A Simple Pet Health Record Template

At a glance

1. Create the pet identity and contact section.
2. List current medications from verified labels or instructions.
3. Add dated vaccination and visit records.
4. Maintain separate weight, expense, and observation logs.
5. Keep a link or location for every important source document.

Pet identity

• Pet name:
• Species:
• Breed or mix:
• Date of birth or estimated age:
• Sex:
• Microchip or other identifier, if applicable:
• Primary veterinary clinic and contact:
• Emergency clinic and contact:

Store sensitive identifiers only where you are comfortable protecting them.

Current medications

For each medication, copy details from the verified label or veterinary instructions:

• Medication name:
• Instructions as written:
• Start date:
• Prescribing clinic:
• Source document location:
• Questions to confirm:

Do not use a generic template to calculate a dosage or schedule.

Vaccinations and preventive care

For each recorded event:

• Date administered:
• Name shown on the clinic record:
• Clinic:
• Next due date, only if confirmed by the veterinarian:
• Certificate or source location:

Visits and health events

• Date:
• Record type:
• Short factual summary:
• Clinic or source:
• Follow-up date, if confirmed:
• Original document location:

Keep owner observations clearly labeled rather than presenting them as a diagnosis.

Weight log

• Date:
• Weight and unit:
• Measured at home or clinic:
• Scale or source:
• Related factual note:

Expenses and documents

• Date:
• Category:
• Amount and currency:
• Provider:
• Receipt location:

The template is useful because the same fields repeat. If maintaining it manually becomes difficult, Dote provides these record types in one iPhone app and keeps them attached to the right pet.