How do I care for my pet's health?

Each guide covers one animal: what vets see most, which vaccines and parasite treatments the guidelines suggest, the signs that can't wait, and the daily care that prevents the most illness. Every guide links its sources and is general information, not veterinary advice.

Cats and dogs

Cats and dogsDog health: vaccines, deworming and warning signsVaccines by country, deworming, ticks and heartworm, and the signs that can't wait.Cats and dogsCat vaccine schedule, deworming and careVaccines for indoor and outdoor cats, parasites, and the signs that can't wait.

Birds

BirdsCockatiel care: lifespan, weight and sick signsWeight in grams, eggs, diet, and the signs a bird hides.BirdsBudgie care: lifespan, weight, cere and sick signsWeight in grams, the cere, seeds or pellets, and the signs a bird hides.

Rabbits and small mammals

Rabbits and small mammalsRabbit care: vaccines, teeth, GI stasis, hayVaccines, teeth, hay first, and the signs that can't wait.Rabbits and small mammalsHamster care: wet tail, teeth, cage size and lifespanWet tail, teeth, cage size, and the signs that can't wait.Rabbits and small mammalsGuinea pig care: vitamin C, teeth, hay and sick signsVitamin C every day, hay first, a companion, and the signs that can't wait.

Reptiles

ReptilesLeopard gecko care: heat, UVB, calcium and tail healthHeat, humid hide, calcium and UVB, the tail as a fat store, and the signs that can't wait.ReptilesBearded dragon care: UVB, heat, diet and sick signsUVB, heat, insects or greens by age, and the signs that can't wait.ReptilesGreen iguana care: plant diet, UVB, bones and eggsPlants only, UVB and heat, a very large enclosure, and the signs that can't wait.ReptilesCorn snake care: feeding, shedding and healthFrozen prey, warm and cool ends, stuck sheds, and the signs that can't wait.ReptilesBoa constrictor care: enclosure, feeding and IBDSize and enclosure, feeding, inclusion body disease, and the signs that can't wait.ReptilesTortoise care: species, UVB, hibernation and papersWhich species you have, UVB, humidity, safe hibernation and the papers each country asks for.ReptilesWater turtle care: red-eared slider tank, UVB, healthTank size, water and basking temperatures, UVB, diet by age, and the signs that can't wait.

Fish

FishBetta fish care: tank, heater, water and sick signsTank size, heater, clean water, males alone, and the signs that can't wait.

This guide is general information, not veterinary advice. Your vet knows your pet.