Pet Health Guides
Short, practical guides to help you decide what to track, what to log, and when to contact your vet — for pets managing long-term conditions.
In a hurry? Every tracking guide below has a matching sheet you can print. They're all on one page: free printable pet health logs.
Epilepsy & seizures
Seizure logging & epilepsy
What to record during an episode, how to track frequency and triggers, and when to contact your vet or emergency clinic.
Dog seizure diary: what to write down
The six things to note after a seizure, why your vet needs exactly those, and a free printable diary template.
Seizure first aid for dogs and cats
What to do and not do while your pet is seizing, how to time it, the recovery phase, and when it becomes an emergency.
Cluster seizures: what they mean and what to do
When several seizures come in one day, how that differs from a non-stopping seizure, and why it should be treated as urgent.
Phenobarbital side effects in dogs
Common early effects that settle, the serious signs that need a vet call, why blood tests matter, and what to log at home.
Diabetes
Diabetes care for pets
Insulin schedules, dose logs, signs of hypoglycaemia, and how to build a vet-ready summary for diabetic cats and dogs.
Hypoglycemia warning signs in dogs and cats
The early and severe signs of low blood sugar in a diabetic pet, what to do in the moment, and why to log every episode with times.
Missed an insulin dose? What to do next
Why you never double up, what to do when you can't remember if you gave it, and when to call the vet versus wait.
At-home glucose curves, step by step
What a curve shows, why home often beats the clinic, the sampling schedule, common mistakes, and how to present it to your vet.
Kidney disease (CKD)
Kidney disease (CKD) monitoring
Weight, hydration, and appetite tracking for pets with CKD — with consistent measurements to share with your vet over time.
Giving a cat subcutaneous fluids at home
A calm, step-by-step guide to giving subcutaneous fluids at home: equipment, positioning, troubleshooting, and what to log afterwards.
Hydration strategies for CKD pets
Wet food, fountains, broths, and placement to get more water into a pet with kidney disease, plus how to track what works.
CKD stages (IRIS) explained for owners
What the IRIS stages mean, what each changes about daily care, why a stage isn't a countdown, and what to track between rechecks.
More pet health guides
Cushing's disease in dogs: what to track
What to record daily between rechecks, how the monitoring tests work, how to tell treatment is working, and the signs that need a vet the same day.
How much water should a dog drink?
How much is normal per kilogram, how to measure intake properly over a week, when it counts as too much, and what can be behind increased thirst.
How much water should a cat drink?
How much is normal per kilogram including food, why wet-food cats barely drink, how to measure small volumes accurately, and what can be behind increased thirst in cats.
Resting respiratory rate in dogs: how to count it
How to count your dog's breaths at rest, why your vet asks for it with heart disease, the number that means call now, and a printable log.
Should I put my dog down? How to know when it might be time
A calm, honest guide to deciding when to euthanize a dog — quality-of-life signs, what counts as an emergency, what to ask your vet, and how to forgive yourself.
Why is my budgie's beak turning green?
Common causes (including harmless staining), red flags to watch for, and what to document before your avian vet visit.
Printable logs
Free printable pet health logs
Every tracking sheet on the site in one place: seizure diary, resting breathing rate, subcutaneous fluids, water intake, and Cushing's. Free, no signup.
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