How Technology Is Changing Pet Health Care
Apple’s iPhone has been very proud to publicise the fact that it has an ‘app’ for everything. The good news for our furry friends is that there are now even applications for pet health care. These apps are perfect for pet owners who prefer mobile phones to computers as a way of finding information quickly.
The aim of the apps is to give pet owners the information they need quickly and in a concise, simple manner. A very useful application is the Pet First Aid app which contains a very helpful collection of simple snippets of pet health care advice for many different animals. The app also offers advice on how to perform physical checks on your pet to help you figure out what the problem might be.It also has a very informative ‘what’s normal’ section letting you check out if you should be worried or not.
An app which works in a similar fashion to the first aid application is the mobile symptom checker. Working in a similar way to its human counterpart, the NHS direct website, users can search any symptoms their pet is showing by category.
To help pet owners to keep up to date with their animal’s pet health care records there is a Vet Records app.It allows medical information to be input so that medical treatment can be tracked.Whilst this app may sound redundant, it is especially useful if a pet has to receive emergency treatment from a different vet to normal, for example on holiday.
The Pet Services finder app is great for pet health care enthusiasts.It is a cross between Google and the Yellow Pages and allows pet owners to find any animal service from vets to dog walkers to catteries in the local area.
Some of the other popular apps include the Off the Leash application which has details of pet friendly and interesting walks and the Vet Dictionary app which helps owners understand animal health jargon.
Overall, it is fair to say that technology really is making a huge difference to pet health care by making it more simple and more accessible to all.
