Can I keep several animals under one account?

Yes, and there is no fixed limit on profiles. The list offers search by name and breed plus species filters precisely because it is designed for multi pet households. Each animal has its own independent profile with its own history and its own reminders, and data never mixes between animals.

My species is not in the list: what do I choose?

Choose other and write the real species in the breed field, which is free text. The profile still works for identity, weight, documents, expenses and reminders. What stays unavailable are the tools built on species specific reference data, such as growth curves and scoring scales, which only exist for the species they have been published for.

I entered the wrong date of birth: can I fix it later?

Yes, every field stays editable through the edit command. Correcting the date of birth updates the displayed age and any chart that depends on it. If you originally entered a date just to satisfy the required field, it is worth going back as soon as your vet gives you a better estimate.

Do I have to upload documents before the profile is usable?

No, documents are entirely optional and the profile works without them. It is still worth uploading at least a photograph of the written pages of the record book: it is the only way to preserve vaccine batch numbers if the paper booklet is lost or damaged, and nobody can reconstruct that information afterwards.

What is the difference between weight and target weight?

Weight is today's real measurement and should be updated every time you reweigh, which is what builds the historical series. Target weight is a fixed goal used as a comparison line on charts, and it only makes sense if a vet has set it as part of a weight loss or recovery plan. If that is not your case, leave it empty.

Using Animiyo20 minLevel: BeginnerUpdated on July 25, 2026

Creating your first pet profile in Animiyo

What to have ready, which fields are required, how to complete the profile and where your data ends up across the detail tabs.

Audience: Pet owners
Species: All species
Scope: Valid everywhere

What you need before you start

Il libretto sanitario o il passaporto, per la data di nascita e il codice del microchip
L'ultimo peso registrato, oppure una bilancia per rilevarlo prima di iniziare
Una foto dell'animale già presente sul dispositivo che stai usando
Il nome e il recapito del veterinario di riferimento

You create a pet profile once and then carry it for years, so it is worth getting right the first time. The form is short and has only three required fields, but several optional ones decide which tools become available later: without a date of birth there is no growth curve, without a weight no chart ever starts, without a microchip the travel checks cannot run. This guide walks through the form field by field, explains what each one is actually used for afterwards, and tells you what is worth entering now and what can safely wait.

What to have ready before you open the form

Breaking off halfway to go and find the record book is the most common way a profile ends up half finished. Five minutes of preparation avoids it, and you only hunt for the paperwork once because the information then stays recorded.

The health record book or pet passport, which gives you the date of birth and the microchip number.
The microchip number written out without spaces: fifteen digits in the most widely used international format.
The current weight in kilograms, with decimals if your scale provides them.
A photo already on the device you are using, ideally front on and showing the whole animal.
The adoption or arrival date, if you remember it and it differs from the birth date.
Name, address and phone number of your usual veterinary practice.

Filling in the form step by step

Open the pets list and start a new profile
From the Pets section use the command to add an animal. If this is your first, the page shows the invitation to create one instead of a list.
Enter the name
This is how the animal appears everywhere: in lists, in search, in reminders and in anything you share. Use the name you actually call them, not the pedigree name, which is long and no help at all when scanning a list.
Choose the species
The available options are dog, cat, rabbit, bird, fish, reptile, hamster and other. The choice is not cosmetic: it decides which tools appear later, because some clinical scales and reference curves only exist for dogs and cats.
Enter the date of birth
This one is required and drives the age shown on the profile. It also feeds the growth curve and anything that depends on age, such as moving to six monthly check ups in older animals.
Add breed, colour and adoption date if you know them
All optional. Breed is used by the list filters, colour is useful if you ever have to produce a lost pet notice, and the adoption date gives you the anniversary of the day they came home.
Record the current weight and, if relevant, a target weight
Both are in kilograms and accept decimals. A target weight only makes sense if you are following an agreed weight loss plan: if that is not your situation, leave it empty rather than invent a number.
Copy in the microchip number
Take it from the record book without spaces and check it digit by digit. It is the field people get wrong most often, and a wrong number makes both the format check and the pre travel verification useless.
Save, then upload the photo
The photo is uploaded after saving, so do not worry when the form closes first. Once uploaded it appears in the list and replaces the generic species icon.

Required and optional fields

The form has only three required fields, yet nearly all of the profile's value comes from the optional ones. The table shows what each is concretely used for after saving, so you can decide what is worth digging out right now.

The fields in the creation form and what each one affects later.
Field	Required	What it is used for later
Name	Yes	Identifies the animal in lists, in search and in reminders
Species	Yes	Decides which tools appear, including scales limited to dogs and cats
Date of birth	Yes	Calculates age and feeds the growth curve and age related checks
Breed	No	Filters and sorts the list once you have several animals
Adoption date	No	Calculates the anniversary of arriving home
Weight	No	First point on the weight curve and the reference for dosing bands
Target weight	No	Comparison line on charts during a weight loss plan
Colour	No	Physical description reused in a lost pet notice
Microchip	No	Identification, number format check and pre travel verification
Photo	No	Instant recognition in the list and in generated material

The four items that complete a profile

After saving, the guided setup treats a profile as complete when it holds four things. None of them is required to use the app, but they are the ones that make everything else worthwhile, and they take a few minutes to add.

The photo, which makes the animal recognisable in every list and in anything generated from the profile.
The microchip number, which links the profile to the animal's official identity.
The regular vet, saved in the contacts book so it is at hand in an emergency.
The weight, which opens the historical series that charts and comparisons are built on.

Where your data lives across the detail tabs

Opening an animal gives you a fairly long row of tabs. You do not need to know them all: they fall into five groups, and at the start you will use three or four. Knowing in advance where each thing belongs stops you recording the same information in two different places.

Profile and memories: overview, memory book, photo gallery and the document vault.
Health: vaccines, treatments, parasite control, allergies and conditions, visits, appointments and the health diary.
Measurements and habits: weight, feeding, hydration, exercise and grooming.
Management: expenses, insurance, things to do, a free diary and a unified timeline of every event.
Sharing and safety: the people you share the profile with, and the lost pet section.

The document vault accepts PDF files and images in JPEG, PNG, HEIC and WebP. It is the right home for a photograph of the record book, reports received by email and clinic invoices: keeping them here rather than in the phone gallery is what lets you find them again in two years.

First entries worth making, and what can wait

The classic first day mistake is trying to enter ten years of history in one evening. It is not necessary and it almost always ends with a profile abandoned halfway. Enter the things that produce an immediate effect first, and leave the rest until you happen to have the document in front of you.

What to enter now and what can wait without losing anything.
Item	When	Why
Latest vaccination with its next due date	Now	It is the only entry that makes a future reminder appear
Most recent parasite treatment	Now	Lets the interval be estimated so cover does not lapse
Current weight	Now	Opens the historical series and sets the dosing band
Vet contact details	Now	Needed exactly when you have no time to look them up
Known allergies and conditions	Now	These are what somebody else has to be able to read in your absence
Photo of the record book in the vault	Within the week	Preserves the original even if the paper booklet is lost
Past visits and old reports	Whenever	Useful for history, but they change nothing today
Expenses and insurance	When needed	They start paying off once you use them consistently

Frequently asked questions

Can I keep several animals under one account?: Yes, and there is no fixed limit on profiles. The list offers search by name and breed plus species filters precisely because it is designed for multi pet households. Each animal has its own independent profile with its own history and its own reminders, and data never mixes between animals.
My species is not in the list: what do I choose?: Choose other and write the real species in the breed field, which is free text. The profile still works for identity, weight, documents, expenses and reminders. What stays unavailable are the tools built on species specific reference data, such as growth curves and scoring scales, which only exist for the species they have been published for.
I entered the wrong date of birth: can I fix it later?: Yes, every field stays editable through the edit command. Correcting the date of birth updates the displayed age and any chart that depends on it. If you originally entered a date just to satisfy the required field, it is worth going back as soon as your vet gives you a better estimate.
Do I have to upload documents before the profile is usable?: No, documents are entirely optional and the profile works without them. It is still worth uploading at least a photograph of the written pages of the record book: it is the only way to preserve vaccine batch numbers if the paper booklet is lost or damaged, and nobody can reconstruct that information afterwards.
What is the difference between weight and target weight?: Weight is today's real measurement and should be updated every time you reweigh, which is what builds the historical series. Target weight is a fixed goal used as a comparison line on charts, and it only makes sense if a vet has set it as part of a weight loss or recovery plan. If that is not your case, leave it empty.

What to do next

Get the record book, microchip, weight and a photo ready before opening the form, fill in the three required fields and add the microchip and weight even though they are optional. Then complete the four profile items, upload a photo of the written pages of the record book to the vault, and enter the latest vaccination with its next due date: that is the entry that creates your first reminder.