How do I record what my pet eats?
Open Day to day on your pet and add each food your pet eats now, with the amount and how often. When you switch foods, VetVitae keeps the old one with its dates, and a diet your vet prescribed is marked so your vet always sees it.
Updated October 20, 2026
- Open your pet and tap Day to day.
- Tap Add a food.
- Pick the Kind, like Dry food or Treat. It fills in how often and the unit, and you can change both.
- Type the Name, the brand and product, like "Royal Canin Renal". Foods you logged before for any pet come back as suggestions.
- Add the Amount and How often. With both, VetVitae shows the daily total, like "45 g, 2 times a day · 90 g a day".
- Tap More details for the start date, Prescribed by a vet, Bought at, a Photo of the bag and notes.
- Tap Save food.
Day to day has two parts: the food, and what your pet loves, dislikes and fears, so anyone looking after your pet knows what to do.
Which kinds of food can I log?
The kinds follow the animal, so a rabbit gets hay and a snake gets frozen prey.
| Animal | Kinds |
|---|---|
| Cats and dogs | Dry food, Wet food, Homemade food, Raw food, Treat, Supplement, Other |
| Birds | Pellets, Seed mix, Fresh food, Treat, Supplement, Other |
| Small mammals | Hay, Pellets, Fresh food, Treat, Supplement, Other |
| Reptiles | Live food, Frozen prey, Greens, Pellets, Supplement, Other |
| Fish | Flakes, Pellets, Frozen food, Live food, Other |
| Other animals | Dry food, Fresh food, Treat, Supplement, Other |
How often can be Times a day, Times a week, Now and then or Free feeding (bowl always full). Amounts stay exactly as you type them, in grams, cups, pouches, cans, scoops, spoons or pieces. A cup is never turned into grams.
A pet can have several current foods at once, like dry food, a wet food and treats. Meals come first, treats after.
How do I switch foods?
Open the current food and tap Switch food. VetVitae asks when the old food ends, then opens the new food with the kind, unit and how often already filled in.
- Under When does the old food end?, pick today, or Later, mixing them for a gradual switch.
- Fill in the new food and tap Save and switch.
With a gradual switch, both foods stay on the list until the old one's last day, so whoever feeds your pet knows to mix them. Then the old food moves to What did Luna eat before?, with its dates and "Switched" as the reason.
How do I stop a food?
Open the food and tap Stop giving. Pick the last day, today or before, and an optional reason. The food moves to What did Luna eat before? with its dates. Nothing is deleted.
For a last day in the future, use Switch food instead.
Delete, in the food's ⋯ menu, is for mistakes. It removes the food for everyone who shares your pet and from the vet link, and offers Stop giving instead.
What is a prescribed diet?
A food marked Prescribed by a vet, with the vet and the reason, like "Kidney disease". Renal, urinary and hypoallergenic diets are clinical, so the food is marked "Prescribed" wherever it shows, and the vet link always includes it.
What are likes and needs?
Four short lists under the food: what your pet loves, dislikes and fears, and what else people should know. Each item is a few words, typed or picked from suggestions for the animal.
- What does Luna love? A favorite treat, toy or spot: "Tuna treats", "Sunny window".
- What does Luna dislike? Foods refused and things not tolerated: "Pâté", "Being picked up".
- What scares Luna? "Vacuum cleaner", "Fireworks", "Car rides".
- What else should people know? Handling and habits: "Takes pills hidden in a treat", "Needs a muzzle for nail trims".
Type an item and press enter to add it. Tap its x to remove it. Items have no dates and no history.
Who sees my pet's food?
Everyone who shares your pet sees Day to day, and your vet sees it on the vet link. The food lines are written to read as instructions on their own, so a pet sitter with the link knows how much and how often.
- The vet link always shows current foods, prescribed ones first, and the likes and needs. Past foods follow the link's dates.
- The photo of the bag and where you bought it stay private to your family.
- The pet's Overview shows What does Luna eat?, one line per current food, with Open Day to day.
What to know
- Food has no reminders and doesn't appear on Home or in the timeline. It is a profile of what your pet eats, not a log of meals.
- Supplements here have no doses or reminders. For one with a dose schedule, tap Log it as a medicine. See Medicines.
- A food your pet is allergic to goes in Allergies on the profile, so vets always see it. A dislike is taste; an allergy is medical.
- Reptiles also log each meal as a feeding. See reptiles.
Questions
Where do I put a food allergy?
A food allergy goes in Allergies on your pet's profile, not in Dislikes. Allergies show first on the vet link and the emergency card, so no vet misses them. Day to day links straight to the field under What does Luna dislike? and on the food form.
Can I add the same food for my other cat?
Yes. When you add a food, pick your other pets under Also for. Each pet gets its own copy, so changing or stopping the food for one pet never changes the others. To give a different amount to one pet, edit that pet's copy.
Can I log a supplement with doses and reminders?
Yes, as a medicine. A supplement in Day to day has no doses or reminders, so it is best for something simple, like a daily spoon of oil. For a supplement given at set times, tap Log it as a medicine on the food form, and VetVitae plans each dose with a reminder. See Medicines.
What is the difference between stopping and deleting a food?
Stopping keeps the food in your pet's history; deleting removes it. Stop giving moves the food to What did Luna eat before? with its dates and reason, which your vet may want to see. Delete is for a food logged by mistake, and it removes the food for everyone who shares your pet.
Does VetVitae count calories?
No. VetVitae keeps what your pet eats, how much and how often, and shows the daily total when the amount and times a day are both set. It doesn't count calories, look up nutrition or suggest amounts. Ask your vet how much your pet should eat.
What if I don't know when my pet started a food?
Leave Since empty. An empty start date means the food was given since before you logged it, which is the honest answer for most foods logged on the first day. You can add the date later from the food's Edit.
Still stuck?
Write to contact@vetvitae.com. A person answers.
VetVitae is a record, not medical advice. Ask your vet about doses and schedules.