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Health, Records
& Identification
A practical checklist
Health, Records & Identification
Collect the information you may need before the first veterinary visit, and confirm every record follows your pet into their new home.
- Copies of shelter or rescue medical records
- Current medications
- Flea prevention
- Heartworm prevention where applicable
- Keep digital and paper copies of important records
- Known allergies
- Known medical conditions
- Local pet licensing requirements where applicable
- Microchip number
- Schedule an initial veterinary appointment
- Spay or neuter status
- Tick prevention
- Transfer microchip registration to the new owner
- Update microchip contact information
- Vaccination records
- Veterinary contact information
A microchip only helps if the registration information is current.
Your next thoughtful step