Pet care for the whole family: meet the new Pets section
Pets are family, and they run on routines too: the flea treatment that's due, the walk that someone has to do, and the question every household asks at least once a week: "Has anyone fed the cat?" The new Pets section in Loopykin.com gives every pet a home alongside the rest of your family's plans.
A profile for every pet
Add each pet with their photo, species, breed, date of birth (their age is worked out for you), colour and markings, and whether they're neutered. Keep the details you'd otherwise hunt for in an emergency in one place: the microchip number and the database it's registered with, the insurer and policy number, and your vet's phone number, address and out-of-hours line. There's room for allergies, conditions and dietary needs too.
Never miss a treatment
Set up recurring treatments such as vaccinations, boosters, flea, worming, tick and dental care. You choose how often each one is due, from your vet's advice or the label on the product, because Loopykin.com never guesses. When a treatment is given, tap Done: it records the date and who gave it, and moves the next due date forward. Anything overdue is flagged on the pet's card and on the Home page, so the whole family sees it.
Share the daily jobs
Add feeding, walks, litter, tank or cage cleaning and grooming to the pet's Care rota. Give a job to one person, or pick several and it takes turns between them across the week. The jobs also appear on the chore chart and earn points, and ticking one off shows who did it, so nobody feeds the cat twice.
Vet visits, medication and weight
Log each visit with the reason, outcome, cost and notes. A visit dated in the future is added to the shared family calendar for you. For a course of medication, enter the dates and doses per day from the vet's instructions and tick each dose off as it's given. Weigh-ins build a simple chart so you can see changes over time.
Supplies
List what each pet needs: their food, litter, treats, flea treatment. When something's running low, one tap adds it to your shopping list.
Who can see and change it
Everyone with access to the Pets section can look. Owners and managers can make changes. Viewer accounts only see Pets if you've ticked it for them, which suits a pet sitter or grandparent.
What's coming next
We're building this in stages. Next on our list:
- Documents: keep vaccination cards, vet letters and insurance papers with each pet.
- Reminders: push and email reminders for treatments that are coming due.
- Sitter sheet: a one-page summary of feeding, medication, vet contact and house notes that you can share by link.
- Holiday mode: hand the care rota to a sitter for the dates you're away.
- Expenses: food, vet bills and insurance with a yearly total for each pet.
- Renewals: pet insurance and kennel or cattery bookings feeding into your renewals.
- Lost pet card: a ready-to-share card with a photo, microchip number and your contact details.
- Archive: keep the records and photos of pets who have passed, with all reminders turned off.
Have a suggestion? Tell us on the contact page. To get started, open Pets and add your first pet, or follow the step-by-step guide.