The short answer: keep pet care simple: write vaccine dates, vet contacts and feeding notes in one place so a sitter or a new vet can read it in a minute. Start with the puppy vaccine schedule or the kitten vaccine schedule.

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Pet Health Records

Vaccines, vet visits, meds, weight and sitter notes - ready when you need them.

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Guides

  • Puppy vaccine schedule Start hereA typical puppy vaccine schedule by age: core shots from 6 to 16 weeks, rabies, lifestyle vaccines, the one-year booster and how t…

Ideas and how-tos

  • Cat Years to Human YearsConvert cat years to human years with our chart from 6 months to 20 years, the simple formula vets use, feline life stages and wha…
  • Dog vaccination record booksSet up a dog vaccination record book with vaccine dates, clinic records and next-due reminders. See a sample page, lost-record ste…
  • Dog vaccinesDog vaccines explained: core shots (rabies, distemper, parvo, adenovirus), lifestyle vaccines like lepto and Bordetella, booster t…
  • Kitten vaccine scheduleKitten vaccine schedule by age: FVRCP, rabies and FeLV from 6 to 16+ weeks, the one-year boosters, and which cat vaccines adults n…

Templates

  • Pet sitter instructions templateWhat to put in pet sitter instructions: contacts, feeding, medications, house rules, vet authorization and an emergency plan, plus…

How to use this page

These pages sit inside family organization. Our pet health record printable and paperback give you ready-made pages for the details above.