A health record for your ferret or your rabbit
Is there a proper health record for a ferret or a rabbit? Yes. AnimaPulse treats exotic pets like dogs and cats: a profile, the vaccines tracked, weight, treatments, documents and reminders. Ferrets and rabbits have their own vaccine protocol in the app.
Updated on 11 November 2026
The problem: an exotic pet's record… of what?
A dog's health record is a familiar object. A ferret's or a rabbit's much less so — and yet there are just as many dates to keep track of: vaccine boosters, treatments, weight, visits to an exotic-pet vet. A digital record brings them together and warns you before the due date.
How it works
Step 1
Create the profile
When you create it, choose Exotic pet, then the type: rabbit, ferret, rodent, bird, reptile or other. Name, birth date, chip: the profile is ready.
Step 2
Let the assistant follow the vaccines
For a ferret or a rabbit, the vaccine assistant lists the vaccines of the protocol. You record each injection and its booster: the status updates by itself.
Step 3
Get the reminders
Notifications schedule themselves: 7 days and 1 day before for vaccines, on the day for treatments, the day before and 2 hours before for appointments.
For a ferret
The vaccine assistant tracks distemper (yearly booster) and rabies (useful for travel), from AnimaPulse's reference table. Distemper is fatal in ferrets; where no ferret vaccine is available, canine vaccines are used off-licence, a choice that belongs entirely to the vet. The details, with their sources, are in the ferret vaccination guide.
Did your ferret react after an injection? Write it in "Allergies / medical notes": the information follows the animal, and it shows up in the summary of the page shared with your vet (vet sharing is part of Premium).
For a rabbit
The assistant tracks myxomatosis and RHD (yearly booster), from the reference table. The schedule depends on the country chosen in the profile and remains indicative: the rabbit vaccination guide gives the usual schedule and its sources.
And a rodent, a bird, a reptile?
The profile is the same (exotic pet type: rodent, bird, reptile or other), with weight, treatments, documents and reminders. There is no vaccine protocol for these species, though: the app says so — "No routine vaccine for this species — a yearly check-up with an exotics vet is still recommended."
What is free, what is Premium
| What it covers | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Profile, vaccines, weight, treatments, documents and reminders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Animals | 1 | Unlimited |
| Vet sharing | — | ✓ |
AnimaPulse informs, it never prescribes. The protocols and due dates it shows are indicative: your vet always has the final say on your pet's care.
Frequently asked questions
Is AnimaPulse suitable for a ferret or a rabbit?
Yes. When you create the profile you choose Exotic pet, then the type of animal: rabbit, ferret, rodent, bird, reptile or other.
Which vaccines does the app track?
For a ferret, distemper (yearly booster) and rabies (useful for travel); for a rabbit, myxomatosis and RHD (yearly booster). These are indicative landmarks, depending on the profile's country: your vet always has the final say.
What about a guinea pig, a hamster or a bird?
The profile, weight, treatments, documents and reminders all work, but there is no vaccine protocol for these species. The app says so: a yearly check-up with an exotic-pet vet is still advised.
Can I track a ferret and a rabbit in the same account?
Yes, with Premium, which allows several animals. Without Premium, the account covers one animal.
The record for your ferret or rabbit
One profile each, vaccine reminders 7 days and 1 day before, weight and documents in one place.
Read next
Ferret vaccination
Distemper is close to 100% fatal in ferrets. Which vaccines a ferret needs, how vaccine reactions are handled, and the schedules in the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa and more. For guidance only.
Rabbit vaccination
Which vaccinations does a pet rabbit need, and does an indoor rabbit need them too? Myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD), with sourced schedules for the UK, Ireland, the US, Australia, South Africa and more. For guidance only.
Reminders that never forget
Vaccine reminders seven days and one day ahead, recurring treatments that reschedule themselves, appointments flagged the day before and two hours ahead. Free and unlimited.
Page updated on 11 November 2026.