How do I start my pet's health record?

In the iPhone and Android apps:

1. Open VetVitae and tap Add your first pet.
2. Type your pet's name and pick the species. A photo, the sex and the birth date are optional.
3. For a cat or a dog, add the date of the last multipurpose vaccine and the last rabies vaccine, or tap Not sure. VetVitae shows the next due date right away.
4. Add a weight, or tap Skip for now.
5. Look over what else VetVitae can keep and tap Next.
6. Check the summary and tap Save {name}.
7. Create your account. Until it exists, your pet stays on this phone.

VetVitae then opens your pet's Overview, with the next vaccine and the weight already there.

On the web, sign up first. The empty Pets list shows Add your first pet, which opens the same steps and saves at the end.

What do I need to add my first pet?

Only a name and a species. Everything else can be skipped and added later from the profile, including breed, microchip, allergies and the vet.

• Not sure on a vaccine logs nothing. VetVitae never plans a vaccine from a guess.
• The weight is saved as weighed at home today. A number from a home scale is fine.
• Only cats and dogs have the vaccine step, so for other animals the steps are one shorter.
• Birds, small mammals, reptiles and fish are weighed in grams. Cats, dogs and other animals use kg or lb.

What happens to what I typed before signing up?

It stays on your phone until your account exists, then it is saved to the account. Nothing reaches VetVitae's servers before you sign up and agree to the terms.

• If saving fails, nothing you typed is lost. Tap Try again when you're back online.
• If you log in to an account you already have, the new pet is added to it.
• I already have an account on the first screen skips these steps and drops anything half filled.

What if I don't know my pet's birth date?

Pick the way that fits what you know: Exact date, Month and year, or Estimated age. Adopted pets rarely have an exact date, and that's fine.

With a month and year or an estimated age, the age shows with "about", like "about 3 years". It is worked out from the day you typed it, so it keeps counting on its own.

Which animals can I add?

Cats, dogs, birds, small mammals, reptiles, fish and other animals. For birds, small mammals, reptiles and fish you also pick the kind, like a cockatiel, a rabbit, a corn snake or a betta.

Each kind gets what it needs: grams for small animals, water tests for fish, feedings and sheds for reptiles. See birds, reptiles, fish and small mammals and other animals.

How do I add more pets?

Open Pets and tap Add pet. The form starts with the same basics, and every other field is right below them, all optional.

When you log something that applies to several pets, like a deworming or a bath, the form offers Also for with your other pets, so you log it once.

Where do I go next?

• Add the vaccination card, so you get a reminder before the next dose.
• Add a medicine, if your pet takes one now.
• Invite your family, so everyone sees the same record.
• Share the history with your vet before the next visit.

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