATE>20041105
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20041105
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>PULEO MARC MD
<CIK>0001251339
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4/A
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>000-28827
<FILM-NUMBER>041122202
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1441 SW 29TH AVE
<CITY>POMPANO BEACH
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33069
<PHONE>9549795995
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>PETMED EXPRESS INC
<CIK>0001040130
<ASSIGNED-SIC>5912
<IRS-NUMBER>650680967
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>FL
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>0330
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1441 SW 29 AVENUE
<CITY>POMPANO BEACH
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33069
<PHONE>9549794788
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1441 SW 29 AVENUE
<CITY>POMPANO BEACH
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33069
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</ISSUER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4/A
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>PRIMARY DOCUMENT
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2004-06-15</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2004-06-17</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001040130</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PETMED EXPRESS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PETS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001251339</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>PULEO MARC MD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1441 S.W. 29TH AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>POMPANO BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33069</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President/Chairman of Board</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-06-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>45308</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>8.51</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>363286</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <remarks>This amended form 4 from which was originally filed on 6/17/04, where the transaction date was originally reported on June 15, 2004 when in fact the transaction actually occurred on June 16, 2004, as reflected in this amended form 4.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Marc A. Puleo</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-11-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

</XML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
