Tracking dog and cat vaccine deadlines as a household.
Pet healthcare runs multiple deadlines in parallel. Rabies annually for dogs (often by law), combination vaccines once a year for both dogs and cats, monthly parasite prevention in season. Knowing who handled what and when, across the family, keeps anything from slipping.
Rabies vaccination is annual and often required by law
Many regions require an annual rabies vaccination for dogs with registration. If you miss the community vaccination event, you'll need a separate vet appointment, often at a higher cost.
Snap the certificate into Kigen and the next due date logs automatically.
Combination vaccines vary by species and lifestyle
Dog combinations come in five-, eight-, or ten-way versions depending on lifestyle. Cat combinations are typically three-way, with five-way for cats that go outdoors. Storing the prior certificate makes the next vet visit's intake form much faster.
- Dog rabies: annual (legal requirement in many regions)
- Dog combo vaccine: annual (5-10 way depending on lifestyle)
- Cat combo vaccine: annual (3-5 way depending on outdoors)
- Heartworm prevention: monthly in season
- Flea/tick prevention: year-round or seasonal
Assign 'who's taking them in' explicitly
Without a named owner per visit, 'I thought you were doing it' becomes the cause of every missed vaccination. Kigen lets each entry have an owner, surfaced in the family list so everyone knows whose turn it is.
Monthly preventive routines
Heartworm and flea/tick preventives are dosed monthly. Opening Kigen at the start of each month and seeing 'this month's doses' keeps the season's routine intact without anyone tracking it mentally.
Multiple pets, separate timelines
Two dogs and a cat means three separate vaccine and prevention timelines. Kigen lets each pet have a profile, so before any vet call you can pull up that specific pet's full history.
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