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Open the guideBeginner15 min
Getting your puppy used to a collar and harness
The first collar should not be a struggle. With a few minutes a day, treats and pleasant associations, the puppy learns to wear it without stress.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Teaching your dog not to jump up on people
Jumping up is an excited greeting that becomes a problem. It is fixed without punishment, by teaching what to do instead of jumping and rewarding calm.
Dog
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Preparing veterinary contacts before a trip
On a trip, the unexpected happens far from your vet. Preparing the right contacts in advance turns a moment of panic into a quick phone call.
DogCat
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Registering your cat in the pet identification register
Pet registers were built for dogs, but more and more regions extend them to cats. Here is how to proceed, what to prepare and what to keep on file.
Cat
Open the guideIntermediate10 min
Recognising an allergic reaction and acting in the first minutes
A sting, a drug or a food can trigger an allergic reaction. Knowing how to recognise it and act at once, without improvising treatment, can make the difference.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner25 min
Estimating the costs before adopting an animal
Adopting is a choice of the heart, but also a financial commitment lasting years. Estimating the costs first helps you decide with your head and avoid nasty surprises.
DogCat
Open the guideAdvanced20 min
Checking the emergency crash cart in the clinic
In a cardiac arrest there is no time to search. Here is how to keep the crash cart always complete, orderly and verified, with a repeatable and traceable check.
All species
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Managing play and biting in a kitten's first months
A kitten that bites hands is not being naughty: it is hunting. In the first months you can teach it where to aim the bite, before the habit sets.
Cat
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Recording medicines and scheduling doses with Animiyo
A therapy entered well in Animiyo becomes a punctual reminder and a searchable history. Here is how to record medicines and doses so the alerts really appear.
All species
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Keeping stock levels and reorders under control
An empty shelf is a lost sale, one full of expired goods is wasted money. Here is how to keep stock at the right level with a repeatable method instead of guesswork.
All species
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Handle the paperwork for an animal you found
Finding an animal does not mean you may keep it. Here are the correct practical and administrative steps, from reading the microchip to reporting to the authorities.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Giving a subcutaneous injection at home safely
Many long-term therapies involve injections under the skin at home. With the right preparation and the technique taught by the vet, it becomes a quick, low-stress gesture.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Preparing a care authorisation for your animal while you are away
When someone else looks after your animal, a written authorisation with data and contacts prevents misunderstandings and saves precious time in an emergency.
DogCatAll species
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Suspected poisoning: what to do in the first minutes
Faced with suspected poisoning the instinctive reaction often makes things worse. Here is the priority of the first minutes, why you do not induce vomiting alone, and what the clinic needs to know.
DogCat
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Setting up the guinea pig's home and diet
A guinea pig is not a hamster or a small rabbit: it has needs of its own. Space, company, hay always available and vitamin C are the pillars of correct care.
Rodents
Open the guideBeginner25 min
Teaching your dog the watch me and eye contact cue
Before any other command you need the dog's attention. Watch me is the basic skill that makes lead walking, recall and distraction management possible.
Dog
Open the guideBeginner25 min
Travelling by train and ferry with your pet
Trains and ferries have rules that differ from the car and from each other. Here is how to prepare the trip, what to check before buying the ticket, and how to manage the animal on board.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Secure your dog and cat safely in the car
A loose animal in the car is a danger to itself and to the driver. Here is how to choose and use the right restraint for its size and your vehicle.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner12 min
Sharing your animal's care with several people in Animiyo
An animal is often cared for by several people. Sharing the profile with the right role avoids duplicates, missed tasks and the question did you already give the tablet.
All species
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Managing meals when you are out all day
Being out all day should not mean a full bowl in the morning. With a few adjustments to timing, freshness and water, meals stay correct even while you are away.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Make the garden safe against escapes and poisons
A garden seems the safest place and hides the worst dangers: gaps in the fence, toxic plants, slug and rat poisons. Here is how to inspect it zone by zone before leaving the animal loose there.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Travelling by car with a cat: litter, water and stress
A cat experiences travel differently from a dog: it is tied to its territory and being moved puts it on alert. Here is how to make the car more bearable.
Cat
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Teaching a dog or cat to accept handling
Clipping nails does not have to be a fight. Here is how to get a dog or cat used to handling for routine care, one step at a time, respecting their pace.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner25 min
Adapting movement and walks for a senior dog
A senior dog still needs to move, but differently. Shorter, more frequent walks, the right surfaces and attention to the signals make the difference.
Dog
Open the guideBeginner25 min
Making electrical cables, sockets and chargers safe
A chewed cable is not just damaged electronics: it is a risk of shock and mouth burns. A few targeted protections remove most of the danger.
DogCatRabbit
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Build a hay and vegetable diet for your rabbit
A rabbit is not a rodent and does not eat like a hamster. Here is how to build a hay based ration, with the right greens and pellets kept in their place.
Rabbit
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Storing medicines: expiry dates and the cold chain
A badly stored medicine may no longer work even if it is not expired. Temperature, light, humidity and opening matter as much as the date on the box.
DogCatAll species
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Rear-end hygiene and sanitary trimming
The rear end is the part that gets dirtiest and is checked least. Cleaning it well and keeping the coat short around it prevents irritation, bad smells and problems that go unnoticed.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Clean the eyes and facial skin folds without irritation
Facial folds and the eye area get dirty every day and trap moisture. Here is how to clean them without irritation, how often, and when discharge stops being dirt and becomes a signal.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Preparing the room and instruments for a procedure
Most hold ups during a procedure begin earlier, in the setup. A methodical preparation of the room and the instruments prevents them.
DogCatAll species
Open the guideBeginner8 min
Use the PetAI assistant for a first orientation
PetAI helps you get your bearings, not a diagnosis. Here is how to frame the question, what context to give, and how to tell a useful tip from a reason to call the clinic now.
All species
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Dose treats and snacks without blowing the calories
Treats add weight more than the meal because nobody counts them. Here is the ten percent rule, how to subtract them from the ration, and which morsels to pick to reward without overdoing it.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Setting up and checking a reptile's UVB lighting
A UVB lamp wears out without going dark. A reptile can have visible light and yet a UVB output that is no longer enough: the check must be done, not assumed.
Reptiles
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Introducing a new arrival to the resident pets
A first meeting is not improvised. Here is how to introduce the new arrival to the resident pets in stages, reading the signals and without turning cohabitation into conflict.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Teach your dog leave it and a happy trade
A dog that lets go at the first cue is a safer dog. Here is how to build leave it and the trade step by step, without turning them into a tug of war.
Dog
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Apply a spot-on parasite treatment without mistakes
A badly applied pipette protects little and can irritate. Here is where it really goes, why the dog product must not touch the cat, and how to log the application to keep the rhythm.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Choosing and cleaning food bowls and water fountains
The bowl is the object your animal uses most and washes least. Material, position and cleaning matter more than they seem.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Update the pet registry details after moving house
A microchip is worthless if the linked number no longer answers. Here is how to update your address and contacts in the registry after a move, step by step.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Manage post surgery recovery at home without setbacks
The first weeks after surgery decide the outcome. Here is how to set up recovery, check the wound every day, and recognise straight away what is going wrong.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Log your dog walks and read the weekly trend
Logging walks only pays off if you then look at the total. Here is what to record, how consistently, and how to turn scattered entries into a readable trend.
Dog
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Preventing swallowed objects and foreign bodies at home
Many emergencies come not from poisons but from a swallowed sock, hair tie or thread. Prevention is almost entirely about removing the right things before it happens.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Shortening the coat in summer: when it helps and when it does not
The first heat brings the urge to shave the animal to cool it down. But the coat is not just a blanket, and on many dogs and cats shaving does the opposite.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner12 min
How to read a pet food label the right way
The front of the pack is advertising, the back is information. Here is how to read the ingredients and nutrients to choose a food without being led by the pictures.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Make the kitchen safe for a dog or cat
The kitchen packs more hazards than any other room. Here is how to move them out of reach with a zone by zone method, without forgetting any.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Keeping a record of adverse reactions
A reaction not written down as it happens becomes an unusable memory within hours. Here are the twelve data points that turn it into a useful report.
DogCatRabbit
Open the guideAdvanced35 min
Running telephone triage for urgent requests
On the phone you do not diagnose, you decide who must come in now. Here is how to give staff a data gathering script, a priority scale and a way to document every call.
All species
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Clear the airway of a choking dog or cat
When no air is passing, minutes count. Here is how to tell real choking apart, what to do in order, and what to avoid so you do not push the object deeper.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Manage meals for the senior pet that eats less
A senior that eats less is not always just old. Environment, texture and small touches help, but a drop in appetite should first be understood with the vet.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Running a loyalty programme that brings customers back
A badly designed loyalty programme gives margin away to those who would have returned anyway. Here is how to choose its mechanic, set rewards on margin and measure whether it truly brings customers back.
All species
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Manage puppy teething and mouthing
Mouthing is not spite: it is how a puppy explores and eases sore teeth. Here is how to redirect it without punishing, and when the vet is needed.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Track a clinical value at home over time
A value measured once says little. The same value followed over time, always the same way, shows a direction and helps the vet decide.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Check the teeth and nails of rabbits and rodents at home
In rabbits and rodents the teeth grow for life. A regular home check catches early the problems these animals hide until the very last.
RabbitRodents
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Preparing a flight with your pet in cabin or hold
Flying with a dog or cat is prepared weeks ahead. Here is how to check the rules before booking, choose between cabin and hold and reach the airport without surprises.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Slow down the animal that eats too fast
An animal that swallows its food in seconds risks regurgitation, air in the stomach and constant demands. Slowing the meal is simple and changes a lot.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Give eye drops to a dog or cat without a struggle
The eye is delicate and the animal defends it. Here is a repeatable technique to apply drops without touching the cornea or turning treatment into a fight.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Helping a puppy or kitten sleep the first nights
The first nights with a young pet are the hardest. Here is how to prepare the sleep area, build an evening ritual and read when crying is a need and when it will pass.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Keep medicines and cleaning products out of your pet's reach
Many household poisonings start with a dropped pill or an open bottle. A thoughtful tidy of the home removes most of these risks for good.
DogCatAll species
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Using the if found tag and its public page
A printable code leading to a read only public page: which fields go out, which stay in, and what happens when somebody points a phone at it.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Comparing two vet estimates line by line
The lowest estimate is not always the best value. Here is how to place two estimates side by side, surface the hidden items and decide without putting price ahead of care.
All species
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Clean the coat without a bath using dry grooming
Not every outing ends with a bath. Often a proper dry clean removes dirt and odour, protects the skin and saves the animal time and stress.
DogCat
Open the guideAdvanced45 min
Running a food elimination trial without mistakes
Elimination diets almost always fail because of contamination, not because of the food. Here is how to run one so the result can actually be interpreted.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Care for paws and pads after every outing
The paw is the part that collects everything on the ground. A one minute check after the outing prevents injuries, lameness and toxins licked away.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Recognising and managing cognitive decline in senior pets
Cognitive decline shows through subtle signals easily mistaken for normal ageing. Here is how to observe them, log them and adapt the home, while leaving the diagnosis to the vet.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate40 min
Giving several medicines a day without making mistakes
Once there are four dosing times and two people in the house, an error stops being a possibility and becomes a statistical certainty. This is the system that catches it.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Preparing the emergency call to the veterinary clinic
A seven step communication procedure, with a card to keep by the phone, that turns a panicked call into information the clinic can actually act on.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate60 min
Getting the home and the pet ready for fireworks night
What to do three weeks ahead, how to build the refuge in eight steps and the timetable for the night itself, with the volume ladder for sound work.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Feeding two pets that steal from each other's bowl
When two animals eat together, the portion you wrote down stops matching the portion eaten. Here is how to separate the stations and check the separation holds.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate45 min
Following up the customers who stop coming back
Nobody announces that they are about to stop buying from you: they stretch the intervals until they disappear. Here is how to notice, using the data you already hold.
All species
Open the guideBeginner60 min
Filing and finding your pet's health records
An archive is only useful if it hands you the right document while you are on the phone with the clinic. Categories, file names, which originals to keep and how to rebuild a broken history.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate40 min
Preparing a specialist appointment with the right data
A specialist consultation is short and costs attention: arriving with a written timeline, reports in date order and five repeated measurements changes the outcome.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate50 min
Preparing a pet insurance claim step by step
Most rejected claims fail on form rather than on merit. Here are the right documents, the order in which to obtain them and the deadlines that matter.
All species
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Managing a long term chronic treatment
Chronic treatments do not fail because of the drug, they fail on the missed days. A system that survives holidays, dose changes and two people in the house.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Managing incontinence in a senior pet with dignity
A daily routine that protects both skin and dignity, with the table of causes to distinguish and the data your vet will use to reach a diagnosis quickly.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner25 min
Recording expenses and seeing where the money goes
Expenses live in two places that look very much alike. Knowing which to use, and when, decides whether you end the year with a statement or a pile of numbers.
All species
Open the guideBeginner40 min
Setting up a service price list with declared surcharges
A price list works when the customer can predict what they will pay before walking in. Here is the method based on measured time and verifiable surcharge criteria.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate60 min
Bathing a pet and drying it properly
Baths usually go wrong at the end: an undercoat left damp for hours is the most frequent home cause of localised skin problems.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Walking on a loose leash without pulling
A dog pulls because pulling works: here you learn to make a loose leash pay off, starting in an easy setting and moving up one context at a time.
Dog
Open the guideAdvanced30 min
Reading a blood test report without panicking
A guide to the structure of a report, the analytes that turn up almost every time and the right questions to ask, so you arrive prepared rather than frightened.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Planning stops on a long summer trip with a pet
The risk of a summer drive is not the distance but the hour of the day. Here is the rhythm of the stops, the routine at each one and the thresholds that force you to stop.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner25 min
Weighing a bird as the earliest sign of illness
A sick bird stops looking sick for as long as it can. Weight changes first, which makes a kitchen scale the most useful home diagnostic tool there is.
Birds
Open the guideIntermediate90 min
Moving abroad permanently with a pet
A relocation is not a holiday with the dog in the car. What genuinely changes when your residence moves, with a backward calendar and the documents that must never go into a shipping container.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Assessing a senior pet's quality of life
Seven domains observed the same way each time, a repeatable weekly score and the good days versus hard days rule, so decisions rest on facts rather than memory.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Spotting an emergency in rabbits and rodents before it is too late
Prey species hide suffering until the last moment. Here are the time thresholds, the normal parameters species by species and the facts to gather before you call.
RabbitRodents
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Turning the cat carrier into a den, not a trap
A two week calendar that gets the cat walking into the carrier on its own, with criteria for moving on and a protocol for the first short drive.
Cat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Daily tooth brushing for dogs and cats
Daily brushing is the only home routine that genuinely removes plaque. Here is the ten day habituation ladder and the technique that works.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Preventing car sickness in dogs and cats
Drooling, nausea and vomiting in the car are not fixed by driving more: here you build a plan of very short positive trips and learn to read the early signs to stop in time.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Helping a senior pet that struggles to stand up
Assisting a stand without hurting yourself or the animal: traction before force, support under sternum and hips, and three daily numbers that make the trend visible.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate35 min
Preparing an estimate the owner can actually read
Bills are rarely disputed over the total, they are disputed over a line nobody understood. Here is how to write the items, the ten step procedure and the five document states.
All species
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Tracking weight and reading the growth curve
Weight is the easiest number to collect and the hardest to interpret alone. Here is how it becomes a readable curve and what the two body scores add to it.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Moving an injured animal without making it worse
The sequence for moving an injured animal without worsening fractures or bleeding, with the checks to run in thirty seconds before touching it.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Teaching sit and stay step by step
Sit in a few minutes a day and stay broken into its three variables, one at a time, with the release word and the rule for knowing when to raise the level.
Dog
Open the guideBeginner45 min
How many litter boxes you need and where to put them
Before talking about behaviour, count the boxes and measure them. Number, size and placement solve a large share of elimination problems.
Cat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Socialising a puppy in the sensitive window
The sensitive window is short and does not return: here you build a plan of positive encounters with people, surfaces, sounds and animals, dosed to the puppy and never forced.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Sharing your pet's clinical record with the vet
How to show a health record to a clinic without handing over your account, choosing which sections to include and keeping the ability to revoke at any time.
All species
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Taking your pet's vital signs at home and recording them
Seven measurements in order, indicative ranges for dogs and cats, and a way of recording them that makes the call to the clinic useful instead of vague.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner30 min
Building an emergency fund for vet costs
A dedicated fund is built from your animal's own numbers, not generic figures: estimate, target, automatic transfer and a rebuild rule after every withdrawal.
All species
Open the guideBeginner40 min
Reporting a lost pet in Italy: the first hours
The right sequence between searching on site, reporting to the health authority and publishing notices, with the channels to open in the first two hours.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate45 min
Terrarium thermal management: measure, calibrate and check
A reptile digests, heals and moves at the temperature you provide. Here is the nine step calibration, the values by species and the weekly checks worth recording.
Reptiles
Open the guideIntermediate10 min
Stopping external bleeding before the clinic
The safe manoeuvre that buys the minutes to the clinic, direct pressure, with a clear warning about the manoeuvres that need a course and the mistakes that make things worse.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate120 min
Making balconies and windows safe for pets
A cat does not fall because it is careless: it falls because it is chasing something. The right mesh, the right fixing, and tilt windows made safe.
CatDog
Open the guideIntermediate50 min
Running a vaccine recall across a list of patients
An overdue booster is not lost because the owner forgot, it is lost because nobody holds a list. Here is how to build one, calculate the dates and call in order of risk.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner45 min
Packing the bag and the papers seven days before you leave
One week of lead time is usually enough to find an invalid document and fix it. Here is the day by day calendar, the packing list and the final checks before departure.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Keeping a symptom log your vet can actually use
Six facts per episode, a one minute routine and five measurements you can take at home: the minimum that turns a story into clinical data.
DogCatRabbit
Open the guideIntermediate45 min
Comparing two pet health insurance policies
A routine for comparing two insurance offers on the same yardstick, looking at limits, excess, waiting periods and exclusions rather than the premium alone, before signing anything.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Removing a pet from the animal register after death
The method for reporting a death to the animal register and closing the microchip record, with the useful documents and the references to verify.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Seizures in dogs and cats: what to do and what to avoid
A stopwatch, a safe space around the animal and hands away from the mouth: the correct sequence during a seizure and the numbers that mean leaving now.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Getting a cat that barely drinks to drink more
Measure first with a jug and a control bowl, then work on bowls, placement and food moisture, then check whether the number has genuinely moved.
Cat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Weighing a puppy or kitten and recording growth properly
One repeatable weighing beats ten approximate ones: the resolution each size needs, how often to measure, and how to read the slope instead of a single number.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate60 min
Running a batch recall and contacting only the customers involved
A recall is judged by how many of the right people were reached, not by how many were messaged. Here is the ten step procedure and the wording to use.
All species
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Teaching a dog to be alone, starting from ten seconds
A ladder of absences that starts at ten seconds, with the video as the only judge of when you move up, and the limits beyond which working alone is no longer enough.
Dog
Open the guideBeginner40 min
Preparing a stay in a pet friendly place
A routine for reaching a pet friendly place with everything checked, setting up in minutes a space the animal recognises, and leaving with no damage or disputes.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner5 min
Giving a liquid medicine with a dosing syringe
The technique for giving an oral liquid with a dosing syringe safely, with the signs that mean you should stop and consult the vet.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner30 min
Splitting a pet's expenses between several people
Flatmates, blended families, former partners or volunteers looking after the same animal: here is how to decide who pays what before it becomes an argument.
All species
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Keeping the water quality right in your aquarium
A method to measure water parameters, read the nitrogen cycle and do safe partial changes, with the signs that call for an immediate intervention.
Fish
Open the guideBeginner90 min
Adapting the home for a senior dog or cat
Three days of observation, then ninety minutes of work on floors and heights, with the measurements for ramps, steps and litter trays and a review calendar.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner45 min
Changing the registered owner of a dog or cat
The microchip stays the same, the name beside it does not. An eight step procedure to register the transfer, hand over the records and verify the outcome.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner60 min
Building the public page for your pet shop
The shop page is what people read without logging in. Here are the eight required fields, the eleven step procedure and the mistakes that lose a customer in ten seconds.
All species
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Setting up vaccine and parasite control reminders
Reminders are not created on the reminders page: they come from the due dates you write on records. Here is how to set them and how to stay out of alert fatigue.
DogCatRabbit
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Teaching your dog to go to a mat, step by step
A behaviour that sends the dog to settle on a fixed mat when the house gets busy, built in small steps with treats and without ever forcing it to stay put.
Dog
Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Preparing a discharge with instructions the owner understands
Home treatment usually fails at the door, not at the pharmacy. Here is the structure of the form, the language to use and the spoken check before the owner leaves.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Storing opened wet pet food safely
A six step routine for opened cans and pouches: the right container, a real cold chain, frozen single portions and honest criteria for discarding leftovers.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Switching your dog's or cat's food without stomach upset
A gradual transition method between two foods, with the schedule of proportions and clear criteria for slowing down when loose stools or poor appetite appear.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner30 min
Setting the routine for the first days at home
A simple, repeatable routine for the first two weeks that gives a newly arrived animal fixed points to build trust on, rather than leaving it to guess what happens next.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner45 min
Preparing a puppy or kitten first veterinary visit
A checklist so you do not arrive empty handed at the visit that sets up the first twelve months, with an eight step procedure and the data to transcribe before you leave the clinic.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Heatstroke: what to do in the first ten minutes
A protocol for the first ten minutes, with the stop threshold at 39.5 degrees, the mistakes that make things worse and what to tell the vet on arrival.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate40 min
Claiming veterinary costs on your Italian tax return
A routine for gathering invoices, receipts and proof of payment through the year, working out which costs qualify, and reaching the tax return without chasing paperwork.
All species
Open the guideBeginner30 min
Making your home and balcony plants pet safe
A method to catalogue your home and balcony plants, decide what to remove and what to move up high, with the steps to follow if ingestion is suspected.
DogCatAll species
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Trimming nails without hitting the quick
An eight step procedure with the thin slice technique for dark nails, a protocol for stopping bleeding and a seven day plan to rebuild trust.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Getting a pet used to the carrier and the car, step by step
Sessions of a few minutes, one stage at a time and a numeric rule for when to advance. By the end the carrier is just furniture and the car is boring.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate45 min
Building a booster calendar that survives real life
A method that turns dates scattered across a record book, receipts and messages into a single calendar that survives a house move and a change of vet.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate15 min
Teaching recall, from the garden to the street
Five levels, three minute sessions and an explicit progression rule: eight responses out of ten before you add distance or distraction, plus the plan for rebuilding a cue that has been burned.
Dog
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Writing a SOAP record that still works months later
A record is judged when a colleague reads it six months later. Here is the correct split between the four sections, the nine step procedure and the review checklist.
All species
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Managing your dog's or cat's seasonal shedding
A brushing routine matched to the coat type, with clear criteria for telling normal shedding apart from hair loss that deserves a veterinary visit.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner30 min
House training a puppy without punishment
A protocol built on early trips outside, a reward within three seconds and complete odour removal, with the holding time table and the rules for extending intervals.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Weighing portions and splitting them across the day
A seven step procedure to move from a scoop to a scale, spread the ration across the day and correct it with a figure rather than by eye.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner30 min
Microchip and registry: registering a dog in Italy
The Italian procedure step by step, with the deadlines regions typically apply, the updates you must file and how to check the record really exists.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Cleaning your dog's or cat's ears safely
A seven step routine using a veterinary ear cleaner and gauze, plus clear criteria for when home cleaning is pointless or actively harmful.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner45 min
Building and maintaining a pet first aid kit
A hand built kit, sorted by category and tied to your animal's own paperwork, that anyone in the household can open and use in under a minute.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Brushing a long coat before it turns into mats
Seven steps to brush down to the skin instead of over the surface, open knots without scissors and recognise the moment a professional has to take over.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate60 min
Building a yearly budget from the expenses you recorded
A credible budget does not come from an average found online but from your own movements over recent months. Here are the categories, the annualising method and the review.
All species
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Creating your first pet profile in Animiyo
Twenty minutes for a profile you will not have to redo: every field explained, the four items that complete a profile, and the first entries worth making.
All species
Open the guideBeginner90 min
Setting up and monitoring a rabbit's living space
For a rabbit, housing is not a comfort detail: it decides movement, teeth, gut function and the ability to hide pain. Here are the measurements, the zones and the daily checks.
Rabbit
Open the guideBeginner45 min
European pet passport: how to get one and how long it takes
Microchip before the vaccine, a twenty one day wait and the checks that get you turned away at the gate: the Italian procedure in chronological order.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner120 min
Making the home safe before a puppy or kitten arrives
The full pass through the house in ten steps, with a room by room risk table, the measurements that actually matter and a plan for the first seventy two hours in zones.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
How to give a cat a tablet without a fight
A repeatable technique, with gentle restraint and a water chaser, that lowers stress and raises the chance the course is actually completed.
Cat

All topics

Using Animiyo
Step by step procedures to set up your account, pet profiles, reminders, sharing and every module of the platform.
10 guides
Health management
Vaccination record, treatments, medication administration, home measurements and preparing for a visit.
14 guides
Practical feeding
Portion calculation, diet transitions, elimination diets, weight management and meal preparation.
11 guides
Training step by step
Training protocols with sessions, progression criteria and troubleshooting for the most common sticking points.
10 guides
Emergency procedures
First aid manoeuvres described in sequence, with stop criteria and when to call the clinic.
10 guides
Documents and paperwork
Microchip, registries, passport, change of ownership, lost pet reports and tax obligations.
12 guides
Travelling with pets
Trip preparation, carriers, air, rail, car, ferry and arrival at destination.
10 guides
Grooming and hygiene
Brushing, bathing, nails, ears, teeth, anal glands and coat management during moulting.
11 guides
Safe home and enrichment
Making rooms safe, building enrichment, managing balconies and gardens, preparing for a new arrival.
11 guides
Budget and expenses
Setting a budget, recording expenses, comparing quotes, running an emergency fund and claiming deductions.
7 guides
The first months
Bringing a puppy or kitten home, nights, house training, socialisation, first visits and the vaccination schedule.
10 guides
Caring for senior pets
Adapting the home, managing multiple treatments, assessing pain, reduced mobility and end of life support.
7 guides
Clinic operations
Practice workflows: check in, SOAP records, consent, estimates, reports and ward management.
7 guides
Running a pet shop
Catalogue, stock, recurring subscriptions, loyalty programme, deliveries and customer communication.
6 guides
Non conventional species
Rabbits, rodents, birds, reptiles and fish: housing, environmental parameters, feeding and signs of illness.
9 guides