Guides
Clear bearings on your pets' health — sourced protocols, for guidance only. Your vet always has the final say.
Updated on 11 November 2026
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Cat vaccination schedule
When do kittens get their first shots, how often do cats need boosters, and do they need the leukaemia or rabies vaccine? Sourced schedules for sixteen countries, starting with the UK. For guidance only.
What a dog or a cat really costs per year
The spending categories for a dog and a cat, what actually weighs on the year, and why nearly every owner underestimates the total. Track your own, free.
Dog vaccination schedule
When do puppies get their shots, when are boosters due, and is rabies vaccination compulsory? Sourced schedules for sixteen countries, starting with the United Kingdom. For guidance only.
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.
Lost vaccination record: what to do
A lost paper record cannot be replaced identically, but the essentials can be rebuilt: your vet, the microchip database, your own paperwork. The order to do it in, and how never to start over.
Microchips, tattoos and databases
Microchipping is compulsory for dogs and cats in much of Europe. What the chip does, what remains of tattoos, what the database is for, and why keeping your details current matters more than the chip itself.
Missed booster: what actually happens
A few weeks late does not work like expired warranty. What actually happens when a booster is overdue, depending on how long and which vaccine, and when the primary course must be restarted.
Worming a puppy or a kitten
ESCCAP has a puppy treated from the 14th day after birth and a kitten from 3 weeks of age, then every 2 weeks until 2 weeks after weaning. Indicative figures with sources; your vet decides.
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.
AnimaPulse is available
The health record for your pets: vaccine and treatment reminders, vet sharing (Premium), documents scanned and pre-filled. Hosted in France, never sold.
Page updated on 11 November 2026.